Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Lake Baikal If you are headed to Lake Baikal, there is a daily train between Ulaanbaatar
and Irkutsk, which stops in Darkhan. These trains stop at every village, however, and train
263 travels past Lake Baikal at night, so if you are in a hurry or want to see the lake, take
the Ulaanbaatar- Moscow train (5) as far as Irkutsk. Note that departure and arrival times
at Irkutsk are given in Moscow time, although Irkutsk is actually five hours ahead of Mo-
scow.
Staged travel This trip can be done more cheaply by travelling in stages on local trains
(eg from Ulan Ude to Naushki, Naushki to Sükhbaatar, and Sükhbaatar to Ulaanbaatar).
However, this route is covered much more quickly by shared taxi.
Tickets In Moscow you can buy tickets at the building on ulitsa Krasnoprudnaya 1, next
door to the Yaroslavl train station, from where the trains to Ulaanbaatar and Bĕijīng leave.
Unifest Travel ( 495-234 6555; http://unifest.ru/en.html ; Komsomolsky prospekt 16/2)
in Moscow is a reliable travel agent that can sell train tickets on the Trans-Siberian Rail-
way. A reliable agency in Ulan Ude is Buryat-Intour ( 3012-216 954;
www.buryatintour.ru ; ul Kirova 28a). In Irkutsk, you can try Irkutsk Baikal Travel Inc (
3952- 200 134; www.irkutsk-baikal.com ; 1a Cheremhovsky Ln).
ULAANBAATAR-RUSSIA TRAIN FARES
Exact costs depend on whether the train is Russian, Chinese or Mongolian; we have lis-
ted the most expensive. For schedules, see the table on Click here .
DESTINATION
2ND CLASS (T)
1ST CLASS (T)
Irkutsk
97,850
146,950
Krasnoyarsk
142,750
220,350
Moscow
266,250
445,050
Naushki
42,250
66,750
Novosibirsk
164,450
268,950
Omsk
183,450
301,650
Perm
226,350
373,950
Ulan Ude
64,150
99,050
Yekaterinburg
216,350
359,950
GETTING AROUND
Travelling around the countryside independently is the best way to see Mongolia and
meet the people. Note that annual outbreaks of forest fires, the plague, foot-and-mouth
disease and even cholera may affect your travel plans if there are quarantine restrictions.
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