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There are 7 ways to get from Sapa to Tibet by car, plane, bus, or train

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Drive to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport, fly, bus
best
1. Drive from Sapa to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH)car
2. Fly from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane WNH - LXA
3. Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
17h 1m
¥1,433–6,321
Train, bus via Chengdu
cheapest
1. Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
2. Take the bus from Kunming North to Chengdubus
3. Take the bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Stationbus
2d 9h
¥788–1,448
Train, bus
1. Take the train from Hekou North to Mengzitrain
2. Take the train from Honghe to Dalitrain
3. Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
4. Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Shangri-La Bus Stationbus
5. Take the bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
40h 45m
¥961–1,402
Train
1. Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
2. Take the train from Kunming to Guangyuantrain
3. Take the train from Guangyuan to Lhasatrain
45h 47m
¥937–1,521
Drive 2,466.2 km
1. Drive from Sapa to Tibetcar 2,466.2 km
31h 2m
¥2,132–3,079
Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly, bus
1. Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
2. Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane KMG - LXA
3. Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
13h 18m
¥2,531–4,210
Train via Chengdu
1. Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
2. Take the train from Kunming to Chengdu Easttrain
3. Take the train from Chengdu to Lhasatrain
2d 2h
¥825–1,505

Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights

9Weekly Planes

13h 55mAverage Duration

¥1,196Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,761.4 km
Duration: 17h 1m

What companies run services between Sapa, Vietnam and Tibet, China?

You can take a vehicle from Sapa to Tibet via Hekou North, Kunming, Guangyuan, and Lhasa in around 45h 47m.

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Tibet Museum

The Tibet Museum is the official museum of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in Lhasa. Inaugurated on October 5, 1999, it is the first large, modern museum in the Tibet Autonomous Region. It has a permanent collection related to the cultural history of Tibet. The museum has a collection of around 1000 artefacts, from examples of Tibetan art to architectural design throughout history such as Tibetan doors and beams.

More things to do in Tibet

Potala Palace(Opens in a new window)

The Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China was the residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. It is now a museum and World Heritage Site.

Sera Monastery(Opens in a new window)

Sera Monastery ( "Wild Roses Monastery"; ) is one of the "great three" Gelug university monasteries of Tibet, located 1.25 mi north of Lhasa and about north of the Jokhang. The other two are Ganden Monastery and Drepung Monastery. The origin of its name is attributed to a fact that the site where the monastery was built was surrounded by wild roses in bloom.

Drepung Monastery(Opens in a new window)

Drepung Monastery (, "Rice Heap Monastery"), located at the foot of Mount Gephel, is one of the "great three" Gelug university gompas (monasteries) of Tibet. The other two are Ganden Monastery and Sera Monastery.

Norbulingka(Opens in a new window)

Norbulingka (Tibetan: ནོར་བུ་གླིང་ཀ་; Wylie: Nor-bu-gling-ka; ; literally "The Jewelled Park") is a palace and surrounding park in Lhasa, Tibet, China, built from 1755. It served as the traditional summer residence of the successive Dalai Lamas from the 1780s up until the 14th Dalai Lama's exile in 1959. Part of the "Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace", Norbulingka is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and was added as an extension of this Historic Ensemble in 2001. It was built by the 7th Dalai Lama and served both as administrative centre and religious centre. It is a unique representation of Tibetan palace architecture.

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