Lijiang-Lhasa Trains
Lijiang – Lhasa Trains offer the train schedules between Lijiang and Lhasa, the distance between them is about 1760 km. Lijiang(丽江) is located on Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, at an altitude of 2400 meters. A great number of travelers are attracted by the beauty and charm of the Old City and the Snow Mountain, keeping pouring and lingering on their primitive simplicity and quietness. And, now, the Lijiang Ancient Town is being reported as one of China Historical Cultural Cities in the whole world’s cultural heritages. Lhasa (拉萨)is the holy land of Tibetan Buddhism, also famed as ‘the Sunshine City’ for its annual sunshine time. It is famous for Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Norbulingka, etc. This page is about how to travel between Lijiang and Lhasa by train.
Railway Station
- Lijiang Railway Station 丽江火车站
It is a metro station and a railway station of Beijing–Guangzhou Railway. The station is located in Furong District, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Tel: 0731-12306 - Lhasa Railway Station 拉萨火车站
Address: Tongzhan Road, Duilong Deqing District, Lhasa City 拉萨市堆龙德庆区通站路
Tel: 0891-6756 221
How to Get There: Take taxi, City bus - Kunming South Railway Station 昆明南站
Address: Wujiaying, Chenggong District, Kunming City, Yunnan云南省昆明市呈贡区吴家营
Tel: 0871-9510 5105\ - Chengdu East Railway Station 成都东站
Address: Qingyijiang Road, Chenghua District, Chengdu 四川省成都市成华区青衣江路
Tel:028-8411 0791
Lijiang to Lhasa Trains
There are no daily direct trains from Lijiang to Lhasa. Taking train there in Tibet is more cost-effective than other vehicles. The trains pass through two stopovers — Kunming and Chengdu on the way, stopover time is 1 hours and 39 minutes. The whole journey takes about 33 hours 25 minutes from Lijiang to Lhasa. You can choose different classes according to your need, like hard seat, soft seat, soft sleeper or no seat.
Lijiang – Kunming Train Schedules
Whole journey: 49 hours 36 minutes
| Train Number | Departs | Arrives | Duration | Transfer Station | Reference Price(￥) |
| K9624 | 09:40(Lijiang) | 11:49(Dali) | 2h9m | Dali Railway Station | Hard Seat/No Seat: 34CNY Soft Seat: 49CNY Hard Sleeper: 69.5CNY Soft Sleeper: 105.5 CNY |
| D8678 | 12:29 | 14:43 | 2h14m | / | Second Class: 145CNY First Class: 231 CNY Busness Class: 433 CNY |
Kunming – Chengdu – Lhasa Train Schedules
Whole journey: 44 hours 33 minutes Stay Time: 1 hours 39 minutes
| Train Number | Departs | Arrives | Duration | Transfer Station | Reference Price(￥) |
| G2890 | 13:22 | 19:58 | 6h36m | Chengdu East Railway Station | Second Class: 487.5CNY First Class: 797.5CNY Premier Seat: 900.5CNY |
| Z322 | 21:37 | 09:55 | 36h18m | / | Hard Seat/No Seat: 302.5CNY Hard Sleeper: 627.5CNY Soft Sleeper: 997.5 CNY |
Lhasa – Lijiang Trains
Lhasa – Chengdu – Kunming Train Schedules
Z324 – G2883
| Train Number | Departure Station | Departure Time | Arrival Station | Arrival Time | Duration | Transfer Time | Price |
| Z324 | Lhasa Railway Station | 18:40 | Chengdu Railway Station | 06:58 | 36h18m | 1h52m | Soft Sleeper: 997.5 CNY Hard Sleeper: 627.5 CNY Hard Seat: 302.5 CNY |
| G2883 | Chengdu East Railway Station | 08:50 | Kunming South Railway Station | 14:29 | 5h39m | / | Second Class: 487.5 CNY First Class: 797.5 CNY Busness Class: 1494.5 CNY |
Z324 – G2885
| Z324 | Lhasa Railway Station | 18:40 | Chengdu Railway Station | 06:58 | 36h18m | 2h51m | Soft Sleeper: 997.5 CNY Hard Sleeper:627.5 CNY Hard Seat:302.5 CNY |
| G2885 | Chengdu East Railway Station | 09:49 | Kunming South Railway Station | 16:11 | 6h22m | / | Second Class: 487.5 CNY First Class: 797.5 CNY Busness Class: 1494.5 CNY |
Z324 – G2891
| Z324 | Lhasa Railway Station | 18:40 | Chengdu Railway Station | 06:58 | 36h18m | 7h06m | Soft Sleeper: 997.5 CNY Hard Sleeper: 627.5 CNY Hard Seat: 302.5 CNY |
| G2891 | Chengdu East Railway Station | 14:04 | Kunming South Railway Station | 20:50 | 6h46m | / | Second Class: 487.5 CNY First Class: 797.5 CNY Premier Seat: 900.5 CNY |
Kunming – Lijiang Train Schedules
Whole journey: 4 hours 44 minutes
| Train Number | Departs | Arrives | Duration | Transfer Station | Reference Price(￥) |
| D8762 | 15:35 | 17:30 | 1h3m | Dali Railway Station | Second Class: 451 CNY First Class: 231 CNY Busness Class: 433 CNY |
| K9627 | 18:15 | 20:19 | 2h4m | / | Hard Seat/No Seat: 34CNY Soft Seat: 49CNY |
Tips:
1. The above information is just for reference. if any change is based the real-time information.
2. You can book a train ticket yourself 10 days in advance at most. Or if you want to book ticket or arrange a Tibet tour, you can contact us, our travel consultant will provide attentive services. We have many tour packages related to Lijiang and Lhasa in Tibet. Check more information about Lhasa tour. Please contact us by Email: contact@MysteriousTibet.com; Tel: +86-871-63511469.
3. Generally, the seats on the train in China have tow 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 are divided into upper berth, middle berth and lower hard sleeper (lower berth is the best); while soft berth are divided into upper berth and lower berth (lower berth is better).
4. 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.
5. You need to take the baggages by yourself and keep an eye on them during the journey. Trains in Tibet may be crowded when in the domestic travel seasons as well as summer holidays.
