No visa needed

Do citizens of Russia need a visa for Mongolia?

Citizens of Russia don’t need a visa for Mongolia and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Russia: the passport opens 79 countries visa-free; Moscow — Ulaanbaatar: ≈ 4,630 km, about 6.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Mongolia without a visa on a Russia passport?

Yes, citizens of Russia don’t need a visa for Mongolia for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Mongolia visa rules at a glance

With a Russia passport you can visit 79 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 61 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Russia passport ranks 79th of 199.
Russia passport: visa-free access to 79 countries; Mongolia passport: 34.
Citizens of Russia and Mongolia can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: Belarus, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Palestine, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, China, Maldives, Vietnam, Laos, Seychelles, Thailand, and Macau.
Russia and Mongolia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Mongolia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Russia. Russia visa for citizens of Mongolia

Travelling to Mongolia: good to know

Moscow — Ulaanbaatar: about 4,630 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Moscow 12:00 — Ulaanbaatar 07:00.
Local currency: Mongolian Tugrik.
Languages: Mongolian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MNT 3,579.
Mongolia is the 78th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Russia.