Getting Tibet

By Air

Lhasa can be accessed directly from many major cities in China such as Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Chengdu, Kunming, Guangzhou and Chongqing.Chengdu has the most frequent number of direct flights to Lhasa, up to 10 per day. Katmandu has four direct flights to Lhasa a week during the high season.

Gonggar Airport, 65 kms from Lhasa, is a 1 hour drive from Lhasa city. A private taxi costs around Y150, a shuttle bus costs Y25 per person. There is also a minor airport, Bangda, serving Chamdo and Kham in Eastern Tibet. Fligthts to Bangda originate in Lhasa or Chengdu only and are infrequent, and foreigners require a special permit from a Lhasa travel agent to fly into these airports.

By Road

From Kathmandu to the Tibet border takes around 4 hours drive. From the Nepal border to Lhasa can be reached by a 15 hour direct drive. Tourists, however, typically break the journey into four or five days stopping at important sights along the way such as Everest Base Camp, Shigatse, Gyantse and Yamdrok Tso. From and within China the main roads into central Tibet are from Golmud in Qinghai, Chengdu in Sichuan, Kunming in Yunnan and Kashgar in Xinjiang province.

By Train

There is now a direct rail service to Lhasa from many major cities in China. Typical journey times are Chengdu 45 hrs, Beijing, 42 hrs, Xining 28 hrs. Rail tickets both to and from Lhasa should be booked several days in advance. Lhasa's train station is only a short drive from the city center.

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