Train to Tibet

Train to Tibet brings together the most attractive panoramas into one unique travel experience!

Qinghai-Tibet Railway is the world’s highest railway. Its been open to the public since 2006. This railway line covers 710 miles and reaching altitudes over 5000m from Qinghai to Lhasa.

The train starts from mainland China: Beijing, Xining, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chongqing.

The natural landscape of the railway Route

There is no better way to explore Tibet than on a scenic rail journey aboard. Hence world highest railway is where you can roll into view with the boundless grasslands dotted with black yaks, the prayer flags fluttering from gold-topped temples, the desolate, golden Gobi desert, Tanggula Glacier and the wildlife-rich Kekexili Nature Reserve. Additionally, You can also spot Tibetan antelope and wild yaks.

Features of the Tibet train.

To protect passengers from high-altitude sickness, trains have an oxygen supply system. The trail cabins have private oxygen-dispensing outlets. The temperature in the train is regulated and pressurized. The windows are glazed with a UV coating to protect against the powerful high-altitude rays.

Seat classes on Tibet train:

Hard seat:

Cushioned seats with five in a row, cheap but overcrowded and not recommendable for long-distance journeys.

Hard sleeper:

Six beds in half-opened compartments, with luggage storage above the window. Mattresses are thin and liners are provided.

Soft sleeper:

Four thick-cushioned beds in private, lockable, spacious compartments.

Tibet travel Permit situation

If you are taking a train to Lhasa. Please remember, you will need to bring a printed copy of your Tibet travel permit. Without it, you can board the train.

It is checked at both departure and arrival in Lhasa. We will send you the scan image of the permit by email for you to print.

If you are coming to Lhasa from Chongqing by train. Here you will need the original permit. Therefore we will send it to your hotel in China. Learn more about Tibet travel permit

Tibet Universal Tours and Travel offers you easy and fast Tibet train ticket online reservation services. Therefore, you can book the train ticket to Tibet directly from us. losal@tibetuniversaltravel.com

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