There are 7 ways to get from Lhasa to Datong by taxi, plane, bus, train, or car
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Taxi, fly to Hohhot Baita International Airport, bus
best- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET)plane LXA - HET
- Take the bus from hohhot Station to Datong bus stationbus
11h 13m¥1,634–6,758Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lhasa to Taiyuantrain Lhasa
- Take the bus from Taiyuan Bus Terminal to Datongbus
40h 30m¥373–876Bus
- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhoubus
- Take the bus from Lanzhou to Yinchuan Nanmen Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Traveling Bus Station to Hohhotbus
- Take the bus from hohhot Station to Datong bus stationbus
2d 5h¥833–926Drive 3,143.4 km
- Drive from Lhasa to Datongcar 3,143.4 km
35h 12m¥2,732–3,945Taxi, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LXA - PEK
- Take the train from Beijing North station to Datong South stationtrain
8h 24m¥2,939–5,099Taxi, fly to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport (TYN)plane LXA - TYN
- Take the bus from Taiyuan Bus Terminal to Datongbus
11h 59m¥1,387–5,856Taxi, fly to Datong Beijiazao Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Datong Beijiazao Airport (DAT)plane LXA - DAT
- Take the train from Huairen to Datongtrain
17h 17m¥1,881–8,255
Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lhasa to Datong is to train and bus which costs ¥370 - ¥900 and takes 40h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lhasa to Datong is to taxi and fly and train which takes 8h 24m and costs ¥2900 - ¥5500.
The distance between Lhasa and Datong is 2582 km. The road distance is 3143.4 km.
The best way to get from Lhasa to Datong without a car is to train and bus which takes 40h 30m and costs ¥370 - ¥900.
It takes approximately 11h 13m to get from Lhasa to Datong, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lhasa to Datong is 3143 km. It takes approximately 35h 12m to drive from Lhasa to Datong.
There are 43+ hotels available in Datong.
What companies run services between Lhasa, China and Datong, Shanxi, China?
You can take a bus from Lasa Bus Station to Datong bus station via Lanzhou, Lanzhou, Yinchuan Nanmen Station, Yinchuan Traveling Bus Station, and hohhot Station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–5,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,150–3,300
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,150–3,300
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–4,900
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–4,900
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–8,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Taiyuan Wusu International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–7,000
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Chengdu, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Train from Lhasa to Taiyuan
- Hard Seat
- ¥270–390
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥600–750
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥850–1,200
Train from Beijing North station to Datong South station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥240–270
- Business Class Seat
- ¥350–500
Train from Huairen to Datong
- Hard Seat
- ¥15–21
- Hard sleeper
- ¥35–55
- Soft sleeper
- ¥60–80
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Taiyuan Bus Terminal to Datong
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–140
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥100–140
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥380
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Lanzhou to Yinchuan Nanmen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- ¥130–160
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
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