Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Lhasa to Xining

Country forums / North-East Asia / Tibet

Hi all,

As it seems to get difficult to get around in Tibet we are thinking of making a trip outside TAR.
The question is how can we get from Lhasa to Xining, I can't find any airline doing that trip..
Does anybody know a way to get there ???

Thx

daily train services point to point, approx. 24 hours. tvb

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All of the trains leaving Lhasa pass through Xining so getting a train ticket shouldn't be too hard. You will have to buy it a few days in advance at least.

There are currently no direct flights between Lhasa and Xining (there always has been in the past, but there aren't any now). You can still fly from Lhasa to Xining, but you have to go through Chengdu or Xi'an.

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