There are 5 ways to get from Lhasa to Yining by taxi, plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXA
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Yining Airport (YIN)LXA - YIN
8h 34m¥1,359–4,788Train
- Take the train from Lhasa to Lanzhou
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ürümqi
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining
2dBus, train via Lanzhou
- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhou
- Take the bus from Lanzhou to Pingliang West
- Take the bus from Pingliang East to Urumqi
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining
3d 5hDrive 2,912.1 km
- Drive from Lhasa to Yining2,912.1 km
36h 1m¥2,598–3,753Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lhasa Bus Station to Chengdu
- Take the train from Chengdu Station to Turfan
- Take the train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining
3d 5h
Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Yining Airport (YIN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lhasa to Yining is to drive which costs ¥2600 - ¥3800 and takes 36h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Lhasa to Yining is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 34m and costs ¥1300 - ¥4800.
The distance between Lhasa and Yining is 1903 km. The road distance is 2912.1 km.
The best way to get from Lhasa to Yining without a car is to train which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Lhasa to Yining, including transfers.
Yining is 2h behind Lhasa. It is currently 9:30 AM in Lhasa and 7:30 AM in Yining.
Yes, the driving distance between Lhasa to Yining is 2912 km. It takes approximately 36h 1m to drive from Lhasa to Yining.
There are 14+ hotels available in Yining.
What companies run services between Lhasa, China and Yining, China?
You can take a train from Lhasa to Yining via Lanzhou, Ürümqi, and Yining in around 2d.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Yining Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Yining Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–15,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Yining Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–14,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Yining Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Yining Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–15,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Yining Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Yining Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–14,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Yining Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Yining Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–20,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Yining Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,600
Train from Lhasa to Lanzhou
Train from Lanzhou to Ürümqi
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
Train from Chengdu Station to Turfan
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Turpan to Ürümqi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥28–70
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥380
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Lanzhou to Pingliang West
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥116
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Pingliang East to Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥637
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
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