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Timetable & ticket prices for trains into and out of Tibet

***Beijing West-Lhasa

Train T27 will start from Beijing West Railway Station at 21:30 and arrive at Lhasa Railway Station at 20:00 on the third day after 46 hours and 30 minutes' running.

Train T28 will depart from Lhasa Railway Station at 8:00 am. and arrive in Beijing west at 7:34 am. on the third day with a 48-hour-trip.

T27(Lhasa-Beijing West)			T28(Beijing West-Lhasa)
Dep. Time	Arr. Time	Station	Arr. Time	Dep. Time
08:30		Lhasa	20:00
12:11	12:05	Nagqu	16:07	16:13
22:25	22:05	Golmud	05:23	05:43
09:29	09:14	Xining	18:14	18:29
12:36	12:21	Lanzhou	15:06	15:21
20:28	20:12	Xian	08:36	08:48
05:15	05:13	Shijiazhuang	23:49	23:51
	07:34	Beijng West		21:30

Note: Trains runs through 4064 kilometers from Beijing to Lhasa and the journey takes around 48 hours.

***Chengdu-Lhasa

T22/3 train will leave Chengdu at 20:36 and arrive in Lhasa at 17:21 on the third day with a trip of 44 hours and 45 minutes.

T24/1 train will set out from Lhasa at 10:45 am and get to Chengdu at 08:25 am on the third day after 45 hours and 40 minutes.

T22/3 (Chengdu-Lhasa)			T24/1(Lhasa-Chengdu)
Dep. Time	Arr. Time	Station	Arr. Time	Dep. Time
	17:21	Lhasa		10:45
12:53	12:47	Nagqu	14:30	14:36
03:12	02:52	Golmud	00:19	00:39
16:41	16:25	Xining	10:58	11:13
13:32	13:17	Lanzhou	14:16	14:31
08:20	08:06	Baoji	20:46	20:58
01:37	01:23	Guangyuan	03:24	03:41
20:36		Chengdu	08:25

Notes:

1.Train leaves Chengdu or Chongqing alternatively that means a train leaves either Chengdu or Chongqing every other day.

2.It takes around 48 hours to travel from Chengdu to Lhasa and 49 hours from Chongqing to Lhasa.

***Lanzhou/Xining-Lhasa

K917 train will leave Lanzhou at 17:15 and arrive in Lhasa at 21:50 on the second day with a trip of 28 hours and 35 minutes.

K918 train will set out from Lhasa at 11:20 am and arrive in Lanzhou at 15:27 on the second day after running for 28 hours and 7 minutes.

K917(Lanzhou/Xining-Lhasa)			K918 (Lhasa-Lanzhou/Xining)
Dep. Time	Arr. Time	Station	Arr. Time	Dep. Time
	21:50	Lhasa		11:20
19:56	19:54	Damxung	13:10	13:12
18:07	18:01	Nagqu	15:12	15:18
16:19	16:10	Anduo	17:10	17:12
07:33	07:13	Golmud	01:06	01:26
02:56	02:50	Delingha	04:51	04:57
20:28	20:08	Xining	11:44	12:04
17:15		Lanzhou	15:27

Notes:

1. Trains depart from Xining or Lanzhou every other day that means a train daparts from Xining or Lanzhou alternatively every two days.

2. It takes 24 hours and 24 minutes to travel from Xining to Lhasa and 28 hours and 35 minutes from Lanzhou to Lhasa.

***Chongqing-Lhasa

Train T222/3 will start from Chongqing at 19:40 and arrive in Lhasa at 17:21 on the third day running for 45 hours and 41 minutes.

Train T224/1 will set out from Lhasa at 10:45 am. and arrive in Chongqing at 9:18 am. with a trip of 46 hours and 33 minutes.

T222/3(Chongqing-Lhasa)			T224/1(Lhasa-Chongqing)
Dep. Time	Arr. Time	Station	Arr. Time	Dep. Time
	17:21	Lhasa		10:45
12:53	12:47	Nagqu	14:30	14:36
03:12	02:52	Golmud	00:19	00:39
16:41	16:25	Xining	10:58	11:13
13:32	13:17	Lanzhou	14:16	14:31
08:20	08:18	Baoji	20:46	20:48
06:45	06:30	Xian	22:12	22:26
22:53	22:46	Dazhou	05:57	06:03
21:28	21:23	Guang'an	07:22	07:24
19:40		Chongqing	09:18

Timetable for Train into and outside of Lhasa as below:

