There are 8 ways to get from India to Tibet by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, bus
best- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane DEL - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
9h 1m¥2,446–5,051Train, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Delhi to Siliguri Jntrain
- Take the bus from Siliguri - SNT Bus Stand to Deorali Bus Stopbus
- Drive from Deorali Bus Stop to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
2d¥319–706Bus, drive via Yadong Xian
- Take the bus from ISBT Kashmere gate to Patna Patliputra Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Patliputra ISBT to Sikkim Gangtokbus
- Drive from Sikkim Gangtok to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
35h 36m¥663–703Train, drive, bus
- Take the train from New Delhi to New Jalpaiguritrain
- Take the train from New Jalpaiguri to New Mal Jntrain
- Drive from New Mal Jn to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
36h 20m¥401–866Drive 1,803.9 km
- Drive from Delhi to Tibetcar 1,803.9 km
26h 27m¥1,568–2,265Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, bus
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane CCU - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
13h 18m¥1,552–5,013Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bagdogra Airport, train, drive, bus
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)plane CCU - 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
18h 10m¥654–1,247Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Delhi to Kathmandubus
- Drive from Dhulikhel to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
2d 4h¥663–1,200
Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from India to Tibet is to train and bus and drive which costs ¥310 - ¥750 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from India to Tibet is to fly and bus which takes 9h 1m and costs ¥2400 - ¥5500.
The distance between India and Tibet is 1427 km. The road distance is 1803.9 km.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from India to Tibet, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between India to Tibet is 1804 km. It takes approximately 26h 27m to drive from India to Tibet.
There are 24+ hotels available in Tibet.
What companies run services between India and Tibet, China?
There is no direct connection from India to Tibet. However, you can take the subway to IGI Airport, walk to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) 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 a bus from Red Fort to Tibet via ISBT Kashmere Gate, ISBT Kashmere gate, Patna Patliputra Bus Terminal, Patliputra ISBT, Sikkim Gangtok, Yadong Xian, and Lasa North Suburb Coach Station in around 35h 36m.
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,900
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥300–650
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥270–700
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥360–550
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Delhi to New Jalpaiguri
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥45–370
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥45–60
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥120–150
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥170–220
- First Class (1A)
- ¥290–370
Train from New Jalpaiguri to New Mal Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9–75
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥9–12
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥27–35
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥35–45
- First Class (1A)
- ¥55–75
Train from Siliguri Jn to New Mal Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥9–75
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥9–11
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥26–35
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥35–45
- First Class (1A)
- ¥55–75
Train from Delhi to Siliguri Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–380
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥45–60
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥120–160
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥170–220
- First Class (1A)
- ¥290–380
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
- Phone
- +91 7903832833
- shreekrishnarath@gmail.com
- Website
- srikrishnarath.in
Bus from Patliputra ISBT to Sikkim Gangtok
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥188
- Website
- https://www.srikrishnarath.in/
- 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
- Phone
- +919002012099
- sntd@yahoo.com
- Website
- sntd.in
Bus from Siliguri - SNT Bus Stand to Deorali Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥21–45
- Website
- https://www.sntd.in/
- Schedules at
- https://www.sntd.in/PDF/BusSchedule.pdf
- Seater
- ¥30–45
- AC Seater
- ¥38
- Non AC Seater
- ¥21
- Phone
- 9064919130
- support@mybusbookings.com
- Website
- apsarabus.in
Bus from Siliguri - SNT Bus Stand to Deorali Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥22–30
- Website
- https://www.apsarabus.in/
- Non AC Seater
- ¥22–30
- Phone
- +91-11-23370236
- info@dimts.in
- Website
- dtc.delhi.gov.in
Bus from Delhi to Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9–230
- Website
- https://dtc.delhi.gov.in
- Ordinary Buses
- ¥9–13
- AC Buses
- ¥18–25
- Airport Express Services
- ¥170–230
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