There are 7 ways to get from Tibet to Japan by taxi, plane, train, or car ferry
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Taxi, fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Take the taxi from Tibet to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane LXA - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Imamiyatrain
11h 24m¥52,238–145,116Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Lhasa to Shanghai stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Tokyotrain
4d 5hTaxi, fly to Fukuoka Airport
- Take the taxi from Tibet to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane LXA - FUK
18h 23m¥53,408–164,016Taxi, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Take the taxi from Tibet to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane LXA - NGO
12h 46m¥58,998–174,746Taxi, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the taxi from Tibet to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane LXA - HND
10h 1m¥68,758–194,576Taxi, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Tibet to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane LXA - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東京 Tōkyōtrain
18h 41m¥54,278–165,356Taxi, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Tibet to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane LXA - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
19h¥59,178–175,156
Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tibet to Japan is to taxi and fly and train which costs ¥50000 - ¥150000 and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Tibet to Japan is to taxi and fly which takes 10h 1m and costs ¥65000 - ¥200000.
The distance between Tibet and Japan is 4297 km.
The best way to get from Tibet to Japan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 4 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 24m to get from Tibet to Japan, including transfers.
There are 12485+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between Tibet, China and Japan?
There is no direct connection from Tibet to Japan. However, you can take the taxi to Lhasa-Airport-LXA airport, fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport, take the train to Shin-Imamiya, walk to Dobutsuen-Mae, then take the subway to Yodoyabashi. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Tibet to Tokyo via Lhasa, Shanghai station, Hanzhong Road, International Cruise Terminal, Shanghai, Kobe Port Terminal, Port Terminal, Sannomiya(Port Liner), Sannomiya(Subway), Shin-Kobe Station, and Shin Kobe in around 4d 5h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–180,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Chengdu, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Narita International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Narita International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to New Chitose Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to New Chitose Airport via Lanzhou, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to New Chitose Airport via Guangyuan, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to New Chitose Airport via Xining, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kansai International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Narita International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Narita International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Narita International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kansai International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–140,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Mianyang, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–270,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
- Phone
- 050-3090-2608
- Website
- nankai.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Imamiya
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Website
- https://www.nankai.co.jp/en_railway
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Imamiya
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Lhasa to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥18,000–23,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥25,000–36,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Kobe to Tokyo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東京 Tōkyō
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–3,800
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
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