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Fly, bus
best
1. Fly from Dunhuang (DNH) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)DNH - LXA
2. Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
8h 38m
¥1,926–9,526
Bus, train
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Dunhuang to Jiuquan
2. Take the train from Jiuquan to Lanzhou
3. Take the bus from Lanzhou to Lasa Bus Station
2d
¥579–745
Train
1. Take the train from Dunhuang to LanzhouLanzhou / ...
2. Take the train from Lanzhou to LhasaShanghai / ...
39h 14m
Drive 1,686.1 km
1. Drive from Dunhuang to Lhasa1,686.1 km
21h 35m
¥1,512–2,183

Dunhuang (DNH) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights

24Weekly Planes

8h 15mAverage Duration

¥1,900Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,315.1 km
Duration: 8h 38m

What companies run services between Dunhuang, China and Lhasa, China?

You can take a bus from Dunhuang Bus Station to Lhasa via Dunhuang train station, Dunhuang, and Lanzhou in around 39h 14m.

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Lhasa, China

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Things to do in Lhasa

Potala Palace(Opens in a new window)

The Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China was the residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. It is now a museum and World Heritage Site.

Sera Monastery(Opens in a new window)

Sera Monastery ( "Wild Roses Monastery"; ) is one of the "great three" Gelug university monasteries of Tibet, located 1.25 mi north of Lhasa and about north of the Jokhang. The other two are Ganden Monastery and Drepung Monastery. The origin of its name is attributed to a fact that the site where the monastery was built was surrounded by wild roses in bloom.

Drepung Monastery(Opens in a new window)

Drepung Monastery (, "Rice Heap Monastery"), located at the foot of Mount Gephel, is one of the "great three" Gelug university gompas (monasteries) of Tibet. The other two are Ganden Monastery and Sera Monastery.

Norbulingka(Opens in a new window)

Norbulingka (Tibetan: ནོར་བུ་གླིང་ཀ་; Wylie: Nor-bu-gling-ka; ; literally "The Jewelled Park") is a palace and surrounding park in Lhasa, Tibet, China, built from 1755. It served as the traditional summer residence of the successive Dalai Lamas from the 1780s up until the 14th Dalai Lama's exile in 1959. Part of the "Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace", Norbulingka is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and was added as an extension of this Historic Ensemble in 2001. It was built by the 7th Dalai Lama and served both as administrative centre and religious centre. It is a unique representation of Tibetan palace architecture.

Places to stay in Lhasa

Shangri-La Lhasa(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Fengma Feiyang Hostel(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Gaisang Mêdog Aroma Fragrance Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

House Of Shambhala(Opens in a new window)

10.0Exceptional

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