Lhasa Gonggar Airport is Tibet’s gateway to the outside world. There are non-stop flights connecting Lhasa with Chengdu (capital of Sichuan Province), Chongqing, Diqing (in Yunnan Province), Xian (capital of Shaanxi Prinve) and Katmandu (capital of Nepal), while direct flights connecting Lhasa with Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou makes stops at Chengdu, Qingqing, Diqing or Xian. Flying from Chengdu will be most convenient, as more than one flight leave Chengdu for Lhasa
every day. See the Tibet flights route map below:
Aside from having better opportunities of nabbing the cheapest airline tickets, booking early also lowers the risk of coming across various problems. Summer is the peak time to visit Tibet. So book your air ticket four or five days in advance. If possible, buy the return ticket before starting your trip to avoid any inconvenience on your return.
Note: Every effort has been made to ensure the information collected from various airlines and contained in this timetable is correct. The times and other details shown may change without further notification from time to time. It is therefore imperative that users should check details with airlines direct before travelling to Lhasa, Tibet. Last Update: August, 2009
