Train to Tibet, Qinghai Tibet Railway, China Tibet Train

Qinghai-Tibet Railway -- the world's highest altitude railroad

Tibet by Rail - By Train on the Roof of the World

Tibet by Train (Tour A)
Route: Beijing - Lhasa - Beijing (6 days)

Itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch)

Day01 Flight Beijing - Lhasa
Early in the morning self transfer to airport and fly to Lhasa, pick up and transfer to hotel, and then free time to acclimatize. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day02 Lhasa (B/L)
Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Monastery and Barkor street. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day03 Lhasa (B/L)
Visit Drepung monastery and Sera monastery. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day04 Lhasa - Beijing, by train, soft sleeper (B)
Early in the morning transfer to railway station and drive back to Beijing by train, soft sleeper. Overnight on train.

Day05 On train

Day06 In the morning arrival in Beijing. 

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Tibet by Train (Tour B)
Route: Beijing - Xi'an - Lhasa - Beijing (11 days)

Itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch)

Day01 Arrival in Beijing, pick up and transfer to hotel and then free time.  Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day02 Beijing (B/L)
After breakfast, excursion  to the Badaling Great Wall at Badaling, in the afternoon visit Summer Palace. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day03 Beijing - Xi'an by train, soft sleeper (B/L)
Visit Tian'an Men square, which is probably the biggest one of its kind in the world, and the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. In the evening transfer to the Beijing rail way station and drive to Xi'an by train, soft sleeper. Overnight on train.

Day04 Xi'an (B/L)
In the morning arrival in Xi'an, pick up and transfer to hotel, after breakfast in the hotel drive to the famous Terracotta Warriors Museum. After lunch, you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the old street and free market. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day05 Flight Xi’an – Lhasa (B)
Early in the morning self transfer to airport and fly to Lhasa. upon arrival at Gonggar Airport, pick up and transfer to Lhasa(3650 m), in the afternoon rest and acclimatize. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day06 Lhasa (B/L)
In the morning visit Potala Palace, which was originally constructed in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, the first king of the united Tibet, and later expanded and served as the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas as well as the religious-political nexus of traditional Tibet. In the afternoon visit Jokhang temple, the center of the Tibetan Buddhism and the sacred land of Buddhist followers where innumerable pilgrims come for worship everyday. The temple, built in 647, is the earliest wood-and-masonry structure still existing in Tibet. Surrounding the Jokhang Temple is the bustling Barkhor Market place which is the religious and social focus of Lhasa. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day07 Lhasa (B/L)
In the morning visit Drepung monastery the sacred land of Gelukpa sect., which was created in 1416 and the second, third and fourth Dalai Lama once resided in. In the afternoon visit Sera monastery, which was created in 1419 and has always been an important Buddhist seminary. As rose are planted everywhere in the monastery, it is also called “the court of wild rose”. Today still 200 lamas live in there. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day08 Lhasa - Beijing, by train, soft sleeper (B)
Early in the morning transfer to railway station and drive back to Beijing by train, soft sleeper. Overnight on train.

Day09 On train

Day10 Early in the morning arrival in Beijing, self transfer to hotel and then free time. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day11 Self transfer to airport and departure from Beijing (B)

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Tibet by Train (Tour C)
Route: Beijing - Xi'an - Lhasa - Xining - Shanghai (13 days)

Itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch)

Day01 Arrival in Beijing, pick up and transfer to hotel and then free time.  Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day02 Beijing (B/L)
After breakfast, excursion  to the Badaling Great Wall at Badaling, in the afternoon visit Summer Palace. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day03 Beijing - Xi'an by train, soft sleeper (B/L)
Visit Tian'an Men square, which is probably the biggest one of its kind in the world, and the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. In the evening transfer to the Beijing rail way station and drive to Xi'an by train, soft sleeper. Overnight on train.

Day04 Xi'an (B/L)
In the morning arrival in Xi'an, pick up and transfer to hotel, after breakfast in the hotel drive to the famous Terracotta Warriors Museum. After lunch, you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the old street and free market. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day05 Flight Xi’an – Lhasa (B)
Early in the morning self transfer to airport and fly to Lhasa. upon arrival at Gonggar Airport, pick up and transfer to Lhasa(3650 m), in the afternoon rest and acclimatize. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day06 Lhasa (B/L)
In the morning visit Potala Palace, which was originally constructed in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, the first king of the united Tibet, and later expanded and served as the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas as well as the religious-political nexus of traditional Tibet. In the afternoon visit Jokhang temple, the center of the Tibetan Buddhism and the sacred land of Buddhist followers where innumerable pilgrims come for worship everyday. The temple, built in 647, is the earliest wood-and-masonry structure still existing in Tibet. Surrounding the Jokhang Temple is the bustling Barkhor Market place which is the religious and social focus of Lhasa. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day07 Lhasa (B/L)
In the morning visit Drepung monastery the sacred land of Gelukpa sect., which was created in 1416 and the second, third and fourth Dalai Lama once resided in. In the afternoon visit Sera monastery, which was created in 1419 and has always been an important Buddhist seminary. As rose are planted everywhere in the monastery, it is also called “the court of wild rose”. Today still 200 lamas live in there. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day08 Lhasa - Xining, by train, soft sleeper (B)
Early in the morning transfer to railway station and drive to Xining by train, soft sleeper. Overnight on train.

