Xining to Lhasa Train, Xining is the start of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and all trains to Tibet pass through Xining city, it, therefore, serves as the main station for trains to Lhasa. Taking the train from Xining to Lhasa considered as the shortest train journey to Tibet with only one night on the train. The journey takes approximately 21 hours to reach Lhasa with covering of 1972Kms.
The Z6801 is the only train that starts directly from Xining and arrives in Lhasa. Z6801 departs from Xining every other day at 14:01 from Xining Train Station and arrives at Lhasa at 11:14 in the following day.
Apart from the direct Xining-Lhasa train Z6801, all other trains to Lhasa stopover at Xining railway station. Hence, if you can’t book a train ticket from Beijing, Xining, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chongqing, you can book a ticket from Xining to Lhasa instead.
No | Train Stations | Station in Mandarin | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Halt Time |
1 | Xining | 西宁 | — | 14:01 | — |
2 | Delingha | 德令哈 | 18:03 | 18:09 | 6 Minutes |
3 | Golmud | 格尔木 | 20:48 | 21:13 | 25 Minutes |
5 | Nagqu | 那曲 | 7:24 | 7:30 | 6 Minutes |
5 | Lhasa | 拉萨 | 9:55 | — | — |
No | Train Stations | Station in Mandarin | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Hault Time |
1 | Lhasa | 拉萨 | — | 8:50 | — |
2 | Nagqu | 那曲 | 10:40 | 10:46 | 6 Minutes |
3 | Golmud | 格尔木 | 12:24 | 12:47 | 25 Minutes |
4 | Delingha | 德令哈 | 2:23 | 2:25 | 2 Minutes |
5 | Xining | 西宁 | — | 6:43 | — |
The Xining to Lhasa train starts from Xining West Train Station (西宁西站)
The station Phone #: 0971- 9510510
From downtown you can take Bus line 11,16,1,20,22,27,28,29,35,40 and 5
Please make sure that you have a copy of your Tibet Travel Permits in order to board the train.
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