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Getting To / From Tibet

BY PLANE:
To take a flight into Tibet is really fast and one can soon acclimatize in Tibet. But it is costly especially to those who can only afford a budget travel plan.

FLIGHT TO AND FROM LHASA
CHENGDU – LHASA - CHENGDU 
BEIJING - LHASA – BEIJING 
CHONGQING – LHASA - CHONGQING
XIAN – LHASA - XIAN
GUANGZHOU – LHASA - GUANGZHOU
KATHMANDU – LHASA – KATHMANDU

BY TRAIN
Traveler considers travelling to Tibet by train is cheaper and helps them to acclimatize. Though it is cheaper compare to flight. It does not really help them to acclimatize. They will suffer from an ongoing headache and dizzy throughout the whole long journey. As it is a long journey. There are two kinds of sleepers on the train, the hard berth and the soft berth. There are six bunks in each compartment, while there only four bunk in one compartment for soft berth. Generally speaking, the conditions are much better in soft berth than that in hard berth.

TRAIN JOURNEY TO AND FROM LHASA.
BEIJING - LHASA – BEIJING 46 HOURS 30 MINUTES EACH JOURNEY.
CHENGDU - LHASA – CHENGDU 44 HOURS 45 MINUTES EACH JOURNEY. 
SHANGHAI - LHASA – SHANGHAI 48 HOURS 52 MINUTES EACH JOURNEY. 
GUANGZHOU - LHASA – GUANGZHOU 55 HOURS 53 MINUTES EACH JOURNEY.
CHONGQING - LHASA – CHONGQING 45 HOURS 39 MINUTS EACH JOURNEY. 
LANZHOU - LHASA - LANZHOU 28 HOURS 35 MINUTES EACH JOURNEY.
XINING - LHASA - XINING 25 HOURS 22 MINUTES EACH JOURNEY.

BY OVERLAND
There are five highways into Tibet, roughly corresponding to the cardinal directions. By overland you can enjoy the natural beauties and astonishing landscapes on the way. But it requires a good and strong body. If you are not sure with your health, please consider this way over and over.

North: The road from Golmud is the easiest legal land route at present. The landscape is beautiful but difficult to appreciate after the long rough ride.

East: There are two highways to Tibet from this side. One starts from Yunnan, and another one from Sichuan. The sceneries you can see along the way are the most beautiful.

West: From Xinjiang to Tibet. It is the hardest one. There are many interesting things for the tourist to see on the way and it is worth considering traveling this way instead of via Mount Kailash. 

South: You can get into Tibet through the Friendship Highway linking Nepal and Tibet.