To get in Tibet, train is a very good choice because you can slowly adapt to Tibet’s high altitude instead of a sudden transition of the altitude (if you take the plane). There are trains to Tibet from Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Lanzhou and Xining.
Here are some introductions about the railway services to Tibet:
1. T27: Beijing west to Lhasa,Tibet. It is available every day. This trip is about 4064 km long and it takes 47 hours and 28 minutes. Price: 389 rmb for hard seat, 813 rmb for hard bed, 1262 rmb for soft bed. T27 starts at Beijing on 21:30 and arrives at Lhasa,Tibet on 20:58(The third day). T28(Lhasa,Tibet to Beijing west) starts at Lhasa on 08:00 and arrives at Beijing on 08:00(The third day). You can buy the T27 and T28 tickets in these cities: Beijing,Lhasa,Shijiazhuang,Xi an,Lanzhou,Xining,Germu,Naqu.
2. T22: Chengdu to Lhasa,Tibet. It is available every two days. The total length of this trip is 3360 km. Price: 331 rmb for hard seat, 712 rmb for hard bed, 1104 rmb for soft bed. T22 starts at Chengdu on 18:18 and arrives at Lhasa,Tibet on 18:28(The third day). T23 starts at Lhasa on 09:55 and arrives at Chengdu on 09:55(The third day). You can buy the T22 and T23 tickets in these cities: Chengdu,Lhasa,Guangyuan,Baoji,Lanzhou,Xining,Germu,Naqu.(T22 is a good choice for your Lhasa travel and Tibet travel. You can visit Chengdu before your Tibet tours. Chengdu is also a famous tourism city in China and the Chengdu girls are very pretty, 🙂 )
3. T222: Chongqing to Lhasa,Tibet. It is available every two days. The total length of this trip is 3654 km. Price: 355 rmb for hard seat, 754 rmb for hard bed, 1168 rmb for soft bed. T22 starts at Chongqing on 19:20 and arrives at Lhasa on 18:28(The third day). T223 starts at Lhasa on 09:05 and arrives at Chongqing on 09:55(The third day). You can buy the T222 and T223 tickets in these cities: Chongqing,Lhasa,Guangan,Dazhou,Xi an, Baoji,Lanzhou,Xining,Germu,Naqu.
4. K917: Lanzhou to Lhasa,Tibet. It is available every two days. The total length of this trip is 2188 km. Price: 242 rmb for hard seat, 552 rmb for hard bed, 854 rmb for soft bed. K917 starts at Lanzhou on 16:45 and arrives at Lhasa on 22:30(The third day). K918 starts at Lhasa on 09:32 and arrives at Lanzhou on 15:45(The third day). You can buy the K917 and K918 in these cities: Lanzhou,Lhasa,Xining,Hargai,Keke,Delingha,Germu,Tuotuohe,Anduo,Naqu,Dangxiong.
5. N917: Xining to Lhasa,Tibet. It is available every 2 days. The total length of this trip is 1972 km and it taks 30 hours and 13 minutes. Price: 226 rmb for hard seat. 523 rmb for hard bed, 816 rmb for soft bed. N917 starts at Xining on 20:07 and arrives at Lhasa on 22:30(The third day). N918 starts at Lhasa on 09:32 and arrives at Xining on 12:19(The third day). You can buy the N917 and N918 tickets in these cities: Xining,Lhasa,Hargai,Keke,Germu,Tuotuohe,Anduo,Naqu,Dangxiong.
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