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Fly, bus
best
1. Fly from Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane KHG - LXA
2. Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
9h 9m
¥4,443–6,547
Train
cheapest
1. Take the train from Kashgar to Lanzhoutrain
2. Take the train from Lanzhou to Lhasatrain
2d 13h
¥524–1,316
Drive 2,606.1 km
1. Drive from Kashgar to Lhasacar 2,606.1 km
34h 41m
¥2,287–3,303
Train, bus via Lanzhou
1. Take the train from Kashgar to Lanzhoutrain
2. Take the bus from Lanzhou to Lasa Bus Stationbus
3d
¥714–1,196
Train, bus
1. Take the train from Kashgar to Chengdu Stationtrain
2. Take the bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Stationbus
3d 11h
¥914–1,916

Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights

48Weekly Planes

11h 22mAverage Duration

¥2,309Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,842.7 km
Duration: 9h 9m

What companies run services between Kashgar, China and Lhasa, China?

You can take a vehicle from Kashgar to Lhasa via Kashgar and Lanzhou in around 2d 13h.

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Lhasa, China

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Things to do in Lhasa

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.

Places to stay in Lhasa

Shangri-La Lhasa(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Fengma Feiyang Hostel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

House Of Shambhala(Opens in a new window)

10.0Exceptional

Shambhala Palace Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.3Superb

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