There are 6 ways to get from Santander to Tibet by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly from Santander Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)SDR - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
18h 48m¥5,289–16,916Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)BIO - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
25h 25m¥3,421–12,187Drive 10,495 km
- Drive from Santander to Tibet10,495 km
5d 11h¥13,558–19,583Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)MAD - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
23h 22m¥3,647–11,730Bus, bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)VIT - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
42h 5m¥4,264–14,315Bus to San Sebastián Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)EAS - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
36h 7m¥5,675–19,352
Santander Airport (SDR) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Tibet is to train and fly and bus which costs ¥3600 - ¥12000 and takes 23h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Tibet is to fly and bus which takes 18h 48m and costs ¥5000 - ¥17000.
The distance between Santander and Tibet is 8234 km. The road distance is 10495 km.
It takes approximately 18h 48m to get from Santander to Tibet, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Tibet is 10495 km. It takes approximately 5 days 11h to drive from Santander to Tibet.
There are 26+ hotels available in Tibet.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Tibet, China?
There is no direct connection from Santander to Tibet. However, you can fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), walk to Lhasa Airport, take the bus to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau, then take the taxi to Tibet. Alternatively, you can drive from Santander to Tibet in around 5d 11h.
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- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–17,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Barcelona, Doha, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–16,000
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Barcelona, Dubai, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥280–700
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥65–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥130–310
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥40–130
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
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