There are 5 ways to get from Tbilisi to Tibet by plane, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Nyingchi Mainling Airport
best- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY)plane TBS - LZY
17h 26m¥3,626–10,439Fly to Changdu Bangda Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Changdu Bangda Airport (BPX)plane TBS - BPX
- Take the taxi from Changdu Bangda Airport (BPX) to Chamdotaxi
19h 27m¥2,083–5,583Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1train
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Lhasatrain
6d 3hFly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, bus
- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane TBS - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
16h 27m¥4,901–6,449Bus, train via Abdulino
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Abdulinotrain
- Take the train from Abdulino to Karaganda Passtrain
- Take the bus from Karagandy Bus station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Lhasatrain
6d 22h
Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tbilisi to Tibet is to fly and taxi which costs ¥2000 - ¥6000 and takes 19h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Tbilisi to Tibet is to fly and bus which takes 16h 27m and costs ¥4900 - ¥6500.
The distance between Tbilisi and Tibet is 4616 km.
The best way to get from Tbilisi to Tibet without a car is to bus and train which takes 6 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 17h 26m to get from Tbilisi to Tibet, including transfers.
Tibet is 4h ahead of Tbilisi. It is currently 6:48 PM in Tbilisi and 10:48 PM in Tibet.
There are 24+ hotels available in Tibet.
What companies run services between Tbilisi, Georgia and Tibet, China?
China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and eight other airlines fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport via Urumqi, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport via Shimkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–15,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport via Almaty, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–16,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport via Almaty, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Urumqi, Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Urumqi, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Urumqi, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Shimkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Almaty, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–8,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Almaty, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–8,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport via Shimkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–15,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport via Almaty, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–16,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Urumqi, Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Shimkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Almaty, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–8,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Almaty, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport via Urumqi, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport via Tashkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Urumqi, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport via Almaty, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–15,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Almaty, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport via Tashkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Urumqi, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Kuwait, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,600
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Dubai, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–11,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Piatigorsk to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,100
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥2,200–3,200
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥550–800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥750–1,100
Train from Piatigorsk to Abdulino
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥390–750
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥1,500–2,200
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥390–550
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥500–750
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥88–160
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥88–94
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥140–160
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Petropavlovsk to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥60–75
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ¥200–270
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥150–200
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥60–75
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
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Abdulino to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,700
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥900–1,300
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥471
- Website
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- Travel China Guide
- Website
- Karagandy Bus Terminal
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥412
- Website
- Karagandy Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Karagandy Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Estimated price
- ¥250–310
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