There are 10 ways to get from Kazakhstan to Lhasa by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Almaty International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane ALA - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
11h 35m¥2,027–6,027Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Lhasatrain
2d 12h¥491–1,364Bus
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the bus from Urumqi to Pingliang Eastbus
- Take the bus from Pingliang West to Lanzhoubus
- Take the bus from Lanzhou to Lasa Bus Stationbus
3d 18h¥1,275–1,642Drive 3,320.9 km
- Drive from Almaty to Lhasacar 3,320.9 km
40h 5m¥2,824–4,078Fly from Shymkent International Airport, bus
- Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane CIT - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
11h 18m¥2,541–7,543Fly from Taraz Airport, bus
- Fly from Taraz Airport (DMB) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane DMB - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
16h 49m¥2,936–8,538Fly from Oskemen Airport, bus
- Fly from Oskemen Airport (UKK) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane UKK - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
11h 32m¥2,641–7,543Fly from Kyzylorda Airport, bus
- Fly from Kyzylorda Airport (KZO) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane KZO - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
15h 22m¥3,148–9,053Train to Tashkent International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Shymkent to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Fly from Tashkent International Airport (TAS) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane TAS - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
20h 42m¥2,456–7,068Train, drive
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Dostyktrain
- Drive from Dostyk to Jinghe Southcar
- Take the train from Jinghe South to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Lhasatrain
2d 18h¥657–1,422
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kazakhstan to Lhasa is to train and drive which costs ¥650 - ¥1500 and takes 2 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Kazakhstan to Lhasa is to fly and bus which takes 11h 18m and costs ¥2500 - ¥8000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kazakhstan station to Lhasa station. However, there are services departing from Almaty Sayran Bus Station and arriving at Lasa Bus Station via Urumqi, Pingliang West and Lanzhou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 18h.
The distance between Kazakhstan and Lhasa is 2069 km. The road distance is 3320.9 km.
The best way to get from Kazakhstan to Lhasa without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 12h and costs ¥490 - ¥1400.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Kazakhstan to Lhasa, including transfers.
Kazakhstan to Lhasa bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, depart from Almaty Sayran Bus Station.
Kazakhstan to Lhasa bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, arrive at Ürümqi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kazakhstan to Lhasa is 3321 km. It takes approximately 40h 5m to drive from Kazakhstan to Lhasa.
There are 28+ hotels available in Lhasa.
What companies run services between Kazakhstan and Lhasa, China?
You can take a vehicle from Almaty to Lasa Bus Station via Almaty Sayran Bus Station, Ürümqi, Ürümqi, Ürümqi South, Urumqi, Pingliang West, Lanzhou, and Lanzhou in around 3d 18h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Almaty International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Nur-Sultan, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Taraz Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Nur-Sultan, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–11,000
Flights from Taraz Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Nur-Sultan, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Taraz Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Almaty International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Oskemen Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Almaty International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Oskemen Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Nur-Sultan, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
Flights from Oskemen Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Nur-Sultan, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Kyzylorda Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Nur-Sultan, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Kyzylorda Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Almaty International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Kyzylorda Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Nur-Sultan, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Almaty International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–8,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Urumqi, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Oskemen Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Almaty International Airport, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from Kyzylorda Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Almaty International Airport, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–11,000
Flights from Kyzylorda Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Almaty International Airport, Urumqi, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Urumqi, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Taraz Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Nur-Sultan, Urumqi, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
Flights from Oskemen Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Almaty International Airport, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from Kyzylorda Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Nur-Sultan, Urumqi, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Kyzylorda Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Almaty International Airport, Urumqi, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Urumqi, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–8,500
Flights from Oskemen Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Almaty International Airport, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from Kyzylorda Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Almaty International Airport, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–11,000
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,500
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Urumqi, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Kyzylorda Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Almaty International Airport, Urumqi, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥380–450
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥500–800
Train from Lanzhou to Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥190–500
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ¥190–280
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥420–500
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–850
Train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥380–450
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥500–800
Train from Lanzhou to Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥190–500
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ¥190–280
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥420–500
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–850
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shymkent to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥29–45
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ¥160–230
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥90–130
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥29–45
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Dostyk
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥90–170
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥120–170
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥90–130
Train from Jinghe South to Ürümqi
- Adult - second class
- ¥130–190
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
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
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
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
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
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
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–390
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–390
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Urumqi to Pingliang East
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥637
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Pingliang West to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥116
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lanzhou to Lasa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥380
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
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