Tibet Train Schedule And Cost, Qinghai tibet railway

Tibet Train Schedule And Cost

Qinghai Tibet train is the highest railway in the world and it has a total distance of 1972 kilometre from Xining to Lhasa. The highest altitude on the range of Mount Nyenchen Thanglha (Tang’gu’la in Chinese) is shoot up with 5072 meters along with railway. Therefore, the landscape attracts lots of travellers by choosing train to Lhasa every year. Starting train from Xining, you will have Qinghai Lake and vast grass lands which are home to Tibetan people in Amdo. We also have Amazing tours in Amdo to deal with nomad herders before you take train to Lhasa. 2-5 days short stays in Amdo makes you comfortable for acclimatisation in any means of travelling to Tibet. Our Tibet train Schedule incudes everything and we help booking Qinghai tibet railway ticket for tour reserved customers.

Any trains from Beijing, Shanghai and other cities in mainland China are crossing Qinghai as Xining is the gateway Lhasa. It takes only 21 hours riding a train to the holy city.  Here, we have details about Tibet train schedule and cost of each standards including Beijing to Tibet. Check all our train tours to Tibet and reserve the best package on your holiday.

Book Qinghai-Tibet Railway Ticket

We still recommend Qinghai-Tibet railway, as the port of takeoff for Tibet is best from and to Xining (21 hours), the capital of Qinghai Province.

Note: You are required to show Tibet travel permit before boarding a train to Lhasa. If you are confused, just read Tibet travel guide page with maps and detailed information about how to visit Tibet.

Boarding train to Tibet is what we suggest as every travellers take it into consideration for better acclimatisation. A short stay in Amdo by taking day trips from Xining is benefit booking reserve any Tibet tours. The following Tibet train schedule is up to date and cost is transparent. Check our Xining to Lanzhou tour if you are planning to board a train Lhasa at the end point.

Inward Trains to Lhasa, Tibet

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Beijing – Lhasa Train Schedule And Cost

Train Details: Train No.21 | West of Beijing 20:00 – Lhasa 12:20 | 40 Hours/20 Minutes | 3757 km
Ticket Cost: Hard Seat: 360RMB | Hard-sleeper: Upper/Middle/Lower 720/742/763RMB | Soft-sleeper Upper/Lower 1144/1186RMB
Type: Direct Express

 Stations Arrival Time Stop Day Distance
West of Beijing Departure station 1 0
Shijiazhuang North 22:33 4M 1 291km
Taiyuan 00:19 6M 2 516km
Zhongwei 07:05 11M 2 1267km
Lanzhou 12:17 16M 2 1573km
Xining 15:01 20M 2 1801km
Delingha 19:23 2M 2 2306km
Golmud 22:10 25M 2 2615km
Naqu 08:18 6M 3 3435km
Lhasa 12:20 3 3757

Shanghai – Lhasa Train Schedule And Cost

Train Details: Train No.Z164/Z165 | Shanghai 20:10 – Lhasa 18:25 (Arrival on 3rd day) | 46 Hours/15 Minutes | 4373 km
Ticket Cost: Hard Seat: 402.5RMB | Hard-sleeper: Upper/Middle/Lower 793.5/817.5/841.5RMB | Soft-sleeper Upper/Lower 1262.5/1310.5RMB
Type: Direct Express

Stations Arrival Time Stop Day Distance
Shanghai Departure station 1 0
Suzhou 20:55 3M 1 84km
Nanjing 22:56 9M 1 301km
蚌埠 00:37 3M 2 485km
Xuzhou 02:09 6M 2 649km
Zhengzhou 05:07 7M 2 998km
Xi’an 11:14 10M 2 1509km
Lanzhou 18:17 17M 2 2185km
Xining 21:07 20M 2 2413km
Delingha 01:29 2M 3 2922km
Golmud 04:09 25M 3 3243km
Naqu 14:00 6M 3 4063km
Lhasa 18:25 3 4373km

