Flights to Tibet - Tibet Flights Routes, Schedule, Airports and Tips 2024/2025

Why Taking a Flight to Tibet So Popular?

Taking a flight to Tibet has become the mostly chosen option for travelers because it is much faster, and save much time, compared with taking a train to Tibet, which usually costs more than 40 hours to reach Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. At the same time, there are more than 18 cities in China you can choose as the gateway to take a flight to Tibet, including Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Xian, Kunming, Chongqing, etc. All these cities provide convenient direct flights. Top cities, like Chengdu, Beijing and Xian, even has 6~17 direct flights to Tibet each day. You can also take a flight to Lhasa directly from Kathmandu which usually has 1 or 2 flights to Lhasa each day.

Current Tibet Flight Situation

In Tibet, there are five airports you can use as arrival hub – Lhasa Gonggar Airport, Nyingchi Mainling Airport, Shigatse Peace Airport, Qamdo Bangda Airport and Ngari Gunsa Airport. Among all these airports, Lhasa Gonggar Airport is the most popular and important one which connects many cities in China, such as Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Kunming, Shangri-La, etc. It also has flights to some prefectures in Tibet, such as Nyingchi, Ngari and Qamdo. While the rest 4 airports only operate flight from a few cities in China, such as Chongqing, Chengdu, Urumqi, etc.

Even though there are so many air routes, you’d better also book your flight to Tibet as early as possible because it is usually not easy to ensure a ticket for flight to Tibet as the demands are quite high especially during tourism peak months (from July to October). Tibet Discovery can help you book Tibet flight which is usually included in a valuable tour package at a reasonable price. Please feel free to contact to learn about our tour packages and Tibet flight information and tips.