There are 9 ways to get from Sichuan to Lhasa by plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly from Luzhou Yunlong Airport, bus
best- Fly from Luzhou Yunlong Airport (LZO) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)LZO - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
4h 20m¥909–4,465Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Station
35h 5m¥502–503Train
- Take the train from Chengdu to LhasaChengdu-Lhasa
35h 35mDrive 1,987.7 km
- Drive from Chengdu to Lhasa1,987.7 km
25h 46m¥1,775–2,563Fly from Yibin Wuliangye Airport, bus
- Fly from Yibin Wuliangye Airport (YBP) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)YBP - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
4h 25m¥868–4,376Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)CTU - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
5h 18m¥2,332–4,737Fly from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, bus
- Fly from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)MIG - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
5h 13m¥885–4,435Fly from Nanchong Gaoping Airport, bus
- Fly from Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)NAO - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
4h 14m¥960–4,566Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)TFU - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
6h 10m¥2,337–2,744
Luzhou Yunlong Airport (LZO) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sichuan to Lhasa is to bus which costs ¥502 - ¥504 and takes 35h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Sichuan to Lhasa is to fly and bus which takes 4h 14m and costs ¥950 - ¥4600.
No, there is no direct train from Sichuan to Lhasa. However, there are services departing from Luomashi and arriving at Lhasa via Chengdu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 35m.
The distance between Sichuan and Lhasa is 1478 km. The road distance is 1987.7 km.
The best way to get from Sichuan to Lhasa without a car is to bus which takes 35h 5m and costs ¥502 - ¥504.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Sichuan to Lhasa, including transfers.
Sichuan to Lhasa train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, depart from Chengdu station.
The best way to get from Sichuan to Lhasa is to bus which takes 35h 5m and costs ¥502 - ¥504. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 35h 35m.
Sichuan to Lhasa train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, arrive at Lhasa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sichuan to Lhasa is 1988 km. It takes approximately 25h 46m to drive from Sichuan to Lhasa.
What companies run services between Sichuan, China and Lhasa, China?
Checi operates a bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost ¥500 and the journey takes 34h. Alternatively, China Railways Z-Class operates a train from Chengdu to Lhasa once daily, and the journey takes 34h 30m.
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- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Luzhou Yunlong Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,400
Flights from Yibin Wuliangye Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–6,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Bangda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–6,500
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–8,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Luzhou Yunlong Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,400
Flights from Yibin Wuliangye Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Bangda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,400
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Aba Hongyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Luzhou Yunlong Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,400
Flights from Yibin Wuliangye Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Bangda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,400
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Luzhou Yunlong Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,400
Flights from Yibin Wuliangye Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Bangda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,400
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Lijiang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–6,000
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,400
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Luzhou Yunlong Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,400
Train from Chengdu to Lhasa
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- airports-china.com
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