There are 4 ways to get from Lhasa to Shiga by taxi, plane, train, car ferry, or bus
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Taxi, fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane LXA - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Kyōtotrain
12h 2m¥51,247–170,119Train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Lhasa to Shanghai stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Kyōtotrain
4d 2h¥31,937–53,253Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Shanghai stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Universal Studios Japan to Kyoto Station Hachijo Guchibus
4d 3h¥34,527–55,803Taxi, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane LXA - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Maibaratrain
20h 40m¥56,797–219,219
Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lhasa to Shiga is to train and car ferry which costs ¥31000 - ¥55000 and takes 4 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Lhasa to Shiga is to taxi and fly and train which takes 12h 2m and costs ¥50000 - ¥170000.
The distance between Lhasa and Shiga is 4357 km.
The best way to get from Lhasa to Shiga without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 4 days 2h and costs ¥31000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 12h 2m to get from Lhasa to Shiga, including transfers.
Shiga is 1h ahead of Lhasa. It is currently 12:38 AM in Lhasa and 1:38 AM in Shiga.
There are 3569+ hotels available in Shiga.
What companies run services between Lhasa, China and Shiga, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Lhasa to Shiga. However, you can take the taxi to Lhasa-Airport-LXA airport, fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport, take the train to Kyōto, then take the train to Otsu. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lhasa to Otsu via Shanghai station, Hanzhong Road, International Cruise Terminal, Shanghai, Kobe Port Terminal, Port Terminal, Sannomiya, and Kyōto in around 4d 2h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–200,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–210,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kansai International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–160,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kansai International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–230,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,300
- 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
- ¥3,700–4,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,300
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
Train from Sannomiya to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,600
- 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
- ¥3,200–3,600
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,500–3,600
- Green Seat
- ¥3,400–4,600
Train from Lhasa to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥18,000–23,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥25,000–35,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Sannomiya to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Maibara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,700
- 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
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,800–4,700
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Maibara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
- Phone
- 077-531-2121
- Website
- keihanbus.jp
Bus from Universal Studios Japan to Kyoto Station Hachijo Guchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥900
- Schedules at
- keihanbus.jp
- Book at
- japanbusonline.com
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–3,800
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
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