The Train From Lhasa To Xining

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The distance of the train route from Lhasa to Xining is 1,956km, which takes about 20 hours. The train from Lhasa to Xining passes through the two provinces of Tibet and Qinghai. The train traverses a variety of terrains such as plateau meadows, snow-covered mountains, glaciers, canyons, and rivers. The scenery along the way is spectacular. You can take the train to appreciate the beauty of the Tibetan Plateau.

Choosing the train or plane from Lhasa to Xining?

(1)If you plan to go to Xining after the Tibet tour and you have enough time at the same time, you can consider taking a train from Lhasa to Xining.

Taking the train from Lhasa to Xining, you can enjoy the magnificent Tibetan plateau scenery and the unique ethnic customs of Tibet, especially the most beautiful scenery between Golmud and Lhasa. No matter whether you took the plane or train to enter Tibet before, if you miss the most beautiful scenery along the way, then you can take the train from Lhasa to Xining to leave Tibet to make up for this regret.

(2)If you are in a hurry and your travel time is limited, you can choose to take the airplane ...
... from Lhasa to Xining.

3. The train from Lhasa to Xining passes through the Yangbajing Tunnel, Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, Changtang Prairie, Cona Lake, Tanggula Mountains, Tuotuo River, Hoh Xil, Kunlun Mountains, Qinghai Lake in turn along the way. Since the trains' departure time is different, each train can be viewed to see the scenery along the way differently, according to their own needs to choose a different train.

The following are the most recommended trains. The following four trains depart from Lhasa earlier. In the daytime, you can see the most spectacular and beautiful scenery of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

(1). Z9814 departs in the morning and passes through the Yangbajing Tunnel, Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, Cona Lake, Tuotuo River, Hoh Xil, and so on during the day. In addition to Kunlun Mountains, and Qinghai Lake, you can see all the beautiful scenery on this train.

(2). Z6802 departs in the morning and arrives at Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains at noon. It passes Cona Lake in the afternoon and enters Hoh Xil in the evening to meet the sunset. It arrives at Xining Station on the morning of the next day.

(3). Z8982, like Z9814 and Z6802, the tourists on the train also have a view of all the scenery except the Kunlun Mountains and Qinghai Lake.

(4). Z166 departs from Lhasa at 11:50 a.m., and you can see most of the scenery along the way. It crosses Hoh Xil in the evening and then passes Qinghai Lake at about 7:00 a.m. the next morning, where you can wake up early and see the beauty of Qinghai Lake.

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