It is ideal to have a detailed Tibet train information for the tourists who like to travel to Tibet by train since Tibet train tour has become one of the most dreamed travel destination for many tourists since 2006.
There are many train schedules, connecting to Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet from different cities in mainland China. The most popular Tibet train tour is starting from Xining, Qinghai Tibetan prefecture to Lhasa because between Xining and Lhasa, you will enjoy the most beautiful scenery of the landscape where you can witness to see many beautiful lakes, wild Tibetan plateau, occupied by big groups of Tibetan nomads camps and their livestcoks including Yak, Sheep, goats etc, lots of wild lives including the most famous Tibetan antelopes, many beautiful snow capped mountains including Kunlun mountain and Nyenchen Thangla mountain ranges and beautiful Tibetan villages with colorful Tibetan prayer flags onto their rooftop
A brief decription to China Rail way industry service. Rail or train transport is a fundamental mode of long-distance transportation in the People’s Republic of China with a rail network that is the third largest in the world. Almost all rail operations are handled by the China Railway Corporation, serving all provinces with the exception of the special administrative region of Macau. By the end of 2012, the conventional rail network covered a total length of 98,000 km (60,894 mi) and the high speed rail network was 9,356 km (5,814 mi).[1] China’s rail transport volume is world’s largest and in terms of transport volume growth also the highest, having six percent of the world’s operating railways, but carrying 25 percent of the world’s total railway workload.
Qinghai Tibet rail way was completed in 2006 and it is the world’s highest rail way with the most fascinating landscape of beautiful lakes including Kokonor lake, Tsonak lake and a great Kunlun and Nyenchen Thangla mountain range. By taking train from mainland China to Lhasa will help you to acclimatize to the high altitude and at the same time, you will enjoy Jangthang plateau and beautiful nature. There are several trains daily between Qinghai xining, Lanzhou and Lhasa. There are also trains coming from Beijing to Lhasa, Shanghai to Lhasa, Guangzhou to Lhasa, Chengdu to Lhasa,Xian to Lhasa and Chongqing to Lhasa but we recommend to take the train from Xining to Lhasa because the landscape from Qinghai Xining to Lhasa is the most beautiful part for the train ride from mainland China to Lhasa and it is around 23 hours train ride in total. There three different categories of train tickets which are the seat, hard sleeper and soft sleeper. We recommend to take either soft sleeper or hard sleeper according to your budget.
| Train | Duration | Distance | Soft Sleeper | Hard Sleeper | Frequency | More |
| Beijing to Lhasa train | 43h40m | 3753km | CNY1186 | CNY742 | Every day | Detail |
| Shanghai to Lhasa train | 48h39m | 4373km | CNY1311 | CNY818 | Every day | Detail |
| Chengdu to Lhasa train | 43h40m | 3360km | CNY1101 | CNY689 | Every other day | Detail |
| Xining to Lhasa train | 23h51m | 1960km | CNY794 | CNY497 | Every day | Detail |
| Chongqing to Lhasa train | 43h40m | 3641km | CNY1165 | CNY730 | Every other day | Detail |
| Guangzhou to Lhasa train | 55h1m | 4980km | CNY1526 | CNY892 | Everyday | Detail |
| Lanzhou to Lhasa train | 26h27m | 2188km | CNY852 | CNY535 | Every day | Detail |
Tibet train tour by the first class train ticket or known as Soft sleeper:
Most western travellers like to take soft sleeper when they take Tibet train tour, a comfortable, civilised & affordable way to travel. Soft sleepers are spacious 4-berth compartments with two upper & two lower berths by night, converting to two sofas for daytime use. All necessary bedding is provided. There’s a table with tablecloth, and usually a vacuum flask of hot water for making tea (or drinking chocolate or cuppas soups if you’ve brought some). The compartment door locks securely, and a smartly-dressed attendant looks after each car. The best trains even feature individual TV screens and power sockets for laptops & mobiles. Passengers share with other passengers, but this is no problem, and a good way to meet people.
Tibet train tour by Hard sleeper: If you’re on a tight budget, or the soft sleepers are full, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t travel in a hard sleeper, as many western backpackers do. Hard sleeper consists of open-plan carriages with a broad aisle on one side of the car, bays of 6 bunks (upper, middle & lower) on the other side. In spite of the name, hard sleeper bunks are reasonably well padded, and bedding is supplied. Newer trains even have power sockets for laptops & mobiles.
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