Cheapest way to get from Ulaanbaatar to Phoenix (AZ, USA)?

the most direct and cheapest way would be to take the train from Ulaanbaatar to Beijing, then fly from Beijing to Los Angeles, and then take another flight from there to Phoenix.

But you say you don't want to go through Beijing.

Well, maybe you could go through Shanghai instead.

As for Xinjiang, well it would be a great place to travel, but its not exactly on the way. And you can't get from Xinjiang to Tibet or India. You can get from Xinjiang to Pakistan, though, but it takes a long time on very rough mountain roads.

You cannot get from Tibet to India. This is impossible. Just getting to Tibet alone is difficult enough.

I recommend taking the trans-Mongolian railroad from Ulaan Bator to Moscow. I did it in July '99 and loved it. Definitely spend a few days exploring the Lake Baikal region in Siberia. It is gorgeous in the summer. When you get to Moscow it is worth continuing on to Saint Petersburg. When I did it, I then took the train to Helsinki, Finland and flew back to NY from there. You could also continue your trip across Europe over land before returning to the States.

If you choose this route, though, be very careful to have the appropriate visa into Russia. I have heard many stories where people had unnecessary headaches at the border.

I wish I could do the trip all over again!

(In regards to Xinjiang, you should definitely do that another time if you don't this time. I spent two weeks there, and it wasn't nearly long enough).

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I would go by horseback as far as you can go and then see if you can find a fishing boat for the rest of the way.

Jeez, that's amazing that you would want to make the trip at all. I just think its cool!