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I've just come from there. Something interesting to note - unless you go really touristy - Mongolians traditionally use wooden saddles, something I was NOT expecting to see :) They and Kyrgyzstan share quite a lot of the same culture, including horse riding, and the nomadic / semi nomadic lifestyle. But at least the Kyrgs don't use wooden saddles ;) In ...

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 ...

Wikipedia is a great source for these type of questions, I always use it as a primary source to find which airlines fly to a specific destination. This enables me to narrow the search for an interesting fare. To answer this question I have entered "Wikipedia Ulaanbaatar Airport" in Google and I was directed to this Wikipedia entry: Aero Mongolia: ...

There's an Australian guy named Tim Cope who rode horseback solo from Mongolia to Budapest over three years around 2004. He now does guided treks in the area that you could join for about $5000. As one of the testimonials says: I cannot praise the whole team enough..... It was a dream come true: to ride in the wake of Genghis Khan, on a Mongolian ...

There is a bus going from UB to Terelj. If I remember correctly, it runs once every 2 hours? (at least several times a day). We got our info in one of the bars/cafes that is run by an expat. (I don't remember the name , it is a cafe that kinda stands out. lots of wood, it somewhat resembles a mountian hut. They organise tracks and stuff.) the place is called ...

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 ...

According my search, the Aeroflot has the cheapest price (near $900) for this trip, with 1 stop in Sheremetyevo (SVO): 15 August, $973 17 August, $877 17 August, $896 And I didn't find any flights in mid August for Air China.