Train Schedules of Qinghai-Tibet Railway

At present, there are 7 cities can get to Tibet by train, separately Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Xining, and Lanzhou. The following train schedules are listed for your reference:

Beijing and Lhasa (Daily departure)
Train	From / To	Kilometers	Departure / Arrival	Duration
Z21	Beijing West - Lhasa	3753	20:00-12:40 (+2 Days)	40h 40m
Z22	Lhasa - Beijing West	3753	16:30-08:28 (+2 Days)	39h 58m

Chengdu and Lhasa (No daily departure, depature every other day)
Train	From / To	Kilometers	Departure / Arrival	Duration
Z322	Chengdu – Lhasa	3360	21:37-21:55 (+2 Days)	36h 18m
Z324	Lhasa - Chengdu	3360	18:35-07:00 (+2 Days)	36h 25m

Shanghai and Lhasa (Daily departure)
Train	From / To	Kilometers	Departure / Arrival	Duration
Z164	Shanghai - Lhasa	4373	20:10-19:30 (+2 Days)	47h 20m
Z166	Lhasa - Shanghai	4373	11:30-11:51 (+2 Days)	48h 21m

Guangzhou and Lhasa (No daily departure, departure every other day)
Train	From / To	Kilometers	Departure / Arrival	Duration
Z264	Guangzhou - Lhasa	4980	11:45-16:49 (+2 Days)	52h 34m
Z266	Lhasa - Guangzhou	4980	12:55-20:00 (+2 Days)	55h 05m

Chongqing and Lhasa (No daily departure, departure every other day)
Train	From / To	Kilometers	Departure / Arrival	Duration
Z223	Chongqing North - Lhasa	3654	22:25-09:55 (+2 Days)	35h 30m
Z224	Lhasa - Chongqing North	3654	16:35-06:23 (+2 Days)	35h 48m

Lanzhou and Lhasa (No daily departure, depature every other day)
Train	From / To	Kilometers	Departure / Arrival	Duration
Z917	Lanzhou - Lhasa	2188	11:16-11:20 (+1 Day)	24h 04m
Z918	Lhasa - Lanzhou	2188	09:00-09:24 (+1 Day)	24h 24m

Xining and Lhasa (Daily departure)
Train	From / To	Kilometers	Departure / Arrival	Duration
Z9811	Xining - Lhasa	1956	22:25-20:50 (+1 Day)	22h 25m
Z9812	Lhasa - Xining	1956	19:35-16:30 (+1 Day)	20h 55m

Notes:

1. Departure/arrival time: The departure/arrival time of each train is unfixed. It is only listed for your reference. The real departure/arrival time should be checked when booking the ticket.

2. Soft berth supplement: Each train is only equipped 62 soft berths. The soft berth ticket requirement always exceeds the supplement. Here is our suggestion to choose the departure city:

► Xining: Better to choose this city to start your Tibet train tour.

► Beijing: Not easy to book, we can have a try.

► Shanghai: Impossible for booking successfully.

► Chengdu: Impossible for booking successfully.

► Chongqing: Impossible for booking successfully.

► Guangzhou: Not easy to book, not suggested to choose this city.

► Lanzhou: Not easy to book, not suggested to choose this city.

The best way will be: Fly to Xining from above cities, and begin the train tour from Xining to Lhasa.

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