Two new multilateral Russia - Mongolia border crossings!
This information comes from this website:
http://tomongolia.blogspot.nl/2011/0...crossings.html
And I have double-checked it on the website of the Russian border agency.
Finally, after years of speculation the Mondy - Khankh border crossing is open to all with relevant visas. There are reports of foreigners crossing here.
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https://maps.google.com/maps?q=khank...+Mongolia&z=11
This route connects Irkutsk with the village of Khankh at the very top of Khövsgöl Lake. Apparently the onward track to Khatgal is in appalling condition (have only driven perhaps 20 kms of this and can confirm it for that part at least).
Secondly, the crossing at Khandagaity - Borshoo which would link Chadan (in the Republic of Tuva, approached from Krasnoyarsk via Abakan and Ak-Dovurak, or Abakan and Kyzyl) and Ulaangom in Mongolia's Uvs Province. I passed through Khandagaity in 2007 after completing the track from Kosh Agach in the Altai Republic... this is not a friendly place! I have not heard of foreigners crossing here.
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https://maps.google.com/maps?q=borsh...76346&t=h&z=12
This goes some way to infill the large distances between the westerly (Tashanta - Tsagaannuur) and central (Kyakhta - Altanbulag) crossings conventionally used, but unless you are a remote border junkie (guilty!) they probably don't make a huge logistical change.
Happy planning!
EO
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Last edited by eurasiaoverland; 18 Jan 2015 at 16:55.
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