There are 7 ways to get from Japan to Lhasa by train, plane, bus, or car ferry
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Ōsaka to Kansai Airport
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)KIX - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
13h 53m¥1,819–6,165Fly from Fukuoka Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)FUK - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
17h 48m¥1,635–5,536Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Lhasa
4d 1hFly from Tokyo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)HND - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
15h 19m¥1,951–7,562Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)NGO - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
27h 59m¥1,763–7,068Fly from Kobe, bus
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)UKB - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
20h 18m¥2,134–7,536Train to Narita International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)NRT - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
14h 38m¥1,947–6,772
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Lhasa is to fly and bus which costs ¥1600 - ¥6000 and takes 17h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Lhasa is to train and fly and bus which takes 13h 53m and costs ¥1800 - ¥6500.
The distance between Japan and Lhasa is 4306 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 .
It takes approximately 13h 53m to get from Japan to Lhasa, including transfers.
Lhasa is 1h behind Japan. It is currently 7:31 AM in Japan and 6:31 AM in Lhasa.
There are 26+ 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 train to Kansai Airport, walk to Kansai International Airport (KIX) 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 Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Kobe to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Kobe to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dazhou Jinya
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Kobe to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Gimhae, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Kobe to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dazhou Jinya
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Kobe to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Kobe to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Kobe to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- 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
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Kobe to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dazhou Jinya
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Kobe to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Kobe to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- 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
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Kobe to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Kobe to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kobe to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Kobe to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- 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
- ¥120–160
- 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
- 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
- ¥550–800
- Reserved seat
- ¥650–800
- Green seat
- ¥800–1,100
Train from Shanghai station to Lhasa
- 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
- ¥120–250
- 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
- ¥120–150
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
- ¥900–1,125
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥900
- 1st Class
- ¥1,125
- Special Class
- ¥1,799
- VIP
- ¥4,497
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