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).

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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.

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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.

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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).

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All Flights to Tibet in Summary

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

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