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Train Schedule and fares from Beijing, Lanzhou, Xining, Chongqing and Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai to Lhasa.
To travel to Lhasa, daily trains can be boarded from Beijing while trains from Xining, Lanzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Shanghai and Guangzhou operate every other day. Visiting Tibet is really a hard journey but if you want to visit this vast inland part of China, why not choose the train from one of these cities? You can alight at some stations and visit the local attractions before you rejoin the train. In this way, by the time you reach the mythical land of Tibet, you will have discovered many interesting places in China.
 
 Lhasa -Beijing (T28/27)
Lhasa - Beijing (T28)
Beijing – Lhasa (T27)
Station
Arr./Dep.
Station
Arr./Dep.
Lhasa
-----/08:30
Beijing West
-----/21:30
Nakchu
 11:59/12:05 
 Shijiazhuang 
 23:49/23:51 
Golmud
22:05/22:25
Xian
08:36/08:48
Xining
09:14/09:29
Lanzhou
15:06/15:21
Lanzhou
12:21/12:36
Xining
18:14/18:29
Xian
20:12/20:28
Golmud
05:23/05:43
 Shijiazhuang 
05:13/05:15
Nakchu
15:47/15:53
Beijing West
07:34/-----
Lhasa
20:00/-----

 Lhasa-Lanzhou (K918/917)
    Lhasa – Lanzhou (K918)   
  Lanzhou – Lhasa (K917)   
Station
Arr./Dep.
Station
Arr./Dep.
Lhasa
-----/11:20
Lanzhou
-----/17:15
Damxung
13:11/13:13
Xining
20:08/20:28
Nakchu
14:54/15:00
Delingha
02:50/02:56
Amdo
16:46/16:48
Golmud
07:13/07:33
Golmud
01:06/01:26
Amdo
15:50/16:01
Delingha
04:51/04:57
Nakchu
17:33/17:39
Xining
11:44/12:04
Damxung
19:27/19:29
Lanzhou
15:27/------
Lhasa
21:50/------

 Lhasa - Xining (N918/917)
       Lhasa – Xining (N918)   
     Xining – Lhasa (N917)    
Station
Arr./Dep.
Station
Arr./Dep.
Lhasa
-----/11:20
Xining
------/20:28
Damxung
13:11/13:13
Delingha
02:50/02:56
Nakchu
14:54/15:00
Golmud
07:13/07:33
Amdo
16:46/16:48
Amdo
15:50/16:01
Golmud
01:06/01:26
Nakchu
17:33/17:39
Delingha
04:51/04:57
Damxung
19:27/19:29
Xining
11:44/-----
Lhasa
21:50/------

 Lhasa-Chongqing (T224/1, T222/3)
Lhasa – Chongqing (T224/1)
Chongqing – Lhasa (T222/3)
Station
Arr./Dep.
Station
Arr./Dep.
Lhasa
-----/10:45
Chongqing
--------/19:42
  Nakchu
14:14/14:25
Guang'an
21:25/21:28
Golmud
00:19/00:39
Dazhou
22:46/22:53
Xining
10:58/11:13
Xian
06:30/06:45
Lanzhou
14:16/14:31
Baoji
08:18/08:20
Baoji
20:46/20:48
Lanzhou
13:17/13:30
Xian
22:12/22:26
Xining
16:25/16:41
Dazhou
05:57/06:03
Golmud
02:52/03:12
  Guang'an
 07:22/07:24
Nakchu
12:40/12:46
Chongqing
09:17/-----
Lhasa
17:21/------

 Lhasa-Chengdu (T24/1, T22/3)
 Lhasa – Chengdu (T24/1)   
 Chongqing – Lhasa (T22/3)  
Station
Arr./Dep.
Station
Arr./Dep.
Lhasa
-------/10:45
Chengdu 
--------/20:36
Nakchu
14:14/14:25
Guangyuan
01:2301:37
Golmud
00:19/00:39
Baoji
08:07/08:20
Xining
10:58/11:13
Lanzhou
13:17/13:32
Lanzhou
14:16/14:31
Xining
16:25/16:41
Baoji
20:46/21:00
Golmud
02:52/03:12
Guangyuan
03:25/03:41
Nakchu
12:40/12:46
Chengdu 
08:25/-------
Lhasa
17:21/-------

 Lhasa-Shanghai (T166/3, T164/5)
Lhasa – Shanghai (T166/3)
Shanghai – Lhasa (T164/5)
Station
Arr./Dep.
Station
Arr./Dep.
Lhasa
------/10:00
Shanghai
------/20:08
Nakchu
13:44/13:50
Wuxi
21:06/21:08
Golmud
23:31/23:51
Nanjing
22:32/22:35
Xining
09:53/10:08
Bengbu
00:03/00:05
Lanzhou
13:00/13:15
 Xuzhou
01:23/01:29
Xian
20:49/21:02
Zhengzhou
04:14/04:20
Zhengzhou
02:44/02:50
Xian
10:00/10:12
Xuzhou
05:31/05:37
Lanzhou
16:30/16:45
Bengbu
06:58/07:00
Xining
19:38/19:56
Nanjing
08:30/08:33
Golmud
06:22/06:42
Wuxi
09:57/09:59
Nakchu
16:47/16:53
Shanghai
10:58/------
Lhasa
21:00/------

