There are 8 ways to get from Lhasa to Aksu by taxi, plane, train, bus, or car
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Taxi, fly to Aksu Airport
best- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Aksu Airport (AKU)plane LXA - AKU
8h¥2,057–7,685Train
cheapest- Take the train from Lhasa to Lanzhoutrain Lhasa
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Aksutrain Chengdu
2d 7h¥450–1,167Bus
- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhoubus
- Take the bus from Lanzhou to Pingliang Westbus
- Take the bus from Pingliang East to Urumqibus
- Take the bus from Urumchi South to Aksubus
3d 9h¥1,264–1,451Drive 2,656.9 km
- Drive from Lhasa to Aksucar 2,656.9 km
36h 46m¥2,259–3,263Taxi, fly to Aral Talim Airport
- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Aral Talim Airport (ACF)plane LXA - ACF
- Take the taxi from Aral Talim Airport (ACF) to Aksutaxi
12h 13m¥1,606–6,370Taxi, fly to Tumxuk Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Tumxuk Airport (TWC)plane LXA - TWC
- Take the taxi from Tumxuk Airport (TWC) to Bachutaxi
- Take the train from Bachu to Aksutrain
13h 23m¥1,462–5,895Taxi, fly to Kuqa Qiuci Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA)plane LXA - KCA
- Take the train from Kuche to Aksutrain
12h 8m¥1,603–6,280Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lhasa Bus Station to Chengdubus
- Take the train from Chengdu Station to Aksutrain
3d 5h¥746–1,325
Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Aksu Airport (AKU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lhasa to Aksu is to train which costs ¥450 - ¥1200 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Lhasa to Aksu is to taxi and fly which takes 8h and costs ¥2000 - ¥8000.
No, there is no direct bus from Lhasa station to Aksu. However, there are services departing from Lasa Bus Station and arriving at Aksu via Lanzhou, Pingliang East and Urumchi South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 9h.
No, there is no direct train from Lhasa to Aksu. However, there are services departing from Lhasa and arriving at Aksu via Lanzhou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Lhasa and Aksu is 1708 km. The road distance is 2656.9 km.
The best way to get from Lhasa to Aksu without a car is to train which takes 2 days 7h and costs ¥450 - ¥1200.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Lhasa to Aksu, including transfers.
Lhasa to Aksu bus services, operated by Qichezhan, depart from Lasa Bus Station.
Lhasa to Aksu train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, depart from Lhasa station.
The best way to get from Lhasa to Aksu is to train which takes 2 days 7h and costs ¥450 - ¥1200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥1200 - ¥1500 and takes 3 days 9h.
What companies run services between Lhasa, China and Aksu, China?
You can take a train from Lhasa to Aksu via Lanzhou and Aksu in around 2d 7h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lasa Bus Station to Aksu via Lanzhou, Lanzhou, Pingliang East, Urumqi, Urumchi South, and Aksu in around 3d 9h.
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Ngari, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Tumxuk Airport via Ngari, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kuqa Qiuci Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kuqa Qiuci Airport via Ngari, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–8,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–7,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kuqa Qiuci Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kuqa Qiuci Airport via Ngari, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kuqa Qiuci Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–7,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–7,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–8,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–7,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Ngari, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,000
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Tumxuk Airport via Ngari, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kuqa Qiuci Airport via Ngari, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aral Talim Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Tumxuk Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Tumxuk Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–7,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Aksu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kuqa Qiuci Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–11,000
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Tumxuk Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–7,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Tumxuk Airport via Lanzhou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Train from Lanzhou to Aksu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥240–627
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥240–340
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥480–600
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥700–900
Train from Bachu to Aksu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥100–130
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥170–210
Train from Kuche to Aksu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥50–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥110–130
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥170–220
Train from Chengdu Station to Aksu
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–700
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥290–420
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥550–700
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥900–1,100
Train from Kuche to Aksu
- Hard Seat
- ¥30–45
- Hard sleeper
- ¥65–95
- Soft sleeper
- ¥110–150
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Kuche to Aksu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥35–80
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥380
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Lanzhou to Pingliang West
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥116
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Pingliang East to Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥637
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- ¥65–210
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
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More Questions & Answers
Lhasa to Aksu bus services, operated by Qichezhan, arrive at Lanzhou station.
Aksu is 2h behind Lhasa. It is currently 7:27 AM in Lhasa and 5:27 AM in Aksu.
Lhasa to Aksu train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, arrive at Lanzhou station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lhasa to Aksu is 2657 km. It takes approximately 36h 46m to drive from Lhasa to Aksu.
There are seven+ hotels available in Aksu.











