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Information about Russian trains schedules can be found at the official site of Russian Railways:
Train #006Ь Moscow - Ulan-Bator departure at 21:35 every Wednesday, Thursday, arrival at 06:30 every Monday, Tuesday. Stop in Irkutsk at 23:25 every Sunday, Monday respectively.
Train Fares #362 Irkutsk - Ulan-Bator departure at 17:15 every day, arrival at ...
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Apparently the bus from Ulan Ude to Ulaanbaatar is about 8 hours. For some reason, when you travel by train, the border controls alone take 9 hours. I never really quite figured out why it took so long and bus passengers don't seem to suffer this. So a train to Ulan Ude and the bus from there is a good option.
Another good reason to stop in Ulan Ude is ...
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In the end, I decided with Irkutsk. My reasoning:
There is a Mongolian embassy in Almaty, but it's quite far out of town, and is a hassle to get to. Also, the Kazakh police concern me a bit, and being without a passport is stressful when they're around.
In Irkutsk, you can pay for 1-4 working days processing, and it's in the center of town. It requires ...
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