There’s an interesting new addition to Changi Airport’s passenger route map from this week, with the launch of non-stop flights between Singapore and Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia, gateway to the Gobi desert and popular hiking and horse trekking expeditions in this fascinating off-the-beaten-track country.
The new link has been launched by MIAT Mongolian Airlines, with twice weekly flights on the seven-and-a-half-hour stretch, initially using narrow-body Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft but soon upgrading to wide-body service with the Boeing 767-300ER.
MIAT last served Singapore in 2014 with a twice-weekly one-stop Boeing 737-800 service to Ulaanbaatar via Beijing, though the route was short-lived and ended by mid-2015. The airline has therefore been missing from Changi’s departure boards for over a decade.
The schedule
During its first month, the route will be one of Singapore’s longest operated by a narrow-body aircraft, with MIAT deploying its 168-seat Boeing 737-8 MAX, after the inaugural service earlier this week, which was operated by a wide-body Boeing 767-300ER.
Singapore ↔ Ulaanbaatar
4th November 2025 – 29th November 2025
  Days
M T W T F S S
 OM1724
737-8 MAX^ 
SIN
19:25 UBN
02:55*
Duration: 07:30
 OM1723
737-8 MAX^ 
UBN
09:30 SIN
16:55
Duration: 07:25
^ 767-300ER on 4th November 2025, for the launch service
* Next day
From December 2025 onwards, the carrier’s sole 252-seat Boeing 767-300ER takes over the route.
Singapore ↔ Ulaanbaatar
From 2nd December 2025
  Days
M T W T F S S
 OM1724
767-300ER 
SIN
19:25 UBN
02:55*
Duration: 07:30
 OM1723
767-300ER 
UBN
09:30 SIN
16:55
Duration: 07:25
* Next day
Operating on Tuesdays and Saturdays, MIAT’s service departs Singapore in the evening, touching down in Ulaanbaatar just before 3am the following day (ouch!). The return leg is more civilised, a daytime flight leaving the Mongolian capital at 9.30am and arriving into Changi shortly before 5pm.
MIAT is using Terminal 4 at Changi Airport, which includes the Blossom Lounge for those departing in Business Class or holding a lounge access membership like Priority Pass or DragonPass.
Visiting Mongolia
Mongolia is certainly an off-the-beaten-track destination for more adventurous tourists, but the benefit of these non-stop MIAT flights is the ability to reach the country in just 7.5 hours, while the shortest indirect routings from Changi take at least 10 hours each way, with transit typically in Beijing, Hong Kong or Seoul.
Mongolia remains one of Asia’s least-travelled countries, with huge swathes of untouched landscapes, nomadic culture, and adventure tourism.
Singapore citizens don’t need a visa to travel to Mongolia, for trips of up to 30 days, with many other nationalities also benefiting from visa-free access, including:
Malaysia: 30 days
Hong Kong: 14 days
UK: 30 days
USA: 90 days
Australia: 30 days
New Zealand: 30 days
For a full up-to-date list, check this section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia website.
MIAT’s Boeing 767
Passenger Boeing 767s are a rarity in Singapore, most are freighters these days, and many of our readers would probably assume MIAT’s aircraft is therefore an ageing model.

Published Date:2025-11-07