There are 9 ways to get from Laos to Lhasa by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
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Fly from Wattay International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane VTE - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
9h 39m¥1,735–5,535Train
cheapest- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chengdu Easttrain
- Take the train from Chengdu to Lhasatrain
2d 4h¥1,278–2,173Train, bus
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
- Take the bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
43h 13m¥1,327–1,827Drive 3,080.7 km
- Drive from Vientiane to Lhasacar 3,080.7 km
39h 44m¥3,798–5,486Fly from Xieng Khouang Airport, bus
- Fly from Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane XKH - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
9h 30m¥1,647–8,051Fly from Sam Neua, bus
- Fly from Sam Neua (NEU) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane NEU - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
9h 19m¥1,343–6,546Fly from Pakse International Airport, bus
- Fly from Pakse International Airport (PKZ) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane PKZ - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
9h 43m¥2,043–9,546Fly from Savannakhet Airport, bus
- Fly from Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane ZVK - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
10h 8m¥2,033–10,036Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Yunnan Shangri-labus
- Take the taxi from Yunnan Shangri-la to Shangri-La Countytaxi
- Take the bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
47h 59m¥1,456–1,978
Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Laos to Lhasa is to train and bus which costs ¥1300 - ¥1900 and takes 43h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Laos to Lhasa is to fly and bus which takes 9h 19m and costs ¥1300 - ¥7000.
The distance between Laos and Lhasa is 1791 km. The road distance is 3080.7 km.
The best way to get from Laos to Lhasa without a car is to train and bus which takes 43h 13m and costs ¥1300 - ¥1900.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Laos to Lhasa, including transfers.
Lhasa is 1h ahead of Laos. It is currently 3:02 PM in Laos and 4:02 PM in Lhasa.
Yes, the driving distance between Laos to Lhasa is 3081 km. It takes approximately 39h 44m to drive from Laos to Lhasa.
There are 24+ hotels available in Lhasa.
What companies run services between Laos and Lhasa, China?
You can take a vehicle from Vientiane to Lhasa via Vientiane station, Kunming South, Chengdu East, East station, North station, and Chengdu in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,500
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wattay International Airport, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wattay International Airport, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
Flights from Sam Neua to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wattay International Airport, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,500
Flights from Sam Neua to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wattay International Airport, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Pakse International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wattay International Airport, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Savannakhet Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wattay International Airport, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Savannakhet Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wattay International Airport, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wattay International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Sam Neua to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wattay International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Pakse International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wattay International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Savannakhet Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wattay International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,500
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wattay International Airport, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Sam Neua to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wattay International Airport, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,500
Flights from Savannakhet Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wattay International Airport, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥470–850
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥470–550
- First Class
- ¥600–850
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Kunming South to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥480–530
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
Train from Chengdu to Lhasa
- Hard Seat
- ¥250–360
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥550–700
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥750–1,100
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
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥551
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming West to Yunnan Shangri-la
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥180–260
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥180–260
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Estimated price
- ¥150–190
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