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There are 9 ways to get from Guilin to Tibet by plane, bus, train, or car

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Fly Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, bus
best
1. Fly from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane KWL - LXA
2. Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
7h 31m
¥1,922–8,140
Train via Chengdu
cheapest
1. Take the train from Guilin West to Chengdu Easttrain Guangzhou South / ...
2. Take the train from Chengdu to Lhasatrain Chengdu-Lhasa
41h 59m
¥591–1,474
Train
1. Take the train from Guilin North to Guangyuantrain Nanning East
2. Take the train from Guangyuan to Lhasatrain Chengdu-Lhasa
38h 21m
¥843–1,314
Train, bus
1. Take the train from Guilin West to Chengdu Easttrain Guangzhou South / ...
2. Take the bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Stationbus
41h 24m
¥819–1,647
Drive 2,948.6 km
1. Drive from Guilin to Tibetcar 2,948.6 km
35h 44m
¥2,567–3,708
Train to Liuzhou Bailian Airport, fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, bus
1. Take the train from Guilin North to Liuzhoutrain
2. Fly from Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane LZH - LXA
3. Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
11h 36m
¥1,307–5,698
Train to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport, fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, bus
1. Take the train from Guilin West to Longdongbaotrain
2. Fly from Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane KWE - LXA
3. Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
8h 27m
¥1,178–5,835
Fly Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport, train
1. Fly from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) to Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY)plane KWL - LZY
2. Take the train from Nyingchi Station to Lhasatrain
17h 16m
¥1,916–8,315
Train, bus via Guiyang
1. Take the train from Guilin North to Guiyang Easttrain
2. Take the train from Guiyang East to Leshantrain
3. Take the bus from Leshan Central Bus Station to Chengdu Airportbus
4. Take the bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Stationbus
44h 46m
¥918–1,565

Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights

37Weekly Planes

7h 58mAverage Duration

¥1,807Cheapest Price

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Distance: 2,038.5 km
Duration: 7h 31m

What companies run services between Guilin, China and Tibet, China?

You can take a train from Guilin North to Tibet via Guangyuan and Lhasa in around 38h 21m.

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Tibet Museum

The Tibet Museum is the official museum of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in Lhasa. Inaugurated on October 5, 1999, it is the first large, modern museum in the Tibet Autonomous Region. It has a permanent collection related to the cultural history of Tibet. The museum has a collection of around 1000 artefacts, from examples of Tibetan art to architectural design throughout history such as Tibetan doors and beams.

More things to do in Tibet

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.

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