 Lhasa-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Lhasa (T264/5)
Lhasa-Guangzhou (T266/3)
Station
Arr./Dep.
Station
Arr./Dep.
Guangzhou
-----/13:07
Lhasa
------/10:00
Changsha
20:03/20:09
Nakchu
13:44/13:50
Wuchang
23:25/23:40
Golmud
23:31/23:51
Zhengzhou
04:14/04:20
Xining
09:53/10:08
Xian
 10:00/10:12
Lanzhou
 13:00/13:15
Lanzhou
19:38/19:56
Xian
20:49/21:02
Xining
18:03/18:11
Zhengzhou
02:44/02:50
Golmud
06:22/06:42
Wuchang
07:38/07:53
Nakchu
16:47/16:53
Changsha
11:05/11:11
Lhasa
21:00/------
Guangzhou
18:10/------

 Train Fare (CNY)
Span
Distance
(Kilometers)
Hard
Seat
Soft
Seat
Hard sleeper
(Lower/Middle
/Upper Berth)
Soft sleeper
(Lower/Upper
Berth)
Lhasa-Xining
1972
226
357
409/395/383
627/600
Lhasa-Lanzhou
2188
242
 383
483/420/413
671/642
Lhasa-Chengdu
3360
331
 527
598/578/557
921/882
Lhasa-Chongqing
3654
355
 564
640/619/598
985/942
Lhasa-Beijing
4064
389
 619
699/675/653
1079/1033
Shanghai-Lhasa
4373
406
648
731/707/683
1131/1083
Guangzhou-Lhasa
4980
451
719
809/782/755
1251/1197
Comments and Questions

we are planning a trip from chengdu to lhasa for 2 weeks in february 2012.

could you advise us on train schedules and fares? will there be scenic stopovers along the way? is there anything interesting to do other than drink yak butter tea and riding horses?

Reply

8/16/2011 9:24:00 PM

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Asked by Puah (Singapore)

hi Puah,
you can find the train schedule and fare on this page, and the train will not stop at scenic spots, but you can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the way in the cabin.
if you go there in February, you may encounter their celebrations for the new year.

8/17/2011 8:47:00 PM

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David

I am planning a trip to Lhasa and from there by train journey to Shanghai. This trip I am planning in September 2011. Please help me how I can arrange this trip, by booking Air, Rail, Fare, etc.

Reply

5/24/2011 3:35:00 AM

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Asked by Krishnan Narayanan (India)

hi,
you have to join in a group tour to Lhasa.
see Tibet tour packages here:
http://www.tibettrip.com/travel/

5/24/2011 10:40:00 PM

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Victoria

I am going to China next October.
I want to reach Lhasa from Lanzhou aprox on Oct 15. Can you arrange it for me?
Thanks

Reply

8/10/2010 6:41:00 PM

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Asked by Ricardo Finocchiaro (Argentina)

hi,
i can't get your point. do you just want to book the train ticket or book the tour to Lhasa? would you please make it clearer?

8/10/2010 8:05:00 PM

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Tina

Hello,

I am planning a trip from Lhasa to Xinjiang for summer 2011, I was wondering whether you could give me advice in how to get there, which will be less cost as possible.

Thank you.

Thank you very much

Reply

7/12/2010 8:51:00 AM

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Asked by Lesley (United Kingdom)

you can take the rain from Lhasa to Lanzhou first, and then take the from Lanzhou to Urumqi, Xinjiang.

7/12/2010 8:14:00 PM

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anna

Oh ok, will you know how much that will cost, and how long it will take it from lhasa to xinjiang?

Thank you

7/14/2010 8:49:00 AM

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lesley ( United Kingdom )

hi,
it takes about 28 hours from Lhasa to Lanzhou, costs about CNY 483 for a hard sleeper, and 24 hours from Lanzhou to Urumqi, coasts about CNY 377 for a hard sleeper.

7/14/2010 9:03:00 PM

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anna

Hi there,

I am planning to do an overland tour from Chengdu to Lhasa on 14th Oct 2009 to 29th Oct 2009.

My plan is spending 12 days from Chengdu to Lhasa and take train from Lhasa to Chengdu or Guangzhou on 28th Oct 2009.

Please advise what is the train fare and schedule from Lhasa to Chengdu/Guangzhou on 27th-29th Oct 2009.

Thank you.

Reply

3/3/2009 4:50:00 AM

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Asked by KL TAN (Malaysia)

According to the latest train schedule and fare, the T24 Lhasa-Chengdu train departs at 09:05 and arrives in Chengdu at 09:55, taking 48 hours and 50 minutes. The prices for hard seat, hard berth, soft seat and soft berth are CNY 331, CNY 578, CNY 527 and CNY 921.

The T266 Lhasa-Guangzhou train leaves Lhasa at 08:32 and arrives in Guangzhou at 19:37, taking 59 hours and 5 minutes. Prices for hard seat, hard berth, soft seat and soft berth are CNY 451, CNY 719, CNY 809 and CNY 1251.

Thanks for visiting tibettrip.com!

3/3/2009 7:29:00 PM

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