There are 5 ways to get from France to Tibet by plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, bus
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane CDG - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
18h 31m¥3,334–9,138Drive 9,504.3 km
- Drive from Paris to Tibetcar 9,504.3 km
5d 2h¥11,707–16,909Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane NCE - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
26h 23m¥3,655–13,059Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane LYS - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
24h 18m¥4,260–15,164Train, train to Frankfurt, fly, bus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane FRA - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
20h 58m¥4,219–8,249
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Tibet is to fly and bus which costs ¥3300 - ¥9500 and takes 18h 31m.
The fastest way to get from France to Tibet is to fly and bus which takes 18h 31m and costs ¥3300 - ¥9500.
The distance between France and Tibet is 7576 km. The road distance is 9504.3 km.
It takes approximately 18h 31m to get from France to Tibet, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between France to Tibet is 9504 km. It takes approximately 5 days 2h to drive from France to Tibet.
There are 24+ hotels available in Tibet.
What companies run services between France and Tibet, China?
There is no direct connection from France to Tibet. However, you can take the train to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2, walk to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) 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 drive from Paris to Tibet in around 5d 2h.
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Doha, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–14,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Dubai, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–14,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Munich, Delhi, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–15,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–15,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Dubai, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–16,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Munich, Delhi, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–17,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–14,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–15,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥220–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥270–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥160–410
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ¥160–220
- 1st Class
- ¥320–410
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥100–230
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- ¥100–160
- Rail 1st Class
- ¥160–230
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
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