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For typical tourists, the quickest way to get to Tibet is by plane. There are flights to Lhasa from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kunming, Chengdu (daily departures!), Chongqing, Xining, Chamdo, Xi'an, Zhongdian, and Kathmandu. Gonggar Airport is 98 km south of Lhasa City. Airport buses travel frequently between the airport and the city. The bus fare for visitors is 40 yuan (US$5) and the journey takes approximately two hours. Taking a taxi will cost between 250-300 yuan (US$31 to US$37). Minibuses from Xigaze to Lhasa also stop outside the airport to pick up passengers.

 

Chengdu is an important airport for flights to Tibet from the Chinese mainland. There are at least two flights from Chengdu to Lhasa everyday. If you wish to go there from Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou you have to make a stop at Chengdu.

 

But this provides travelers with an ideal opportunity for some additional sightseeing. Chengdu is the best place to see Giant Pandas and the ancient Sanxingdui Ruins. 

 

So an overnight stay in Chengdu is recommended. The flights to Lhasa from Chengdu all depart very early and the planes on the service are the very comfortable Airbus A340s. The flight itself is a once in a lifetime experience. Looking out of the window about 20 minutes before landing you’ll be given a heart-stopping view of those beautiful snow capped mountains.

 

Flight Information

 

Departure

Arrival

Schedule

Depart.

Time

Arriv.

Time

Flight No.

Flight

Type

Fare Info (full price RMB)

F

C

Y

Beijing

Lhasa

1234567

09:30

14:40

CA4112

757

3650

(US$

456.3)

3160

(US$

395.1)

2430

(US$

303.8)

Chengdu

Lhasa

157

07:20

09:10

CA4417

319

2250

(US$

281.3)

1950

(US$

243.8)

1500

(US$

187.5)

Chengdu

Lhasa

246

07:20

09:10

CA4417

319

2250

(US$

281.3)

1950

(US$

243.8)

1500

(US$

187.5)

Chengdu

Lhasa

37

07:30

09:20

CA4423

319

2250

(US$

281.3)

1950

(US$

243.8)

1500

(US$

187.5)

Chengdu

Lhasa

1

07:30

09:20

CA4473

319

2250

(US$

281.3)

1950

(US$

243.8)

1500

(US$

187.5)

Chengdu

Lhasa

5

07:30

09:20

CA4405

319

2250

(US$

281.3)

1950

(US$

243.8)

1500

(US$

187.5)

Chengdu

Lhasa

26

07:30

09:20

CA407

JET

2250

(US$

281.3)

1950

(US$

243.8)

1500

(US$

187.5)

Chengdu

Lhasa

1234567

07:40

09:30

CA4401

JET

2250

(US$

281.3)

1950

(US$

243.8)

1500

(US$

187.5)

Chengdu

Lhasa

1234567

08:00

09:50

CA4403

JET

2250

(US$

281.3)

1950

(US$

243.8)

1500

(US$

187.5)

Chengdu

Lhasa

146

08:20

10:10

CA4421

319

2250

(US$

281.3)

1950

(US$

243.8)

1500

(US$

187.5)

Chengdu

Lhasa

1357

08:20

10:10

CA4421

319

2250

(US$

281.3)

1950

(US$

243.8)

1500

(US$

187.5)

Chengdu

Lhasa

1234567

12:50

14:40

CA4112

757

2250

(US$

281.3)

1950

(US$

243.8)

1500

(US$

187.5)

Chengdu

Lhasa

1234567

13:30

15:20

CA4447

330

2250

(US$

281.3)

1950

(US$

243.8)

1500

(US$

187.5)

Chengdu

Lhasa

3

13:50

15:40

CA426

319

2250

(US$

281.3)

1950

(US$

243.8)

1500

(US$

187.5)

Chengdu

Lhasa

7

14:00

15:50

CA4447

330

2250

(US$

281.3)

1950

(US$

243.8)

1500

(US$

187.5)

Chongqing

Lhasa

246

14:10

16:30

CA4420

319

2450

(US$

306.3)

2120

(US$

265.1)

1630

(US$

203.8)

Chonqing

Lhasa

1357

14:10

16:30

CA4420

319

2450

(US$

306.3)

2120

(US$

265.1)

1630

(US$

203.8)

Xining

Lhasa

37

13:20

15:50

CA4218

319

2420

(US$

302.6)

2090

(US$

261.3)

1610

(US$

201.3)

Xi'an

Lhasa

157

13:20

16:00

CA4214

319

2480

(US$

310.1)

2150

(US$

268.8)

1650

(US$

206.3)

Xi'an

Lhasa

246

13:20

16:00

CA4214

319

2480

(US$

310.1)

2150

(US$

268.8)

1650

(US$

206.3)

Xi'an

Lhasa

1357

08:30

11:20

HU7857

319

1650

(US$

206.3)

1490

(US$

186.3)

1400

(US$

175)

Guangzhou

Lhasa

1234567

07:10

12:20

CZ3417

757

3750

(US$

468.9)

3250

(US$

406.3)

2500

(US$

312.6)

Kathmandu, Nepal

Via Lhasa to Chengdu

246

10:25

16:40

CA408

319

/

/

/

Pudong, Shanghai

Via

1234567

08:05

10:55

CA4520

319

/

/

/

Chengdu to Lhasa

1234567

12:50

14:40

CA4112

757

/

/

/

Pudong, Shanghai

Via

4

19:45

22:25

CZ3614

JET

/

/

/

Guangzhou to Lhasa

1234567

07:10

12:20

CZ3417

757

/

/

/

Hongqiao, Shanghai

Via

4

21:00

23:00

CZ3548

330

/

/

/

Guangzhou to Lhasa

1234567

07:10

12:20

CZ3417

757

/

/

/

Hongqiao, Shanghai

Via

13567

21:10

23:05

CA1550

JET

/

/

/

Beijing to Lhasa

1234567

09:30

14:45

CA4112

757

/

/

/

Hongqiao, Shanghai

Via

247

21:10

23:05

CA1550

JET

/

/

/

Beijing to Lhasa

1234567

09:30

14:45

CA4112

757

/

/

/

 

(More flights to be added)

 

(China.org.cn June 28, 2006)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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