Introduction to Tibet by TrainIntroduction to Tibet by Train

1. Guide to traveling to Tibet by train

During the summer vacation and the peak tourist season for Tibet in July and August, you can take a train or plane.

Trains departing from Guangzhou, Beijing, and Xi'an to An and Xining will also pass through Hoh Xil during the day, and you can take pictures of the scenery of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

All lines need to transfer to an aerobic train in Xining, so you don’t have to worry about entering plateau areas and lack of oxygen in the train. There is an oxygen supply on the train. The train will only go to Tibet if it departs from Xining.

Although the direct train from Guangzhou to Shanghai is convenient, the journey is too long and tiring, and the scenery before arriving in Xining is average. It is recommended to fly to Xining first, and then take a train to Lhasa, so that it only takes 22 hours for students to enjoy the scenery along the way.

2. Travel route to Tibet by train

Answer: Taking a train from Guizhou to Tibet, the shortest way is to transfer to Xi'an, such as K1034 (Guiyang-Xi'an an) 18 : 33 Departing from Guiyang, transfer to train Z265 or Z165 in Xi'an and arrive at 17:15 the next day (but these two trains are mid-way and the tickets are not big, so you need to stay overnight).

You can also transfer in Chengdu, such as K827 (Guangzhou~Chengdu) departing from Guiyang at 13:43; Chengdu to Z322 (Chengdu~Lhasa) at 06:40, Chengdu to 14:48; arriving at 09:55 Lhasa.

3. Guide to traveling to Tibet by train

First of all, you need to check the train number from Hohhot to Lhasa. I found out that it was train K743, which would arrive in about 72 hours. During the train ride, Tang doesn't just sleep, you can also look at the scenery outside. After all, the scenery on the way from Hohhot to Lhasa is beautiful. After arriving in Lhasa, take a day off and then go to Potala Palace, Snow Mountain, Qinghai Lake and other places the next day.

From 010 to 1010, there is only one way, take the train to Tibet. No matter where you are in the country, you have to take a train to Xining and then transfer from Xining to Lhasa. Or your friends in Chongqing, Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Lanzhou and other places can buy tickets to Lhasa directly. When arriving in Lhasa, you can see Yanghu Lake from Shigatse, then go west to Lazi, turn south to Tingri, then go to Rongbuk Temple Everest Base Camp, and then go west to Jilong. Go to Purang to see Mabian Yumcuo, one of the three holy lakes, and Mount Kailash, then follow National Highway 219 to Ngari Ring Road, and finally return to Lhasa, because Ngari is the essence of Tibet. After returning to Lhasa, to the east is the Linzhi area, known for its pastoral scenery in southern Tibet, and the Lulang Forest Sea. You can take National Highway 318 to Bomi, Basu, and Ranwu (to see Ranwu Lake), and then turn to Yela Mountain Pass 72 to see the whole Nu River, then take the Bangda North Line to Qamdo, and then from Qamdo to Dingqingba Qingnagqu. Finally return to Lhasa. The northern route 317 has a higher altitude and higher temperature than the southern route 318. You can choose one of the two routes above, or do both if you have enough time. It depends on personal preference, but most hikers take the latter route because almost all of them come from the Sichuan-Tibet Line. For example, if you take the train directly to Lhasa, you can try the former route. After all, Ngari is the most beautiful place in Tibet. Must-visit places include: Yanghu, Everest Base Camp, Shishapangma Peak, Mabian Yongcuo, Kailash, Shiquanhe, Zadaguge Dynasty Ruins, Nyima, Namtso, Nyingchi, and Midui Glacier, Ranwu Lake, Nujiang 72 and above. These are all places that I have been to in the past few years or have received good reviews online.

From 010 to 10:10, train Z164 from Shanghai passes through the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the second half of Hoh Xil (Golmud to Nagqu) for the longest time during the day. So we usually say that the Z164 train route from Shanghai to Lhasa is the most beautiful train route to Lhasa. However, tickets for this train are the hardest to buy. The trains from Beijing, Guangzhou, and Xining to Lhasa will also pass through Hoh Xil during the day, which is also worth choosing.

