Which City Should I Choose as Gateway to Take Flight to Tibet (Lhasa)

Currently there are 18 China cities and one international cities offering daily flights to Tibet. You must be wondering which city should you choose as the ideal gateway to take flight. Well, it depends on your planned itinerary. But some cities are widely chosen by thousands of travelers because they are easily connected, and provide more frequent flight schedule and cheap fares. Check following details:

Top Domestic Flights to Lhasa

Chengdu to Tibet Flights

As the most important gateway to Tibet, Chengdu operates more than 30 flights between Chengdu and Tibet (Lhasa, Nyingchi, Shigatse and Qamdo) in summer and autumn days from early morning about 6am to late afternoon around 9pm. If you are planning a travel to Tibet, you can choose Chengdu as the flight departing hub because it has a much more frequent flight schedule. While in other cities like Beijing, Xian and Shanghai, it is quite difficult to book flight tickets especially during tourist peak seasons (June to October).

Flight No.Departure -- ArrivalDurationFrequencyPlaneFull Price
05:50
Shuangliu Airport T2
08:10
Gonggar Airport
 2h 20m SMTWTFS Airbus A330
1630 ￥
Economy Class
06:55
Shuangliu Airport T2
09:20
Gonggar Airport
 2h 25m SMTWTFS Airbus A330
1630 ￥
Economy Class
08:20
Shuangliu Airport T2
stopover
Kangting
12:00
Gonggar Airport
 3h 40m SMTWTFS Boeing 737
1630 ￥
Economy Class
13:15
Shuangliu Airport T2
15:40
Gonggar Airport
 2h 35m SMTWTFS Airbus A319
1630 ￥
Economy Class
18:35
Shuangliu Airport T2
20:45
Gonggar Airport
 2h 10m - - T - - - - Airbus A330
1630 ￥
Economy Class

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Beijing to Lhasa Flights

Beijing is the most used international arrival city in China, also a popular gateway to Tibet. There are 2 direct flights and three stopover flights to Lhasa from Beijing Capital International Airport every day with a stop in Chengdu. The whole journey will take about 4.5-7.5 hours.

Flight No.Departure -- ArrivalDurationFrequencyPlaneTicket
8:15
Capital Airport(T3)

Chengdu
15:40
Gonggar Airport
 7h 25m SMTWTFS Airbus A319
3260 ￥
Economy Class
08:15
Capital Airport (T3)
Stopover
Chengdu
15:40
Gonggar Airport
 7h 25m SMTWTFS Airbus A319
3260 ￥
Economy Class
08:15
Capital Airport (T3)

Chengdu
15:40
Gonggar Airport
 7h 25m SMTWTFS Airbus A319
3260 ￥
Economy Class

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Xian to Lhasa Flights

Compared with Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, Xian is closer to Lhasa. Travelers only have to fly about 1230 miles (1980 km), approximately 3 hours 15 minutes. Xian Xianyang International Airport operates several daily flights to Lhasa, including nonstop flights and stopover flights with a stop in Xiahe or Xining. These flights are operated by Tibet Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Eastern Airlines, etc. which are all experienced airlines to operate flights on high plateau area.

Flight No.Departure -- ArrivalDurationFrequencyPlaneTicket
06:00
Xianyang Airport(T2)


08:50
Gonggar Airport
 2h 50m - - TW - - - Airbus A319
2280 ￥
Economy Class
07:40
Xianyang Airport (T3)

Xiahe
12:05
Gonggar Airport
 4h 25m S - T - TF - Airbus A319
2280 ￥
Economy Class
08:20
Xianyang Airport (T3)


11:35
Gonggar Airport
 3h 15m SMTWTFS Airbus A319
2280 ￥
Economy Class
11:20
Xianyang Airport (T3)


14:35
Gonggar Airport
 3h 15m SMTWTFS Airbus A319
2280 ￥
Economy Class

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Shanghai Lhasa Flights

Currently (May, 2020) there are three stopover flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar International Airport each day with a stop in Chengdu. It takes about 6.5 hours to fly there over a distance around 1930miles (3107km).

Flight No.Departure -- ArrivalDurationFrequencyPlaneTicket
14:25
Hongqiao Airport T2
stopover
Chengdu
20:45
Gonggar Airport
 6h 20m SMTWTFS JET
3360 ￥
Economy Class
14:25
Hongqiao Airport T2
stopover
Chengdu
20:45
Gonggar Airport
 6h 20m SMTWTFS Airbus A330
3360 ￥
Economy Class
14:25
Hongqiao Airport T2
stopover
Chengdu
20:45
Gonggar Airport
 6h 20m SMTWTFS Airbus A320

Airbus A319
/
Economy Class

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All Flights to Tibet in Summary

Air RouteDistanceDurationFrequencyFlight Type
Chengdu Lhasa 768miles (1286km) about 2.5 hours appr 35 flights per day direct/stopover
Beijing Lhasa 1867 miles (3004 km) 4.5~7.5 hours appr 5 flights per day direct/stopover flights
Xian Lhasa 1230 miles (1980 km) about 3 hrs 20 mins appr 17 flights per day direct/stopover
Shanghai Lhasa about 1930mi (3107km) about 6.5 hours appr 3 flights per day stopover flights
Chongqing Lhasa 985miles(1585km) about 3 hours appr 30 flights per day direct flights
Kunming Lhasa 1220 miles (1963 km) about 2.5~4 hours appr 3 flights per day direct / stopover
Guangzhou Lhasa 1647miles (2651km) about 6 hours appr 3 flights per day stopover flights
Xining Lhasa 968miles (1558km) about 2.5~3.5 hours appr 13 flights per day direct / stopover
Zhengzhou Lhasa 2107 miles (3392 km) about 5 hours appr 1 flight per day stopover flight
Shangri-La Lhasa 542 miles(872km) about 2.5 hours appr 1 flight per day direct flight
Lijiang Lhasa 593 miles (954 km) about 2hrs appr 1 flight per day direct flight
Mianyang Lhasa 1412miles (2274km) about 2h 20min appr 4 flights per day direct flights
Kangding Lhasa 652miles (1050km) about 2 hours appr 1 flight per day direct flight
Yushu Lhasa 437miles (704km) about 1.5 hours appr 3 flights every other day direct flights
Xiahe Lhasa 1435 miles (2309 km) about 2hrs 10mins appr 1 flight per day direct flight

International Flights to Lhasa

So far, Kathmandu is the only international city which operates flights to Lhasa. It is only about 375 miles (1.5 hours)’s flying from Kathmandu to Lhasa. During months from May to October, there are usually one or two daily direct flights operated. In the low seasons, there might be less or no daily flights between Kathmandu and Lhasa.

Kathmandu - Lhasa Flights Schedule and Fares

Flight No. Departure -- Arrival Duration Frequency Plane Ticket
13:20
Tribhuvan Airport


17:00
Gonggar Airport
 1h 25m --T-T-S Airbus A319
4410 ￥
Economy Class
12:00
Tribhuvan Airport


15:35
Gonggar Airport
 1h 25m SM-W-F- Airbus A319
5230 ￥
Economy Class

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