There are 6 ways to get from Russia to Lhasa by plane, bus, train, 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.
Fly from Khabarovsk Novy Airport, bus
best- Fly from Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane KHV - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
14h 44m¥5,059–18,065Train, bus via Astana
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 8h¥2,131–4,043Drive 7,132.9 km
- Drive from Moscow to Lhasacar 7,132.9 km
3d 13h¥6,264–9,047Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport, bus
- 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
17h 40m¥3,659–12,172Fly from Pulkovo Airport, bus
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane LED - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
16h 33m¥4,535–14,041Train, bus
- Take the train from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Sliudianka 1train
- Take the train from Sliudianka 1 to Ulaanbaatartrain
- Take the train from Ulaanbaatar to Jining South Stationtrain
- Take the train from Jining South to Xiningtrain
- Take the bus from Xining to Lasa Bus Stationbus
7d 15h¥2,366–4,077
Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Russia to Lhasa is to train and bus via Astana which costs ¥2100 - ¥4100 and takes 5 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Russia to Lhasa is to fly and bus which takes 14h 44m and costs ¥5000 - ¥19000.
The distance between Russia and Lhasa is 4379 km. The road distance is 7132.9 km.
The best way to get from Russia to Lhasa without a car is to train and bus via Astana which takes 5 days 8h and costs ¥2100 - ¥4100.
It takes approximately 14h 44m to get from Russia to Lhasa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Russia to Lhasa is 7133 km. It takes approximately 3 days 13h to drive from Russia to Lhasa.
There are 22+ hotels available in Lhasa.
What companies run services between Russia and Lhasa, China?
There is no direct connection from Russia to Lhasa. However, you can take the taxi to Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) 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 subway from Teatralnaya to Lhasa via Paveletskaya, Paveletsky Rail Terminal, Shortandi, Astana 1, Saparzhai bus station, Ürümqi, Ürümqi, and Lanzhou in around 5d 8h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Khabarovsk Novy Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Harbin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–22,000
Flights from Khabarovsk Novy Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Ningbo Lishe, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–25,000
Flights from Khabarovsk Novy Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Daxing, Mianyang
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–23,000
Flights from Khabarovsk Novy Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Vladivostok, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–23,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–19,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Khabarovsk Novy Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Daxing, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–22,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- 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
- ¥9,000–22,000
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–14,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Khabarovsk Novy Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Daxing, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–22,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–22,000
- 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
- ¥9,000–22,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Khabarovsk Novy Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Vladivostok, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–23,000
- 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)
- ¥30–50
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
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Sliudianka 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥4,400–6,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥1,000–1,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥1,100–1,700
- Phone
- +976-1900-1949
- ubtz@ubtz.mn
- Website
- ubtz.mn
Train from Sliudianka 1 to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥70–160
- Website
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- Compartment coach
- ¥210–260
- Sitting coach
- ¥70–85
- Soft sleeper coach
- ¥130–160
Train from Ulaanbaatar to Jining South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥90–850
- Website
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- Compartment coach
- ¥260–320
- Sitting coach
- ¥90–110
- Soft sleeper coach
- ¥160–200
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Ulaanbaatar to Jining South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,500
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Jining South to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥150–200
- Hard sleeper
- ¥270–370
- Soft sleeper
- ¥430–600
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
- ¥436
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Xining to Lasa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥340
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
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