Tibet Travel Tips

Tips 1: Tibet Travel and Transportation Tips

1, Air Transportation

Lhasa Gonggar Airport

There are international and domestic flights, including direct flights to Chengdu (with some flights stopping at Chamdo), Chongqing, Xi'an and Chamdo, and stopovers to Guangzhou (stopping at Chongqing), Beijing (stopping at Chengdu) and Shanghai (stopping at Xi'an). The only international flight is to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Gonggar Airport is located in Gonggar County, 98 kilometers south of Lhasa, and airport buses run between the airport and the Civil Aviation Ticket Center on Nyange Road in Lhasa, a ride of about one and a half hours, costing 25 yuan. For more people, consider chartering a bus, which costs about 150 yuan.

Linzhi Miling Plateau Airport

Located in Miling County, Linzhi, there is a bus from the airport that goes directly to Bayi Town at a fare of 16 yuan, and a taxi costs 120 yuan per car, with carpooling available. There is only one route from Linzhi to Chengdu, one flight per day, flight number CA4431/2, the airplane is a Boeing 757-200 modified with RNP precision navigation equipment. 10:10 from Linzhi, arriving at Chengdu Shuangliu Airport at 12:00 p.m., the published fare is 1,380 yuan.

Changdu Bangda Airport

It is the highest civil aviation airport in the world, at 4,334 meters above sea level. 130 kilometers away from the county town of Chamdo, the airport is currently only operating routes to Lhasa and Chengdu. The round-trip flights from Chengdu to Chamdo and from Chengdu to Lhasa via Chamdo are on the Airbus A319. You can take a cab from Chamdo County at a cost of about 250-300 RMB, and it is recommended to carpool with 4 people. There is one flight from Bangda Airport to Chengdu every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, and the flight time is about 1 hour; there is one flight from Chengdu Shuangliu Airport to Chamdo every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday; flights from Lhasa to Chengdu via Chamdo take off from Bangda Airport at noon on Tuesdays; flights from Chengdu to Lhasa via Chamdo fly to Lhasa on Thursdays from Bangda Airport in the morning. Chengdu-Lhasa via Chamdo takes off from Bangda Airport on Tuesdays at noon; Chengdu-Lhasa via Chamdo flights fly from Bangda Airport on Thursday morning.

Special reminder: Due to the poor flying conditions in Chamdo, flights are often canceled or delayed, and even if you board the plane, you may still be asked to get off. In addition, do not make a long stay at the airport, or you will have a serious plateau reaction.

2, railroad transportation

After the completion of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, counting from Xining, to Lhasa railway station, the total length of 1956 metric, Golmud to Lhasa section of 1,142 metric is July 1, 2006 officially opened to traffic. Many tourists are traveling to Tibet through the railroad, experiencing the scenery of the Tibetan plateau which is totally different from before.

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway basically travels with the Qinghai-Tibet Highway basically, and passes through many attractions and stations along the way: Nanshangkou, Ganlong, Xiaonanchuan, Yuju Peak, Frozen Springs, Chumar River, Nachitai, Wudao Liang, Xiushui River, Tuo Tuo River, Tongtian River, Yanshiping, Buqiangge, Tanggula Mountain, Zajiang Zangbu, Amdo, Tsonaghu Lake, Nagchu, Dangxiong, and Yangbajing etc., and finally enters into into the city of Lhasa.

Lhasa Railway Station

Located in the southwest of Lhasa City, Durlong Deqing County, Liuwu Township territory, more than 3,600 meters above sea level, nearly 20 kilometers away from the Potala Palace, from the city you can take 86, 91 buses to go. A taxi will cost about 40 yuan. At present in Beijing, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xining, Shanghai, Lanzhou, Guangzhou and other cities can take the train to Lhasa. Specific train times and departure times can be found on the official website.

3, transportation in Tibet

According to the characteristics of Tibet tourism resources, tourists traveling in Tibet generally take the most convenient, time-saving, safest way of chartered travel. Generally speaking, the reference prices of chartered buses in Tibet (with seasonal fluctuation) are:

Ordinary imported off-road vehicles: 3.00-3.50 yuan/kilometer;

Deluxe imported off-road vehicles: 3.50-4.50 yuan/kilometer;

Micro buses that can be taken by 20 people: 5.50-6.50 yuan/kilometer;

Large buses that can be taken by 40 people: 5.50-6.50 yuan/kilometer. Large buses for 40 passengers: $7.00-8.00/km.

In addition, to remote areas or no man's land investigation, adventure, tourism must be equipped with logistical life support vehicles. On the one hand, for the transportation of food, tents, fuel and other supplies, on the other hand, the implementation of rescue when the vehicle is in distress.

In Lhasa city, there are multi-way buses (fare is always 2.00 yuan), can provide the main tourist attractions transportation conditions, taxi not to meter pricing, generally for a fixed fee (RMB 10 yuan, the road can be negotiated when the distance)

4, road transportation

Land transportation to Tibet, at present, there are the Chuanzang, Qinghai-Tibet, Xin-Tibet, Yunnan-Tibet, China-Nepal and so on. Several routes.

