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Take a train to Tibet on the Qinghai Tibet Railway!

A modern train runing on the Qinghai-Tibet railway going to Lhasa
First time for the Tibetans taking a train on the roof of the world

This is BIG: Now you can take a train to Tibet on the world’s highest railway known as ‘Qinghai-Tibet Railway’. Although traveling to Tibet via railway does take more time than by plane, it gives you much more enjoyment of the wonderful landscapes and a unique experience on the thousands of miles traveling on the roof of the world.

  • Lhasa-Beijing: 47 hours 04 minutes; distance: 4064km
  • Lhasa-Chengdu: 45 hours 40 minutes; distance: 3360km
  • Lhasa-Chongqing: 46 hours 32 minutes; distance: 3654km
  • Lhasa-Shanghai: 48 hours 58 minutes; distance: 4373km
  • Lhasa-Guangzhou: 56 hours 10 minutes; distance: 4980km
    * You may also have your terminuses at Golmud, Xining, Lanzhou or Xi’an.

>> Timetable and Ticket Prices for Trains of Qinghai-Tibet Railway

Facts and Statistics about the Qinghai-Tibet Railway:

* Qinghai-Tibet Railway is the world's highest railway. Some 960 kilometers of its tracks are located 4,000 meters above sea level and the highest point is 5,072 meters, at least 200 meters higher than the Peruvian railway in the Andes, which was formerly the world's most elevated track. More facts ...

Qinghai-Tibet Railway Map

Qinghai-Tibet Railway Map

Want to experience train travel on

Qinghai-Tibet railway?

Access Tibet Tour is a professional tour operator based in Lhasa. We have been in the travel business in Tibet for years and we provide all kinds of travel service in Tibet with care, flexibility, responsiveness and value-for-money. If you want to have an experience of the train trip, simply click here to contct us and leave the rest to us. But please note that we do not offer train-ticket-purchase service only. And also, we would like to advise you that it is sometimes more difficult to purchase train tickets on incoming trains arriving in Tibet from other Chinese cities and we strongly advise you (if you are only taking the train ONE-WAY) to fly into Tibet and then take trains that are departing to other Chinese cities. You will have the exactly same experience as what the incoming train gives. Most importantly, we can guarantee you the outgoing train tickets!


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