There are 5 ways to get from Almaty to Lhasa by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, bus
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)ALA - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
13h 44m¥1,790–6,711Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Take the bus from Urumqi to Pingliang East
- Take the bus from Pingliang West to Lanzhou
- Take the bus from Lanzhou to Lasa Bus Station
3d 18h¥1,274–1,595Train, drive
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagash
- Drive from Kerimagash to Yining
- Take the train from Yining to Ürümqi
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Lhasa
2d 8hDrive 3,320.4 km
- Drive from Almaty to Lhasa3,320.4 km
40h 22m¥2,959–4,273Bus, train
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Lhasa
2d 12h
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Lhasa is to bus which costs ¥1200 - ¥1600 and takes 3 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Lhasa is to fly and bus which takes 13h 44m and costs ¥1700 - ¥7000.
The distance between Almaty and Lhasa is 2065 km. The road distance is 3320.4 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Lhasa without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 18h and costs ¥1200 - ¥1600.
It takes approximately 13h 44m to get from Almaty to Lhasa, including transfers.
Lhasa is 3h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 9:50 PM in Almaty and 12:50 AM in Lhasa.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Lhasa is 3320 km. It takes approximately 40h 22m to drive from Almaty to Lhasa.
There are 26+ hotels available in Lhasa.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Lhasa, China?
You can take a bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Lasa Bus Station via Ürümqi, Ürümqi, Ürümqi South, Urumqi, Pingliang West, Lanzhou, and Lanzhou in around 3d 18h.
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- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagash
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
Train from Yining to Ürümqi
Train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
Train from Lanzhou to Lhasa
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/jiangsu/nanjing/airport.htm
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–370
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Urumqi to Pingliang East
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥637
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Pingliang West to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥116
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lanzhou to Lasa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥380
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
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