There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Tibet 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 16m¥5,560–23,081Fly 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
37h 48m¥3,680–14,559Fly 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 14m¥8,560–32,081Train 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 2m¥10,134–40,145
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Tibet is to fly and train and drive and bus which costs ¥3600 - ¥15000 and takes 37h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Tibet is to fly and bus which takes 31h 16m and costs ¥5500 - ¥24000.
The distance between Chicago and Tibet is 12180 km.
It takes approximately 31h 16m to get from Chicago to Tibet, including transfers.
There are 21+ hotels available in Tibet.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Tibet, China?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Tibet. 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, take the bus to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau, then take the taxi to Tibet. 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, take the bus to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau, then take the taxi to Tibet.
- 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, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–22,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Delhi, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–23,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Boston, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–32,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Detroit, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–32,000
Flights from South Bend to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–40,000
Flights from South Bend to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Atlanta, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 4m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–43,000
Flights from South Bend to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Detroit, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–40,000
Flights from South Bend to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Washington Dulles, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–41,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–33,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Pittsburgh, Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–48,000
- 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
- ¥3,600–14,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–14,000
- 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
- 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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