There are 6 ways to get from Japan to Lhasa by train, plane, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Kansai International Airport, fly, bus
best- 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¥2,118–5,663Train, car ferry
cheapest- 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¥1,776–2,998Fly 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
15h 19m¥2,051–6,060Fly 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 59m¥1,963–6,067Train 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
19h 23m¥1,845–5,768Fly from Fukuoka Airport, bus
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane FUK - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
12h 48m¥1,835–5,536
Kansai International Airport (KIX) 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 - ¥3000 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 ¥2100 - ¥6000.
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 ¥1700 - ¥3000.
It takes approximately 12h 28m to get from Japan to Lhasa, including transfers.
Lhasa is 1h behind Japan. It is currently 2:38 AM in Japan and 1:38 AM in Lhasa.
There are 25+ 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 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Gimhae, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
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 Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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
- ¥2,000–5,500
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 Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- 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
- ¥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
- 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
- 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
- ¥885–1,106
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥885
- 1st Class
- ¥1,106
- Special Class
- ¥1,770
- VIP
- ¥4,424
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