There are 6 ways to get from Santander to Tibet by train, plane, 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.
Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly, bus
best- 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 55m¥3,679–12,731Bus 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¥3,322–11,244Drive 10,497.6 km
- Drive from Santander to Tibet10,497.6 km
5d 11h¥13,655–19,724Fly from Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)SDR - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
21h 33m¥5,569–19,073Bus, 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¥5,164–18,372Bus 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 36m¥5,175–19,353
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Tibet is to bus and fly which costs ¥3300 - ¥12000 and takes 25h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Tibet is to fly and bus which takes 21h 33m and costs ¥5500 - ¥20000.
The distance between Santander and Tibet is 8807 km. The road distance is 10497.6 km.
It takes approximately 23h 55m to get from Santander to Tibet, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Tibet is 10498 km. It takes approximately 5 days 11h to drive from Santander to Tibet.
There are 25+ 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 take the train to Madrid Chamartín, take the train to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, 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.
- 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
- ¥3,600–13,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
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
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
- 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
- ¥6,500–21,000
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Barcelona, Dubai, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–27,000
- 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
- ¥3,600–13,000
- 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
- ¥3,600–13,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
- 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
- airports-china.com
- 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
- ¥65–190
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥80–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥140–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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