Getting there & away
Minibuses to Lhasa (Y50) leave from a stand on Qingdao Lu on the eastern side of Shigatse. You can also catch the similar public bus service, which runs from the main bus station. Foreigners will be able to buy bus tickets to Lhasa on the minibuses, but not tickets on buses to Lhasa from the main bus station.
Going between Lhasa and Shigatse, taxis do the trip for Y50 to Y70 per person (four hours) and wait for fares near the spot where the minibuses depart.
At the main bus station there are daily morning minibuses to Sakya (Y40, four hours) and Lhatse (Y40, five hours).
Minibuses to Gyantse (Y20, 1½ hours) run when full from outside the main bus station from morning till late evening. Taxis run when full for Y25 per seat.
There are daily (sometimes twice daily) buses running to Saga (Y150, 16 hours), and two or three buses daily to Shegar (Y75, seven hours).
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