![]() ![]() You need to book your trains for the whole journey from Mongolia to Kazakhstan before you apply for a Russian transit visa. So I thought I’d share my newfound Mongolia to Kazakhstan train knowledge with the world, for anyone doing a madcap overland journey like mine – or for anyone else who really likes trains. The process was relatively straightforward, but there are a few things that are very important to know in advance (like the fact you need to book all your tickets and get a Russian transit visa – you won’t get far without that!). I took a train from Mongolia to Kazakhstan via Russia. How to take the train from Mongolia to Kazakhstan The trains are a lot more reliable, and reliability is important when securing a Russian transit visa. ![]() A train from Ulaanbaatar to Novosibirsk, and then a train from Novosibirsk to Astana.Also, getting to Olgii from Ulaanbaatar is difficult. This is a cheaper option, but it is unreliable – only leaving every 7-10 days, making visa planning a logistical nightmare. A bus from Olgii, a city in west Mongolia, that travels to Astana via Russia.How to get from Mongolia to Kazakhstan without flyingįrom my research, I found two ways to get to Kazakhstan from Mongolia: Russia and China have a short border between the two countries, making travel between Mongolia and Kazakhstan without a third country impossible. On a zoomed-out world map, it looks like the two large landlocked countries share a border – this is actually false. Simple, right? Actually, it’s not that easy. So I had to find out the best way to get from Mongolia to Kazakhstan, which obviously didn’t involve a flight. When I was overlanding from Bali to London, I wanted to go to Mongolia, and I wanted to go to Kazakhstan. ![]()
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