Tibet Transportation

  Lhasa, Tibet
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  • Lhasa, Tibet
      Lhasa, Tibet
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  • Lhasa, Tibet
      Lhasa, Tibet
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  • Lhasa, Tibet
      Lhasa, Tibet
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by prikje

Bus Schedule (through the China-Nepal Friendship Highway)Start Destination Distance Fare (for reference)Lhasa Qushui 68km 10 YuanLhasa Nimu 83km 18 YuanLhasa Renbu 126km 25 YuanLhasa Shigates 280km 38 Yuan (mini-bus); 80 Yuan (Santana car); 60 Yuan (Golden Cup bus); 80 Yuan (Toyota jeep)Lhasa Lhatse 437km No regular bus serviceLhasa Tingri 572km No regular bus serviceLhasa Neyalamu 724km No regular bus serviceLhasa Zhangmu 754km No regular bus serviceLhasa Gyantse 264km No regular bus serviceLhasa Yatung 73km 100 Yuan (departure time: 10:30 am)Getting AroundTaking mini-bus is the cheapest way to get around in the city. The fare is 2 Yuan no matter how far you go. Both No. 1 Bus and No. 2 Bus may take you to Norbulingkha or Lhasa Long-distance Bus Station. No.3 bus and No.5 bus may take you to Dreprung Monastery and No. 4 to Sera Monastery. The private run mini-bus or jeep follows certain...

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Airport shuttle bus

by Helga67

The airport shuttle bus can be found right outside the airport's arrival terminal. A one-way ticket costs 25 Yuan (to be paid on the bus) and the ride will take about 1 to 1.5 hours to Lhasa.The bus station in Lhasa is one block from the Potala Palace. From there you will need to take a taxi to your accomodation. Be aware, although the taxi will only cost 10 Yuan, taxi drivers at the bus station will try to ask more. Don't pay more than 10 Yuan.

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4x4 - the way to travel around Tibet

by Oana_bic

along with Tibetan driver and guide...cant travel in China by yourself as a tourist plus most of the roads especially close to Everest are very tricky..id also note that the road to Everest base camp was extremely panful and long given ..6 hours off road up and down the mountains, crossing all kinds of dangerous passes and curves, very bumpy and stressful..Chinese are currently building a road for next year as the Olympic torch is meant to leave from Everest base camp!

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Public Transfer from Train Station

by MyHollyDay

Bus 89 will take you to the city center. Once you walk outside of the train station, you will see the public bus station on the right hand side, each clearly marked with a number. Wait at the area marked with 89. The bus cost 1 rmb. There is one every 20 minutes, but the latest run is around 10pm. Your train will arrive Lhasa at 8pm if from Beijing, 9:20pm if from GuangZhou; so don't wait, get on the bus once you arrive. The later the more crowded it gets.It will take the bus about 30 minutes to get to town center. Connect with a ricksaw or taxi once in town if your lodging were not at one of the bus stops. If traveling within Lhasa, all taxi cost no more than 10 rmb (told to us by a taxi driver), and ricksaw should be less than taxi.

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Hitch a ride !!

by rahul.k.agar

I would totally recommend hitching this route. That way you get to meet so many amazing people especially the local Tibetans. Hiring a four wheel drive from Lhasa will be much more expensive and also, the driver will just rush you down in 3-4 days to Kathmandu and you'll miss out on the experience.

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Bus from Lhasa to Ganden

by tremendopunto

You can get to Ganden from Lhasa by public bus, departing in front of the place of the Jokhang Temple. It took about 1h and both ways was 20 Yuan. You are totally free to travel there on your own. On the way back you will stop at another minor temple/monastery, since this is more a pilgrimage for Tibetans than a tourist bus (thats why you have to live with this 'beautiful' music on the bus, if you are lucky).

Landcruisers

by maogao

Make sure that when you rent a Landcruiser that it actually will make it up hills! We rented 2 and one of them could barely make it, plus it filled with exhaust fumes even when attempting small hills. Hours of sitting in an uncomfortable seat with a headache from the fumes is not fun. The altitude is difficult enough to deal with!

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Friendship Highway

by maogao

Be careful when you plan your trip that you don't spend most of your time in transit. Our agency booked us to travel from Shigatse to Rongbuk monastery which meant over 8-10 hours of travel on terrible roads. The Friendship Highway is not so friendly--it is a major construction sight with trucks getting stuck all the time. If one gets stuck, then you're stuck, since there's not always a way to get around it. We were there in September 2005 and it was a mess. Also, most hotels give you toothbrushes and soap--take them with you and hand them out to the poor workers on the road. Women and children are working in filthy conditions hauling and cutting up rocks. They are covered with dust from living and working on the site. Even better, take a package of those cheap cotton gloves. Our driver threw his out to someone and the guy who got them looked like he had won a great prizel! Their lives...

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Ferry cross the river

by grets

The most popular route to reach Samye is by boat across the Yarlung Tsangpo river. The boat is not laid on especially for tourists, it is a regular ferry service used by local and travellers alike. We shared a boat with many local people and their large bundles of luggage, ducks, a dead goat in a plastic bag (with feet and head sticking up), mattresses, bags and boxes. There were some great characters on board and the one-and-a-half hour journey offered a fantastic opportunity of people watching. The journey takes you across and up the river and although the distance it not that great, it is very time consuming as the boatman has to negotiate the strong tide and avoid the many sand banks.

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Air China

by grets

We travelled to Tibet from Kathmandu in Nepal, on board the Air China plane. It was an airbus full of mainly tourists, and I believe it runs three times a week.If you sit on the left hand side of the plane, you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Himalayas and Mount Everest (shown in photo, in the middle at the back with its own little cloud).If you sit on the right hand side and the weather is clear, you will be treated to a magnificent view of the turquoise waters of the scorpion shaped Yamzho Yumco Lake as you can see in the other photo.

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