The Sichuan-Tibet Highway (Chengdu-Lhasa)

This is China's longest highway, was built in April 1950, December 25, 1954 opened to Lhasa. Sichuan-Tibet Highway east from Chengdu, Sichuan, has been traveling along the west, through Ya'an, Ganzi, Chandu and other places to Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, a total length of 2,413 kilometers. All the way over the Erlang Mountain, folding more mountains, the bird mountain, the Hengduan Mountain and so on 4000-5000 meters high mountain 14, has crossed the Dadu River, Jinsha River, Lancang River, the Nujiang River and so on more than 10 turbulent river, it can be said that the undulating mountains, peaks and peaks, is only the spring blossoms, and then suddenly the snow drifted in, the strange and magnificent natural beauty to mesmerize you, to give you unlimited imagination, the three-dimensional vertical climate in front of you continuously The three-dimensional vertical climate is constantly evolving in front of you, making you feel like a fairyland and conjuring up the strange conception of "only a few days in the sky and a thousand years in the world". Traveling by car takes about 8-10 days. In Tibet, it passes through Jinsha River Bridge--Jiangda--Changdu--Bangda--Baju -Bomi -Linzhi -Gongbujiangda -Modzhugongka- -Lhasa.

South Route 2159km

Lhasa<-68km->Mozhugongka<-206km->Gobujiangda<- 127km->Bayi<-19km->Linzhi<-127km->Tongmai<-89km ->Bomi<-129km->Ranwu<-90km->Baju<-94km ->Bangda<-107km->Zuogong<-158km->Mangkang<-71km ->Bamboo cage<-36km->Batang<-165km->Litang<-143km ->Yajiang<-74km->Xinduqiao<-75km->Kangding<-49km ->Luding<-168km->Ya'an<-139km->Chengdu

North Route 2412km

Lhasa<. -87km->Yangbajing<-75km->Dangxiong<-164km->Nagqu<. -136km->Baqing<-225km->Dingqing<-248km->Chamdo<. -228km->Jiangda<-85km->Jinsha River Bridge<-24km->Dege<. -112km->Manigango<-95km->Ganzi<-97km->Fuhuo<. -72km->Daofu<-68km->Bamei<-77km->Danba<. -55km->Xiaojin<-43km->Dawei<-148km->Wolong<. -83km->Dujiangyan<-54km->Chengdu

The Qinghai-Tibet Highway (Xining-Golmud-Lhasa)

Starting from Golmud, the second largest city in Qinghai Province, the average altitude of the whole line is above 4000 meters above, over the Kunlun Mountains, Tanggula Mountains, across the Tongtian River, Tuotuo River, through the Qiangtang grassland in northern Tibet, in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region and the Sichuan-Tibet Highway convergence. The Qinghai-Tibet Highway is 1,160 kilometers long, all black grade road surface, known as "Suez Canal on the Roof of the World", responsible for 80% of the transportation of materials into Tibet. The average altitude of the whole line is above 4000 meters. Trail in the Qinghai-Tibet line, the reckless winding of the Kunlun, the vastness of the boundless grassland, will make you shocked, heart fluttering, a natural rise and beyond the feeling of self, will be accompanied by your journey for a long time and a long time. In Tibet through the Tanggula Pass (5231 meters above sea level) - Amdo (4800 meters above sea level) - Nagchu (4500 meters above sea level) - Dangxiong -Yangbajing - Lhasa. Golmud has a daily public **** bus to Lhasa departs at 8:00 a.m., and can be reached in the afternoon of the next day. Normal traveling takes 30 hours. This is the best route for car tour itinerary in northern Tibet.

The best route to Tibet by car is the Qinghai-Tibet line. For general travelers, the Qinghai-Tibet route also refers to the southern section of the 1,165-kilometer Qinghai-Tibet Highway from Golmud in Qinghai to Lhasa. Because you can rely on airplanes and trains to get to Golmud, but from Golmud you can only rely on cars to enter Tibet. There are three bus stations in Golmud with long-distance shuttle buses to Tibet, which usually depart in the afternoon every day, and the fare is around 200 yuan per person, and you can also bargain with the driver. If you rent a car to Tibet, the price is usually 700-800 yuan per car.

The New Tibet Highway (Yecheng-Pulan)

Starting from Yecheng in the southern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, it passes through Gar County of Tibet, enters the town of Shiquanhe, the seat of the Ali region of the Tibet Autonomous Region, and stretches southward to the county of Pulan, which is on the borders of three countries, namely, China, India, and Nepal, and then joins with the China-Nepal Highway to the east from Pulan and arrives at Lhasa through Shigatse, with the length of 1,455 kilometers, which is the The highest altitude highway in the world. On the way over 5000 meters above the big mountain 5, including the highest boundary mountain Darshan, the altitude as high as 6035 meters. Walking in between, not only will produce "a glimpse of the mountains," the magnificence of the gas, but also will easily appreciate the sacred mountain Gang Rinpochein this "center of the world" of the solemnity of the sacred, sacred Lake Mayhewon wrong blue temptation and transparent bosom.

The Yunnan-Tibet Highway (Xiaguan - Mangkang)

From Xiaguan City, Yunnan Province, through the Zhongdian, north to Mangkang County, Tibet, a total length of 800 kilometers. This highway connects the Sichuan-Tibet Highway South in the north and the Kunwan Highway from Kunming to Vannmeng in the south, and the distance from Kunming to Lhasa is 2,300 kilometers.

China-Nepal Highway (Lhasa-Zhangmu Friendship Bridge-Kathmandu)

The China-Nepal Highway (Lhasa-Zhangmu Friendship Bridge-Kathmandu)

This highway is more than 900 kilometers long from Kathmandu, Nepal, through Zhangmu Friendship Bridge, enters into Nyalam County of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China (TAR), crosses Rikaze City, the second largest city of Tibet, and arrives at Lhasa, the capital of the TAR. The highway enters from Zhangmu, passes through Nyalam County, crosses Tingri, and after a glimpse of the majesty of the Himalayas, drives 75 kilometers to Lhatse, where you can go straight to the holy land of Lhasa to the east, and to the west via Sangsang, Zhongba, or Wrong Chin, and Kerché to enter the pilgrimage pole of Ali.

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