There are 8 ways to get from Beijing to Lhasa by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane PEK - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
7h 12m¥2,549–3,454Train
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Lhasatrain Beijing West
39h 43m¥300–850Train, bus
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Chengdu Easttrain Beijing-Chengdu 1 / ...
- Take the bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Stationbus
42h 53m¥1,291–1,754Drive 3,420.6 km
- Drive from Beijing to Lhasacar 3,420.6 km
37h 57m¥2,991–4,320Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane PKX - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
8h 52m¥3,148–9,057Train to Tianjin Binhai, fly, bus
- Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Stationtrain
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane TSN - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
9h 35m¥1,471–6,595Train to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Zhengding Airporttrain
- Fly from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane SJW - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
9h 6m¥1,666–7,685Bus
- Take the bus from Beijing to Yinchuan Nanmen Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Lanzhoubus
- Take the bus from Lanzhou to Lasa Bus Stationbus
2d 7h¥933
Beijing to Lhasa by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Lhasa is to train which costs ¥300 - ¥850 and takes 39h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Lhasa is to fly and bus which takes 7h 12m and costs ¥2500 - ¥3500.
No, there is no direct bus from Beijing to Lhasa station. However, there are services departing from Beijing and arriving at Lasa Bus Station via Yinchuan Nanmen Station and Lanzhou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Beijing West Station station and arriving at Lhasa. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 39h 43m.
The distance between Beijing and Lhasa is 2707 km. The road distance is 3420.6 km.
The best way to get from Beijing to Lhasa without a car is to train which takes 39h 43m and costs ¥300 - ¥850.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Beijing to Lhasa, including transfers.
Beijing to Lhasa bus services, operated by Baidu, depart from Beijing station.
Beijing to Lhasa train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, depart from Beijing West Station.
The best way to get from Beijing to Lhasa is to train which takes 39h 43m and costs ¥300 - ¥850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥933 and takes 2 days 7h.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Lhasa, China?
China Railways Z-Class operates a train from Beijing West Station to Lhasa once daily. Tickets cost ¥300–850 and the journey takes 39h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Beijing to Lasa Bus Station via Yinchuan Nanmen Station, Lanzhou, and Lanzhou in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Mianyang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–10,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Mianyang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Mianyang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–9,500
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Mianyang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Mianyang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–10,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,300
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Mianyang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–8,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,500
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–9,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–9,500
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–6,500
Train from Beijing West Station to Lhasa
- Hard Seat
- ¥300–440
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥650–850
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥950–1,400
Train from Beijing West Station to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,400
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,900–2,700
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
Train from Beijing West Station to Zhengding Airport
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥110–120
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥180–200
- Business Class Seat
- ¥250–360
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
- Website
- zhidao.baidu.com
Bus from Beijing to Yinchuan Nanmen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥413
- Schedules at
- zhidao.baidu.com
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.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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More Questions & Answers
Beijing to Lhasa bus services, operated by Baidu, arrive at Yinchuan Nanmen Station.
Beijing to Lhasa train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, arrive at Lhasa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Lhasa is 3421 km. It takes approximately 37h 57m to drive from Beijing to Lhasa.
There are 25+ hotels available in Lhasa.













