FAQ on Tibet Train of Qinghai-Tibet Railway and Tibet Train Tickets

Frequently Asked Questions on Qinghai-Tibet Railway and Tibet Train Tickets



Q1. Where can I take the train to Tibet?
A: The Tibet train departs from Beijing (West Railway Station), Chengdu (North Railway Station), Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Lanzhou and Xining.

Q2. When the train will leave Beijing and return from Lhasa?
A: Read through Beijing-Lhasa Tibet Train Schedule, Frequency, Price, Timetable, Train Fare and Lhasa-Beijing Tibet Train Schedule, Frequency, Price, Timetable, Train Fare.

Q3. When the train will leave Chengdu and return from Lhasa?
A: Read through Chengdu-Lhasa Tibet Train Schedule, Frequency, Price, Timetable, Train Fare and Lhasa-Chengdu Tibet Train Schedule, Frequency, Price, Timetable, Train Fare.

Q4. When the train will leave Xining and return from Lhasa?
A: Read through Xining-Lhasa Tibet Train Schedule, Frequency, Price, Timetable, Train Fare and Lhasa-Xining Tibet Train Schedule, Frequency, Price, Timetable, Train Fare.

Q5. Where are the Tibet train tickets issued and where can I buy the train tickets to Lhasa?
A: Passengers can purchase tickets through Ticket Office of Travel West China or the following railway stations, Beijing West Railway Station, Lanzhou Railway Station, Chengdu Railway Station, Xining Railway Station and Chongqing Railway Station.

Related Consulting Telphone Number:
Ticket Office of Travel West China: 0086-28-85143610
Lhasa Railway Station: 0086-891-6756222/6756991
Beijing West Railway Station: 0086-10-95105105
Shanghai Railway Station: 0086-800-820-7890/0086-21-63179090
Nanjing Railway Station: 0086-25-85822222
Guangzhou Railway Station: 0086-20-61346222
Chengdu Railway Station: 0086-28-83322088/83332499
Changsha Railway Station: 0086-731-2637122
Lanzhou Railway Station: 0086-931-4922222
Chongqing Railway Station: 0086-23-63862607
Xining Railway Station: 0086-971-8192832
Golmud Railway Station: 0086-979-7222222
Wuchang Railway Station: 0086-27-67264232
Zhengzhou Railway Station: 0086-371-68356666/68352222

Q6. How much does the Tibet train ticket cost?
A: See online the train fare of soft sleeper tickets prices and hard sleeper tickets prices.

Q7. How many trains will operate in a day?
A: As planned, there will be both a train running from opposite directions in the four express train lines including Beijing west-Lhasa line, Chengdu(Chongqing)-Lhasa express train line, Shanghai(Guangzhou)-Lhasa and Xining(Lanzhou)-Lhasa express train line.

Q8. Can foreigners take Tibet trains to Lhasa?
A: Yes, of course. Qinghai-Tibet Railway train welcomes all the passengers from all around the world.

Q9. How long it will take to travel to Lhasa by train?
A: Please refer to the following lines:

Lhasa-Xining-Lhasa Train
Lhasa-Chengdu-Lhasa Train
Lhasa-Lanzhou-Lhasa Train
Lhasa-Beijing-Lhasa Train
Lhasa-Shanghai-Lhasa Train
Lhasa-Guangzhou-Lhasa Train
Lhasa-Chongqing-Lhasa Train

Q10. How many people can every Tibet train contain?
A: 14 compartments are set on every train including 2 cushioned berths compartments with 64 persons, 8 semi cushioned berths compartments with 480 persons and 4 ordinary seats compartments with 392 persons. So the total capacity of the train is 936 persons.

Q11. How many Tibet train tickets can I buy one time?
A: Every passenger can only purchase at most two berth tickets or three seat tickets once.

Q12. Visas or travel documents required to travel to Lhasa and surrounding areas in Tibet?
A: Passengers should fill in a Health Registration Card when buying railway tickets to travel Tibet and a Tibet permit for entering Tibet is also needed for the foreign tourists. There are two documents required for foreign tourists who want to travel in Tibet.

***One is the China Visa.
Non-Chinese passport holders (including Taiwan)must have a valid passport and a visa (Travelers from countries having visa exemption agreement with HK do not need a visa) to visit Tibet. Visa can be obtained from the local China consulate in your country. If you are coming to Lhasa from Kathmandu, you'd better get China visa from Kathmandu because no matter you've already got the visa in your country or not, you must get a visa in Kathmandu, which is regulated in an official memo between China and Nepal.

***Another is Tibet Permit issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau.
TTB Permit - Tibet Entry Permit When you fly from any city to Lhasa you will need to show this permit when you check in at the airport. Furthermore, whenever you buy a flight to Lhasa you need to show this permit. TTB permits are also needed by groups traveling by Land Cruiser but this will be arranged by local travel agency in Tibet organizing the trip.

PSB Permit - Alien's Travel Permit If you want to go further to the unopened areas, you need an Alien's travel permit issued by PSB of Tibet. It is called Alien's Travel Permit or PSB permit.
All kinds of people can get Tibet permit through a local travel agency based in Lhasa except diplomats, journalists, and government officials who should travel to Tibet under the arrangement by the Foreign Affairs Office of Tibet Government.

Q13. Where I can obtain the TTB permit ?
A. Since July 1, 2007, inland offices of the TAR Tourism Bureau stop transacting the operation of TTB-permit (Tibet Tourist Board Permit).

The TTB-permit will be only issued by the Tourism Bureau in Lhasa, and a new edition for TTB-permit has been launched while the former edition has been called off. There is no charge to apply for the TTB-permit.. You can get the TTB permit through the local Tibet travel agency based in Lhasa.