There are 5 ways to get from Moscow to Lhasa by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane SVO - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
16h 48m¥3,659–12,069Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Shortanditrain
- Take the train from Shortandi to Astana 1train
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Lhasatrain
5d 7h¥2,177–3,969Drive 7,132.9 km
- Drive from Moscow to Lhasacar 7,132.9 km
3d 13h¥6,268–9,053Fly from Domodedovo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane DME - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
18h 37m¥5,053–14,083Fly from Moscow Vnukovo, bus
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane VKO - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
23h 23m¥3,935–13,052
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Lhasa is to train and bus which costs ¥2100 - ¥4000 and takes 5 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Lhasa is to fly and bus which takes 16h 48m and costs ¥3600 - ¥13000.
The distance between Moscow and Lhasa is 5189 km. The road distance is 7132.9 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Lhasa without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 7h and costs ¥2100 - ¥4000.
It takes approximately 16h 48m to get from Moscow to Lhasa, including transfers.
Lhasa is 5h ahead of Moscow. It is currently 5:12 AM in Moscow and 10:12 AM in Lhasa.
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Lhasa is 7133 km. It takes approximately 3 days 13h to drive from Moscow to Lhasa.
There are 21+ hotels available in Lhasa.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Lhasa, China?
There is no direct connection from Moscow to Lhasa. However, you can take the line 1195 bus to Sheremetyevo Airport Terminal B, take the line 851 bus to Гостиница, walk to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) airport, fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), walk to Lhasa Airport, then take the bus to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau. Alternatively, you can take a train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Lhasa via Shortandi, Astana 1, Saparzhai bus station, Ürümqi, Ürümqi, and Lanzhou in around 5d 7h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–20,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Novosibirsk, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–18,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Almaty, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–14,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Shimkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–15,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Nur-Sultan, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–13,000
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Sharjah, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–14,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Dubai, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–22,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Kuwait, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–16,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Dubai, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–18,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–17,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–17,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Novosibirsk, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–18,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Shimkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–15,000
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Shortandi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,600
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥1,300–1,900
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shortandi to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥29–50
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥29–40
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥35–50
Train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥170–450
- Schedules at
- 12306.com
- Book at
- 12306.com
- Hard Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥380–450
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥500–800
Train from Lanzhou to Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥190–500
- Schedules at
- 12306.com
- Book at
- 12306.com
- Hard Seat
- ¥190–280
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥420–500
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–850
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
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥438
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
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