What should I pay attention to when taking the train to Lhasa?

The train to Lhasa introduced earlier not only mentioned the time-consuming problem. So you have to prepare some things, first of all, food to satisfy your hunger, bread, instant noodles, ham, etc.

The food on the train is really hard to describe, isn’t it? It tastes bad and the price is too high!

From 2010 to 2019, the construction of the Sichuan-Tibet High-speed Railway reached 30. After completion, it will only take more than 10 hours from Chengdu to Lhasa.

4. Video on how to go to Tibet by train

Currently there are no direct trains from Shandong to Tibet, only transfers.

The five recommended transit routes are: Z272 to Z264, Z272 to Z164, Z105 to Z21, Z105 to Z322 and G2094 to Z223. You can choose according to your own needs.

You can take trains from Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai, Weifang, Zibo, Heze, Rizhao, Linyi and other places to Beijing or Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Xining and other places, or you can buy through trains from these places.

Friends who have the conditions can go on a road trip. Currently Tibet, Xinjiang, etc. It's peak tourist season so it's hard to get tickets or accommodation. Please pay attention to your friends in Tibet.

5. Guide to traveling to Tibet by train

Tibet is the best season. May to October every year is the peak tourist season in the United States. During this period, there is sufficient oxygen, good human comfort, and abundant rain. The rainy season from July to September every year is the first choice. It's sunny during the day and rainy at night, with lush green trees and plenty of oxygen.

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway was officially opened to traffic on July 1, 2006, the Party’s founding day. It should be 13 years now. That year, a sky road accompanied by Han Hong represented the true birth of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. In other words, we can go to Lhasa by train. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway starts from Xining, passes through Golmud, Kunlun Pass, Tuotuo, crosses Tanggula Pass, and finally passes through Amdo, Nagqu, and Damxung.

Why is the Qinghai-Tibet Railway built as a single line? This is to trace the difficulty and use value of building the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. How difficult is it to build the Qinghai-Tibet Railway? It is cold and oxygen-deprived, with thousands of miles of frozen soil and a fragile ecology. In such an extreme environment, it can be seen that there are many problems that need to be overcome, which consumes a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, and takes a long time. The use value and significance of building a single-track railway were also considered.

In 2016, all Qinghai-Tibet Railways were replaced with seamless rails. In other words, there should be less noise there, and quietness would be better.

Currently there should be 7 pairs of cars in Lhasa and Xining. Two trains are from Xining, and the others are from Guangfa and Gansu in the north. They were worried about what could go wrong with the train. This one is relatively simple. The railway station presets the parking track, waits for the target vehicle to pass, and then drives by itself. Seven cars play like this.

After arriving in Xining, all trains bound for Tibet must be replaced with plateau-specific train wagons. The equipment in the carriage is more conducive to dealing with the plateau climate, and an oxygen concentrator is installed. The train's carriages are also made of special materials to cope with the plateau climate. This train car, like an airplane cabin, may be a hyperbaric oxygen chamber.

6. How many days does it take to travel to Tibet by train?

Answer: It is already winter in December in Tibet. It is definitely cold, but it is not unbearable. It is still very warm in Lhasa during the day. Speaking of temperature, the first thing to prepare is clothes. All the clothes and pants are ready for winter. It is different to prepare things for taking a plane than taking a train. The train takes a long time, so you need to bring food, electronic products and other entertainment supplies, as well as toiletries.

The amount of oxygen is low in winter, so you need to take medicines to prevent high reflexes and high reflexes in advance, and then prepare some anti-hyperreflective medicines and wait until you get to Lhasa to use them. When traveling to Lhasa in December, train and air tickets are abundant, so you don’t need to buy tickets if you have different worries. However, you can book a hotel in advance and arrange a rental car. Traveling to Tibet is not only for traveling in Lhasa, but also for surrounding places like Nyingchi and Shannan.