Chongqing – Lhasa Train Schedule And Cost

Train Details: Train No.Z223 | Chongqing 22:25 – Lhasa 09:55 (Arrive on day 3) | 35 Hours / 30 Minutes | 3050 km
Ticket Cost: Hard Seat: 302.5RMB | Hard-sleeper: Upper/Middle/Lower 627.5/645.5/663.5RMB | Soft-sleeper Upper/Lower 997.5/1034.5RMB
Type: New Air-conditioned Direct Express

Stations Arrival Time Stop Day Distance
Chongqing North Departure station 1 0
Nanchong North 00:03 5M 2 165km
Guangyuan 02:02 38M 2 353km
Lanzhou 09:11 16M 2 862km
Xining 12:07 20M 2 1078km
Delingha 16:35 2M 2 1599km
Golmud 19:20 25M 2 1908km
Naqu 05:59 6M 3 2728km
Lhasa 09:55 3 3050km

Xining – Lhasa Train Schedule And Cost

Train Details: Train No.Z6801 | Xining 14:01 – Lhasa 11:14 (Arriving on the 2nd day) | 21 Hours/13 Minutes | 1972 km
Ticket Cost: Hard Seat: 224RMB | Hard-sleeper: Upper/Middle/Lower 495/507/521RMB | Soft-sleeper Upper/Lower 781/808RMB
Type: New Air-conditioned Direct Express

Stations Arrival Time Stop Day Distance
Xining Departure station 1 0
Delingha 18:03 6M 1 521km
Golmud 20:48 25M 1 830km
Ando 05:33 4M 2 1524km
Naqu 06:56 6M 2 1650km
Dangxiong 08:42 4M 2 1808km
Lhasa 11:14 2 1972km

Xining – Lhasa Train

Train Details: Train No.Z6811 | Xining 20:20 – Lhasa 17:25 (Arrive on the 2nd day) | 21 Hours/5minutes | 1972 km
Ticket Cost: Hard Seat: 224RMB | Hard-sleeper: Upper/Middle/Lower 495/507/521RMB | Soft-sleeper Upper/Lower 781/808RMB
Type: Direct Express

Stations Arrival Time Stop Day Distance Hard Seat
Xining Departure station 1 0
Delingha 00:22 6M 2 521 75km
Golmud 03:13 25M 2 830
Ando 11:41 4M 2 1524 180.5km
Naqu 13:15 6M 2 1650 192km
Dangxiong 15:11 4M 2 1808 206km
Lhasa 17:25 2 1972 224km

Chengdu – Lhasa Train

Train Details: Train No.Z322/Z323 | Chengdu 21:37 – Lhasa 09:55 (Arrive on 3rd day) | 36 Hours /18 Minutes | 3360 km
Ticket Cost: Hard Seat: 328RMB | Hard-sleeper: Upper/Middle/Lower 668/689/709RMB | Soft-sleeper Upper/Lower 1062/1101RMB
Type: Direct Express

Stations Arrival Time Stop Day Distance
Chengdu Departure station 1 0
Guangyuan 02:23 17M 2 319km
Lanzhou 09:11 16M 2 1172km
Xining 12:07 20M 2 1370km
Delingha 16:35 2M 2 2270km
Golmud 19:20 25M 2 2480km
Naqu 05:59 6M 3 2900km
Lhasa 09:55 3 3360km

Lanzhou – Lhasa Train Schedule And Cost

Train Details: Train No.Z917 | Lanzhou 11:16 – Lhasa 10:56 (Arrive on 2nd day) | 23 Hours / 40 Minutes | 2188 km
Ticket Cost: Hard Seat: 240RMB | Hard-sleeper: Upper/Middle/Lower 522/535/550RMB | Soft-sleeper Upper/Lower 823/852RMB
Type: Direct Express

Station Arrival Time Stop Day Disatance
Lanzhou Departure station 1 0
Xining 13:41 20M 1 216km
Delingha 18:03 6M 1 737km
Golmud 20:48 25M 1 1046km
Naqu 06:56 6M 2 1862km
Lhasa 10:56 2 2188km

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