Tibet Tours from Chengdu by Train/Flight 2026: your story starts here

Why travel from Chengdu to Tibet

Chengdu is the most popular gateway city to Tibet both by flight or train. Daily flight (train) makes it easy to reach the pure holy land for you.
Chengdu is the hometown of the Giant Pandas, it also offers other spectacular experience, such as museums, cuisine, ancient buildings, etc. Imagine the marvelous journey covering cute pandas and mysterious Tibetan culture and landscape!
Visiting our office in Chengdu, we deal with your itinerary, payment and other stuffs together to design a wonderful Tibet travel experience.

How to plan a Tibet tour from Chengdu

Usually 2 or 3 days are needed to visit the highlights in Chengdu and take flight or train to Lhasa. You can spend a whole day to explore the bests in Chengdu, such as Panda Reserve Base, Wenshu Temple, Jinli Street. Other activities depend on your scheduled flight or train. If you can spare out some part-time, you can visit Renmin Park, Jinsha Relic Museum or watch a Sichuan Opera Show.

As for the part in Tibet, two destinations should be covered - Lhasa and Everest. Lhasa is the transfer center as well as the first destination in Tibet where houses Potala Palaces and many magnificent Buddhism monasteries. After 1 or 2 days stay in Lhasa, you can travel around to other places, such as Namtso Lake, Nyingchi, Shannan, Shigatse, Ngari as well as Mount Everest.

7 Days Lifetime Tibet Train Tour from Chengdu

Snow-Capped Tanggula Mountains along the Qinghai Tibet Railway

Chengdu Lhasa

Highlights: Chengdu Panda Base, Qinghai Tibet Railway, Potala Palace

Chengdu is the most preferred gateway city to Tibet and traveling by train is the best transportation to view the landscape on the way. This tour gives you an opportunity to feast your eyes leisurely.

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6 Days Classic Chengdu Lhasa Highlights Tour

A Cute Giant Panda Photographed by Our Guest

Chengdu Lhasa

Highlights: Panda Base, Wenshu Temple, Potala Palace, Sera Monastery

Chengdu is the hometown of giant panda while Lhasa is the holy city of Buddhism. Visiting these two cities will never disappoint you. This tour covers the most highlighted sites of them.

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10 Days Chengdu Lhasa Everest Overland Tour

Chengdu Lhasa

Highlights: Panda Base, Potala Palace, Yamdrok Lake, Palcho Monastery Mt.Everest

This tour is made for those who want to have a short stay in Chengdu and a deep discovery of Tibet. Before heading to Tibet, you have the chance to enjoy a close visit to the giant panda which is known as “living fossil” in “laid-back” Chengdu. In Tibet, you will spend several days exploring Lhasa, then go to visit the peak of the world - Mt. Everest via Gyantse and Shigatse. On your journey, you will experience all features of Tibet – holy palace and monastery, snow-capped mountain, sacred lake, devoted pilgrims etc.

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4 Days Best of Tibet Tour from Chengdu

Chengdu Lhasa

Highlights: Highlights:Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery

Chengdu, the center city of southwest part of China, is always the most convenient gateway to Tibet. We offering you, who wants to extend a China Tour to Tibet from Chengdu, a well-organized Tiber tour with our years’ experience. Just join us!

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9 Days Chengdu Lhasa Kathmandu Overland Tour

Tibetan Stone Marks beside Yamdrok Lake in Gyantse

Chengdu Lhasa Kathmandu

Highlights: Panda Base, Potala Palace, Tashilumpo Monastery, Mt.Evrest

Chengdu has attracted thousands of travelers from different corners of the world with giant panda - one of the most endearing animals. This took will take you to have a very close contact with pandas and enjoy the leisure life pace of Chengdu. Then, you will make full use of your time to explore holy Lhasa City and Mt. Everest. At last, the tour ends at the border between Tibet and Nepal. You can transfer to Kathmandu directly.

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10 Days Panda & Qinghai Tibet Railway Experience Tour

Chengdu Xining Lhasa

Highlights: Panda Base, Wenshu Temple, Potala Palace, Sera Monastery

Want to view the natural beauty along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway but dislike too long train journey? This tour is what you need. You will take a flight to Xining and then get to Lhasa by train.

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8 Days Hong Kong Tibet Tour with Stopover in Chengdu

Hong Kong Chengdu Lhasa

Highlights: Hong Kong Independent Tour, Panda Base, Wenshu Temple, Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple

You may happen to be in Hong Kong and planning to visit Tibet. Easy! But you can't fly directly to Lhasa and have to make a stop at Chengdu. Here is the right deal.

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9 Days Enchanting Chengdu Nyingchi Lhasa Tour

Highlights: Chengdu Panda Base, Leshan Giant Buddha, Basum-tso Lake, Lulang Forest, Potala Palace, Jokhang Tmeple

This 9-day tour connects Chengdu, Nyingchi, and Lhasa, following a route that allows travelers to acclimate to the altitude gradually and comfortably. You will begin in Chengdu, discovering its adorable giant pandas, laid-back lifestyle, and the nearby UNESCO-listed Leshan Giant Buddha. Then, take a scenic flight to Nyingchi, often called the Switzerland of Tibet, where lower altitude, fresh air, snow-capped peaks, dense forests, turquoise lakes, and if visiting between March and May, vibrant peach blossoms create a refreshing and gentle introduction to the Tibetan Plateau. From Nyingchi, travel overland toward the holy city of Lhasa, ascending step by step while enjoying ever-changing landscapes. In Lhasa, immerse yourself in a serene spiritual atmosphere and admire the grandeur of iconic palaces and sacred monasteries.

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Custom Tibet Tours for Expats in China

Happened to be working or living in China? It's time to take a break, and board a flight or train to the holy land Tibet. Following are our specially tailored tour packages for expats in Chengdu - enjoyable and budget.

Chengdu Top Attractions

Chengdu Panda Base

Wenshu Temple

Jinli Street

Jinsha Relic Museum

Sichuan Opera

Chengdu Lhasa Flight Info

There are DAILY flights leaving Chengdu for Lhasa, and most direct flights from other cities go through Chengdu to Tibet.

Flights usually take 2.5 hours from Chengdu to Lhasa, and you can choose to leave in the morning or the afternoon, for the flight that meets your needs.

Chengdu Lhasa Train Info

Train Z322 from Chengdu to Lhasa departs every other dayand arrives at Lhasa Railway Station on the third day (about 37 hrs).

Note:

1. We do NOT offer a ticket-only service because foreign visitors must book a tour from a travel agency and obtain a Tibet Entry Permit before booking their Tibet train ticket;

2. Tibet train tickets are quite popular, especially in peak seasons (from July to October), so please make your inquiry at least 3-6 months before your departure date.