From-To/ Train Number	Depart. Time	Arriv. Time	Total Length/ Total Hours	Price			Frequency
				Hard Seat	Hard Sleeper	Soft Sleeper
Beijing to Lhasa T27	21:30	20:00 (on the third day)	4064 km/47h plus 28mins	389 yuan (US$50)	813 yuan (US$104)	1262 yuan (US$162)	Every day
	Stops for Passenger Flow	Shijiangzhuang (Hebei Province), Xi'an (Shaanxi), Lanzhou (Gansu), Xining (Qinghai), Golmud (Qinghai), Nagqu (Tibet)
Lhasa to Beijing T28	08:30	07:34(on the third day)	4064 km/48h	389 yuan (US$50)	813 yuan (US$104)	1262 yuan (US$162)		Every day
	Stops for Passenger Flow	Nagqu (Tibet), Golmud (Qinghai), Xining (Qinghai), Lanzhou (Gansu), Xi'an (Shaanxi), Shijiazhuang (Hebei)
Chengdu to Lhasa T22/3	20:36	17:21(on the third day)	3360 km/48h plus 10mins	331 yuan (US$42)	712 yuan (US$91)	1104 yuan (US$142)		Every other day
	Stops for Passenger Flow	Guangyuan (Sichuan), Baoji (Shaanxi), Lanzhou (Gansu), Xining (Qinghai), Golmud (Qinghai), Nagqu (Tibet)
Lhasa to Chengdu T24/1	10:45	08:25(on the third day)	3360 km/48h plus 50mins	331 yuan (US$42)	712 yuan (US$91)	1104 yuan (US$142)		Every other day
	Stops for Passenger Flow	Nagqu (Tibet), Golmud (Qinghai), Xining (Qinghai), Lanzhou (Gansu), Baoji (Shaanxi), Guangyuan (Sichuan)
Chongqing to Lhasa T222/3	19:40	17:21(on the third day)	3654 km/47h plus 8mins	355 yuan (US$46)	754 yuan (US$97)	1168 yuan (US$150)		Every other day
	Stops for Passenger Flow	Guang'an (Sichuan), Dazhou (Sichuan), Xi'an (Shaanxi), Baoji (Shaanxi), Lanzhou (Gansu), Xining (Qinghai), Golmud (Qinghai), Nagqu (Tibet)
Lhasa to Chongqing T224/1	10:45	09:18 (on the third day)	3654 km/48h plus 50mins	355 yuan (US$46)	754 yuan (US$97)	1168 yuan (US$150)		Every other day
	Stops for Passenger Flow	Nagqu (Tibet), Golmud (Qinghai), Xining (Qinghai), Lanzhou (Gansu), Baoji (Shaanxi), Xi'an (Shaanxi), Dazhou (), Guang¡¯an (Sichuan)
Lanzhou to Lhasa K917	17:15	21:50 (on the second day)	2188 km/29h plus 45mins	242 yuan (US$31)	552 yuan (US$71)	854 yuan (US$109)		Every other day
	Stops for Passenger Flow	Xining (Qinghai), Hairag (Qinghai), Keke (Qinghai), Delingha (Qinghai), Golmud (Qinghai), Tuotuohe (Qinghai), Amdo (Tibet), Nagqu (Tibet), Damxung (Tibet)
Lhasa to Lanzhou K918	11:20	15:27 (on the second day)	2188 km/30h plus 13mins	242 yuan (US$31)	552 yuan (US$71)	854 yuan (US$109)		Every other day
	Stops for Passenger Flow	Damxung (Tibet), Nagqu (Tibet), Amdo (Tibet), Tuotuohe (Qinghai), Golmud (Qinghai), Delingha (Qinghai), Keke (Qinghai), Hairag (Qinghai), Xining (Qinghai)
Xining to Lhasa N917	20:28	21:50 (on the second day)	1972 km/26h plus 23mins	226 yuan (US$29)	523 yuan (US$67)	810 yuan (US$104)		Eve ry other day
	Stops for Passenger Flow	Hairag (Qinghai), Keke (Qinghai), Delingha (Qinghai), Golmud (Qinghai), Tuotuohe (Qinghai), Amdo (Tibet), Nagqu (Tibet), Damxung (Tibet)
Lhasa to Xining N918	11:20	11:44 (on the second day)	1972 km/26h plus 47mins	226 yuan (US$29)	523 yuan (US$67)	810 yuan (US$104)		Every other day
	Stops for Passenger Flow	Damxung (Tibet), Nagqu (Tibet), Amdo (Tibet), Tuotuohe (Qinghai), Golmud (Qinghai), Delingha (Qinghai), Keke (Qinghai), Hairag (Qinghai)