There are 4 ways to get from Tokyo to Tibet by plane, bus, train, or car ferry
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Fly from Tokyo International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)HND - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
14h 52m¥2,069–7,583Train to Narita International Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)NRT - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
14h 6m¥1,864–7,292Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Lhasa
4d 1hTrain to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Nagoya Station
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)NGO - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
28h 49m¥2,259–7,619
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Tibet is to train and fly and bus which costs ¥1800 - ¥7500 and takes 14h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Tibet is to train and fly and bus which takes 14h 6m and costs ¥1800 - ¥7500.
The distance between Tokyo and Tibet is 4678 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Tibet without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 4 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 52m to get from Tokyo to Tibet, including transfers.
There are 26+ hotels available in Tibet.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Tibet, China?
There is no direct connection from Tokyo to Tibet. However, you can take the train to Hamamatsuchō, walk to Monorail Hamamatsuchō, take the train to Haneda Airport Terminal 1, walk to Tokyo International Airport (HND) 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 take a train from Tōkyō Station to Tibet via Shin-Kōbe Station, Shin-Kobe Station, Sannomiya(Subway), Sannomiya(Port Liner), Port Terminal, Kobe Port Terminal, Shanghai, International Cruise Terminal, Hanzhong Road, Shanghai station, and Lhasa in around 4d 1h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥550–800
- Reserved seat
- ¥600–800
- Green seat
- ¥800–1,100
Train from Tōkyō Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥380–550
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥380–550
- Reserved seat
- ¥440–550
- Green seat
- ¥550–750
Train from Shanghai station to Lhasa
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–250
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥190–250
- Ordinary Car
- ¥120–150
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
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥893–1,116
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥893
- 1st Class
- ¥1,116
- Special Class
- ¥1,785
- VIP
- ¥4,461
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