There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Lhasa by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane FRA - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
18h 4m¥3,362–6,990Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane DUS - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
21h 22m¥3,312–10,198Drive 9,026.7 km
- Drive from Cologne to Lhasacar 9,026.7 km
4d 20h¥9,917–14,324Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane CGN - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
23h 29m¥3,644–12,111Train to Brussels Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane BRU - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
19h 48m¥3,319–10,153Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane AMS - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
20h 42m¥4,038–14,637
Frankfurt (FRA) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Lhasa is to train and fly and bus which costs ¥3300 - ¥7000 and takes 18h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Lhasa is to train and fly and bus which takes 18h 4m and costs ¥3300 - ¥7000.
The distance between Cologne and Lhasa is 7261 km. The road distance is 9026.7 km.
It takes approximately 18h 4m to get from Cologne to Lhasa, including transfers.
Lhasa is 7h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 4:46 PM in Cologne and 11:46 PM in Lhasa.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Lhasa is 9027 km. It takes approximately 4 days 20h to drive from Cologne to Lhasa.
There are 14+ hotels available in Lhasa.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Lhasa, China?
There is no direct connection from Cologne to Lhasa. However, you can take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), walk to Lhasa Airport, then take the bus to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau. Alternatively, you can drive from Cologne to Lhasa in around 4d 20h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Munich, Delhi, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Dammam, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–16,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Delhi, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–14,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–470
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥270–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥200–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥130–260
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥130–260
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–160
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥280–440
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- Travel China Guide
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- Travel China Guide
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- Travel China Guide
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- Travel China Guide
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- Travel China Guide
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