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.