There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Lhasa by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane ORD - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
31h 6m¥5,042–23,059Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bagdogra Airport, train, drive, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)plane ORD - IXB
- Take the train from Siliguri Jn to New Mal Jntrain
- Drive from New Mal Jn to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
41h 56m¥3,757–8,531Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane MDW - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
37h 24m¥7,542–33,059Train to South Bend, fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, bus
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane SBN - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
35h 3m¥11,116–36,123Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane MKE - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
33h 30m¥9,708–35,471
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Lhasa is to fly and train and drive and bus which costs ¥3700 - ¥9000 and takes 41h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Lhasa is to fly and bus which takes 31h 6m and costs ¥5000 - ¥24000.
The distance between Chicago and Lhasa is 12177 km.
It takes approximately 31h 6m to get from Chicago to Lhasa, including transfers.
Lhasa is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:33 AM in Chicago and 10:33 PM in Lhasa.
There are 27+ hotels available in Lhasa.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Lhasa, China?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Lhasa. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), walk to Lhasa Airport, then take the bus to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Midway, walk to Chicago-Midway-Airport-MDW airport, fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), walk to Lhasa Airport, then take the bus to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau.
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–23,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Boston, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–32,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Detroit, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–32,000
Flights from South Bend to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–37,000
Flights from South Bend to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Atlanta, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–39,000
Flights from South Bend to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Detroit, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–36,000
Flights from South Bend to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Washington Dulles, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–37,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Newark, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–39,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–39,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Detroit, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–39,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Boston, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–39,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Newark, Delhi, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–39,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Doha, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Munich, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–19,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–27,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–23,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Pittsburgh, Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–33,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–29,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–35,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–29,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–35,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–14,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Doha, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–12,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–8,000
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥90–100
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- ¥90–100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥160–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Siliguri Jn to New Mal Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥8–70
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥8–11
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥25–35
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥30–45
- First Class (1A)
- ¥55–70
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
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥151
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
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