There are 6 ways to get from Japan to Lhasa by plane, bus, train, or car ferry
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Fly from Fukuoka Airport, bus
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane FUK - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
17h 48m¥1,735–5,536Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Lhasatrain
4d 1h¥1,772–2,891Train to Kansai International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane KIX - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
12h 28m¥2,217–6,162Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane NGO - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
27h 4m¥1,863–6,567Fly from Tokyo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane HND - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
14h 49m¥2,051–7,060Train to Narita International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane NRT - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
14h 3m¥1,844–6,266
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Lhasa is to train and car ferry which costs ¥1700 - ¥2900 and takes 4 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Lhasa is to train and fly and bus which takes 12h 28m and costs ¥2200 - ¥6500.
The distance between Japan and Lhasa is 3823 km.
The best way to get from Japan to Lhasa without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 4 days 1h and costs ¥1700 - ¥2900.
It takes approximately 17h 48m to get from Japan to Lhasa, including transfers.
Lhasa is 1h behind Japan. It is currently 3:46 PM in Japan and 2:46 PM in Lhasa.
There are 21+ hotels available in Lhasa.
What companies run services between Japan and Lhasa, China?
There is no direct connection from Japan to Lhasa. However, you can take the subway to Fukuoka Airport, walk to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) airport, fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), walk to Lhasa Airport, then take the bus to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tōkyō Station to Lhasa via Shin-Kōbe Station, Shin-Kobe Station, Sannomiya(Subway), Sannomiya(Port Liner), Port Terminal, Kobe Port Terminal, Shanghai, International Cruise Terminal, Hanzhong Road, and Shanghai station in around 4d 1h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Dalian, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Gimhae, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dazhou Jinya
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Gimhae, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dazhou Jinya
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Gimhae, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dazhou Jinya
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥550–750
- Reserved seat
- ¥600–800
- Green seat
- ¥800–1,100
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Ōsaka to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥90–140
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥120–140
- Reserved Seat
- ¥90–130
- Green Seat
- ¥110–160
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Ōsaka to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥110–250
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥190–250
- Ordinary Car
- ¥110–150
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
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥879–1,098
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥879
- 1st Class
- ¥1,098
- Special Class
- ¥1,757
- VIP
- ¥4,392
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