Get to Tibet by Air Plane

For typical tourists, the best way is to take a plane. There are flights from Beijing, Chengdu(daily departure!), Chongqing, Xining, Chamdo, Xi'an, Zhongdian, and Kathmandu. Click on the following link to get the full flight timetable on a new page.

• A Full Flight Timetable in and out of Lhasa

Chengdu is a very important hub city for flights going to and from Tibet. There are at least two flights form Chengdu to Lhasa EVERYDAY.When you come to Tibet from Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou, you have to make a stop in Chengdu. Anyway, Chengdu is the best place to see Giant Panda Bears, and the Ancient Sanxingdui Ruins, etc. So an overnight stay in Chengdu is a good idea.

Furthermore,the flights going to Lhasa from Chengdu are all very early, and the planes are all Airbus A340, very comfortable ones.

Drive to Tibet in 4 Wheel Vehicles!

For those very adventurous people, driving a 4 wheel-drive vehicle to Tibet is an incredible choice that will be remembered for the rest of your life. This drive does require a lot of courage and determination.

You can drive to Tibet via 5 routes:

• • Sichuan (Chengdu) to Lhasa : 2159 kilometers to 2407 km
• • Yunnan (Kunming) to Lhasa: 2317 kilometers
• • Qinghai (Xining) to Lhasa: 1947 kilometers
• • Xinjiang (Yecheng) to Lhasa: 2743 kilometers
• • Kathmandu to Lhasa

Among the above routes, driving from Qinghai or Kathmandu ("friendship highway") is the easiest route. We do not recommend that you drive to Tibet using any of the other routes unless you are a ‘professional driver’ and an adventurer with all of the necessary gear and backup support.

Top Smart Tours can also operate 4 wheel driving tours to Tibet. If you would like to take a real adventure by driving all the way to the rooftop of the world, please click here to contact us.

Travel to Tibet by Train

Now you can take a train to Tibet on the world's highest Qinghai-Tibet railway! By traveling on a train to Tibet, although it takes much longer time than by plane, you can enjoy the wonderful landscapes and unique experience of seeing thousands of miles of l beautiful andscapes and unique sceneries.