Urumqi-Lhasa Trains

Urumqi – Lhasa Trains offer the train schedules between Urumqi and Lhasa, the distance between them is about 1604 km. Urumqi(乌鲁木齐) is the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region. It is also the political, economic, cultural, scientific, educational and transportation center of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region. Urumqi is located in northwest China, central Xinjiang, the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, the hinterland of Eurasia, adjacent to the countries of Central Asia. So it is also called “the capital of Asia center(亚心之都)”. 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 Urumqi and Lhasa by train.

Railway Stations

• Urumqi Diwopu International Airport乌鲁木齐地窝堡机场
  Address: 乌鲁木齐市新市区迎宾路1342号
  Tel: 0991-3801453
• 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 

Urumqi to Lhasa Trains

There are no daily direct trains from Urumqi to Lhasa. Taking train there in Tibet is more cost-effective than other vehicles. The trains pass through one railway station — Xining on the way, stopover time is 1 hours and 39 minutes. The whole journey takes about 33 hours 25 minutes from Urumqi to Lhasa. You can choose different classes according to your need, like hard seat, soft seat, soft sleeper or no seat.

Whole journey:  32 hours 22 minutes

Lhasa to Urumqi Trains

There are no daily direct trains from Lhasa to Urumqi. Taking train there in Tibet is more cost-effective than other vehicles. The trains pass through one railway station — Xining on the way, stopover time is 36 minutes. The whole journey takes about 32 hours 35 minutes from Lhasa to Urumqi.

Whole journey:  35 hours 36 minutes

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 Urumqi 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.