Beijing-Lhasa Trains
Travel between Beijing and Lhasa by train is available for tourists, the distance between them is about 3590 km.Tibet Train travel has become one of the most popular ways for travelers from around the world to reach the magical places. The Qinghai-Tibet railway travels across a series of mountain ranges and endless lakes including Qinghai Lake, the largest salt-water lake in the world. Generally, visitors leave a deep expression on the beauty of the vast scenery Tibet Plateau.
The Beijing-Lhasa train Z21 was launched in July, 2006, this great railway between Beijing and Lhasa takes passengers from northern China to the furthest southwestern Tibet plateau for their lifetime Tibet tour. The Beijing to Lhasa train is served as one of the 3 initial railway routes of Qinghai-Tibet Railway, with other two lines moving from Chengdu to Lhasa and Xining to Lhasa. The Beijing-Lhasa train stretches 3753 km all the way to Lhasa, crossing 8 provinces with 1110 km running on the world’s highest Qinghai-Tibet Railway. The total train ride is about 44 hours from Beijing to Lhasa, the return train from Lhasa to Beijing is called Z22.
Beijing West Railway Station 北京西站
Address: East Lianhuachi Road, Fengtai District, Beijing 北京市丰台区莲花池东路118号
Tel: 010-6321 6253
Lhasa Railway Station 拉萨火车站
Address: Liuwu Village, Deqing County, Lhasa 拉萨市堆龙德庆县柳梧乡
Tel:0971-9510 5105
Official China Train Timetable from Beijing to Lhasa
|
Station |
Arrival |
Departure |
Stop Time(m) | |
| 1 |
Beijing West(北京西) |
– |
20:00 |
– |
| 2 |
Shijiazhuang North(石家庄北) |
22:33 |
22:37 |
4 |
| 3 |
Taiyuan(太原) |
00:19 |
00:25 |
6 |
| 4 | Zhongwei(中卫) |
07:05 |
07:16 |
11 |
| 5 |
Lanzhou(兰州) |
12:17 |
12:32 |
15 |
| 6 |
Xining(西宁) |
15:01 |
15:21 |
20 |
| 7 |
Delingha(德令哈) |
19:23 |
19:25 |
2 |
| 8 |
Golmud(格尔木) |
22:10 |
22:35 |
25 |
| 9 |
Nagchu(那曲) |
08:41 |
08:48 |
7 |
| 10 |
Lhasa(拉萨) |
12:40 |
– |
– |
Official China Train Timetable from Lhasa to Beijing
|
Station |
Arrival |
Departure |
Stop Time(m) | |
| 1 |
Lhasa(拉萨) |
– |
16:30 |
– |
| 2 |
Nagchu(那曲) |
19:53 |
19:59 |
6 |
| 3 |
Golmud(格尔木) |
06:10 |
06:35 |
25 |
| 4 | Delingha(德令哈) |
09:02 |
09:04 |
2 |
| 5 |
Xining(西宁) |
13:25 |
13:45 |
20 |
| 6 |
Lanzhou(兰州) |
16:15 |
16:30 |
15 |
| 7 |
Zhongwei(中卫) |
21:27 |
21:35 |
8 |
| 8 |
Taiyuan(太原) |
03:54 |
04:00 |
6 |
| 9 |
Shijiazhuang North(石家庄北) |
05:45 |
05:56 |
11 |
| 10 |
Beijing West(北京西) |
08:28 |
– |
– |
Please Note:
- Booking an original train is easier than booking a passing-by train. You can book a train ticket 10 days in advance at most.
- Generally, the seats on the train in China have two types including soft seat and hard seat. Also, there are two kinds of sleeper seats on China’s trains, which are hard berth and soft berth. Hard berth is divided into upper berth, middle berth and lower hard sleeper (lower berth is the best); while soft berth is divided into upper berth and lower berth (lower berth is better).
- In China, taking a train is a comparative cheaper way to cut down the travel cost. While correspondingly, the comfortable level is lower than by air.
- For luggages, passengers need to take them by themselves and keep an eye on them during transporting without luggage-checking service on the train.
- Do not bring too many luggages during the peak seasons if necessary.
- The above train might be slightly changed due to practical situation, feel free to contact us for the detailed and newest information
- Tibet travel permit is required for entering Lhasa and travelling around Tibet, make sure you got the permit before going Tibet by train, or you will not be allowed to get on the train. If you don’t have the permit, we could offer the service include the permit application, ticket booking and Tibet tour arrangement.
