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How to get fromGansu to Tibetby bus, plane, train, car, or taxi

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There are 8 ways to get from Gansu to Tibet by bus, plane, train, car, or taxi

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  1. Bus to Lanzhou, fly, bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane plane LHW - LXA
    3. Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus bus
    6h 9m
    ¥823–3,977

  2. Train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lanzhou to Lhasatrain train Shanghai / ...
    23h 34m
    ¥216–524

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lanzhou to Lasa Bus Stationbus bus
    34h 17m
    ¥380

  4. Drive  2,010.7 km

    1. Drive from Lanzhou to Tibetcar car 2,010.7 km
    23h 52m
    ¥1,673–2,416

  5. Fly from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane plane YZY - LXA
    2. Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus bus
    11h 35m
    ¥2,516–11,134

  6. Train to Guangyuan Panlong Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Longnan Station to Guangyuantrain train
    2. Fly from Guangyuan Panlong Airport (GYS) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane plane GYS - LXA
    3. Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus bus
    6h 45m
    ¥984–4,548

  7. Bus, taxi to Gannan Xiahe Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Linxia to Xiahe Countybus bus
    2. Take the taxi from Xiahe County to Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH)taxi taxi
    3. Fly from Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane plane GXH - LXA
    4. Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus bus
    7h 48m
    ¥1,905–5,775

  8. Train to Xining, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Xiningtrain train
    2. Fly from Xining (XNN) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane plane XNN - LXA
    3. Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus bus
    8h 20m
    ¥993–4,816

Lanzhou (LHW) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration4h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket¥777Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,563.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 9m

What companies run services between Gansu, China and Tibet, China?

China Railways Z-Class operates a train from Lanzhou to Lhasa 4 times a day. Tickets cost ¥190–500 and the journey takes 22h 27m. Alternatively, Qichezhan operates a bus from Lanzhou to Lasa Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost ¥380 and the journey takes 33h.

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