Day09 Xining (L)
In the morning arrival in Xining, pick up and excursion to the famous Kumbum (Ta Er Si). Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day11 Flight Xining - Shanghai (B)
In the morning transfer to airport and fly to Shanghai, pick up and then visit the Yu-Garden and old city of Shanghai, after that visit the famous Shanghai-Bund and Nanjing street. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day12 Free day in Shanghai. Overnight in 3 star hotel (B)

Day13 Transfer to airport and departure from Shanghai (B)

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Tibet by Train (Tour D)
Route: Beijing - Xi'an - Xining - Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse - Rongbuk monastery - Mount Everest Base Camp - Zhangmu - Kathmandu (Nepal)  (15 days)

Itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)

Day01 Arrival in Beijing, pick up and transfer to hotel and then free time.  Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day02 Beijing (B/L)
After breakfast, excursion  to the Badaling Great Wall at Badaling, in the afternoon visit Summer Palace. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day03 Beijing - Xi'an by train, soft sleeper (B/L)
Visit Tian'an Men square, which is probably the biggest one of its kind in the world, and the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. In the evening transfer to the Beijing rail way station and drive to Xi'an by train, soft sleeper. Overnight on train.

Day04 Xi'an (B/L)
In the morning arrival in Xi'an, pick up and transfer to hotel, after breakfast in the hotel drive to the famous Terracotta Warriors Museum. After lunch, you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the old street and free market. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day05 Flight Xi’an – Xining (B/L)
Xining - Lhasa by train, soft sleeper
In the morning self transfer to airport and fly to Xining, pick up and then excursion to the famous Kumbum (Ta Er Si), after that drive back to Xining and transfer to railway station and drive to Lhasa by train in the evening, soft sleeper. Overnight on train. 

Day06 In the evening arrival in Lhasa, pick up and transfer to hotel. Overnight in 3 star hotel

Day07 Lhasa (B/L)
In the morning visit Potala Palace, which was originally constructed in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, the first king of the united Tibet, and later expanded and served as the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas as well as the religious-political nexus of traditional Tibet. In the afternoon visit Jokhang temple, the center of the Tibetan Buddhism and the sacred land of Buddhist followers where innumerable pilgrims come for worship everyday. The temple, built in 647, is the earliest wood-and-masonry structure still existing in Tibet. Surrounding the Jokhang Temple is the bustling Barkhor Market place which is the religious and social focus of Lhasa. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day08 Lhasa (B/L)
In the morning visit Drepung monastery the sacred land of Gelukpa sect., which was created in 1416 and the second, third and fourth Dalai Lama once resided in. In the afternoon visit Sera monastery, which was created in 1419 and has always been an important Buddhist seminary. As rose are planted everywhere in the monastery, it is also called “the court of wild rose”. Today still 200 lamas live in there. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day09 Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse (B/D)
Drive to Shigatse via Gyantse. And visit the Gyantse Kumbum and Pelkor monastery. Overnight in 3 star hotel. 

Day10 Shigatse - Tringri (B/D)
In the morning visit the Tashilunpo monastery, after that drive to Tringri. Overnight in simple guesthouse. 

Day11 Tringri - Rongbuk monastery - Mount Everest Base Camp - Rongbuk (B/D)
Drive to Rongbuk monastery, then hike to Mount Everest Base Camp. Overnight in simple guesthouse.

Day12 Drive to Zhangmu. Overnight in simple guesthouse (B/D)

Day13 Zhangmu - Kathmandu (Nepal) (B)
Drive to border and exit. Pick up and transfer to Kathmandu. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day14 Free day in Kathmandu. Overnight in 3 star hotel (B)

Day15 Transfer to airport and departure from Kathmandu (B)

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Entering Tibet via Qinghai-Tibet railway

The railway to Lhasa in Tibet has been completed, and the first regular passenger trains started running on 1 July 2006.  There are now 3 trains a day to Lhasa, including a daily express from Beijing and Xian and another running every second day from Shanghai to Lhasa and every second day from Guangzhou to Lhasa.  These are modern air-conditioned Chinese Railways trains, with soft & hard class sleepers, soft & hard class seats & a restaurant car.

The new Qinghai-Tibet Railway is the highest in the world, climbing from 2,829m above sea level at Golmud (Geermu) to 3,641m at Lhasa, much of it built on permafrost.  Its highest point is in the Tanggula Pass, at 16,640 feet (just over 5,000m) above sea level.  Because of the lack of oxygen at that altitude, all passenger coaches have extra oxygen pumped into them, and oxygen is available to passengers through tubes if they have problems.

Permit for Tibet required:  In addition to a Chinese visa, foreigners still require a special permit to enter Tibet, so please check. The only way to get a permit is through a Chinese travel agency, for example China Tibet Tours who can arrange both trains and tailor-made tours.

All trains are air-conditioned with extra oxygen available, and have soft class & hard class sleepers & seats, and restaurant car.  The soft sleepers have 4-berth compartments, complete with personal LCD televisions, occasionally showing English language movies.

Another train runs daily between Xining & Lhasa, extended to Lanzhou on alternate days.  Many other trains link Beijing, Xi'an, Lanzhou and Xining.  Beijing-Lhasa is 4,064 km, of which 1,110 km are over the newly-built Qinghai-Tibet railway.

The Qinghai-Tibet railway, the world's highest line linking the Tibetan capital of Lhasa with the rest of China, transported 1.5 million passengers to the Himalayan region in its first year.

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