Mongolia Port Assessment
The closest ports to Mongolia are:
Tianjin, China - approximately 1700km from Tianjin to Ulaanbaatar
Vladivostok, Russia - approximately 3,800km from Vladivostok to Ulaanbaatar
Website for Port of Vladivostok
For transit times and costs to move cargo from these ports see road and railway assessment sections.
In Russia there is also Nahodka, Vaninoand, Vostochny, all on the Sea of Japan; St. Petersburg on the Baltic Sea and Novorossiskon the Black Sea.
Bulk cargo cannot be transported through China as they have no bulk cargo handling capabilities.