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There are 5 ways to get from Yining to Lhasa by plane, bus, train, or car

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Fly, bus
best
1. Fly from Yining Airport (YIN) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane YIN - LXA
2. Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
8h 45m
¥1,549–6,553
Train
cheapest
1. Take the train from Yining to Ürümqitrain
2. Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhoutrain
3. Take the train from Lanzhou to Lhasatrain
46h 54m
¥574–1,248
Train, bus via Lanzhou
1. Take the train from Yining to Ürümqitrain
2. Take the bus from Urumqi to Pingliang Eastbus
3. Take the bus from Pingliang West to Lanzhoubus
4. Take the bus from Lanzhou to Lasa Bus Stationbus
3d 5h
¥1,358–1,526
Drive 2,909.9 km
1. Drive from Yining to Lhasacar 2,909.9 km
36h 6m
¥2,558–3,695
Train, bus
1. Take the train from Yining to Ürümqitrain
2. Take the train from Ürümqi Station to Turpantrain
3. Take the train from Turfan to Chengdu Stationtrain
4. Take the bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Stationbus
3d 6h
¥1,011–1,963

Yining Airport (YIN) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights

26Weekly Planes

10h 10mAverage Duration

¥1,504Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,905.3 km
Duration: 8h 45m

What companies run services between Yining, China and Lhasa, China?

You can take a vehicle from Yining to Lhasa via Yining, Ürümqi, and Lanzhou in around 46h 54m.

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Lhasa, China

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Things to do in Lhasa

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.

Places to stay in Lhasa

Shangri-La Lhasa(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Fengma Feiyang Hostel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

House Of Shambhala(Opens in a new window)

10.0Exceptional

Shambhala Palace Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.3Superb

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