Chengdu Tibet Tours

You can choose the direct train or direct flight from Chengdu to Lhasa if you are planning a Chengdu Tibet Tour.

By flight - There are more than 10 daily flights available between Chengdu and Lhasa. You are free to choose either one of them, the earliest departs at about 06:00 while the latest departs at 21:00. It is suggested to take the morning flight from Chengdu to Lhasa for more time to accommodate to the altitude.

By Train - There are 1 direct train from Chengdu to Lhasa runs every other day, taking about 36 hours. Please check our 2019 Chengdu to Lhasa Train schedule before planning the Chengdu Tibet Tour

Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, is an amazing city that you will never want to leave. Known as a very laid-back and relaxed city, Chengdu is an ancient yet modern city abounding with diverse options for having fun. Here you can visit the Giant Pandas to help support efforts towards the long-term survival of this iconic and endangered symbol of Chengdu and China. Other historic legacy sites such as Jinli Old Street, Wenshu Temple, the Three Kingdoms-era Wuhou Temple, the Ming-Qing Dynasty neighborhoods of the Kuan-Zhai Alley and the ancient but still operational Dujiangyan Irrigation System can provide you with a fascinating look into both China’s past and present.

Anyone who wants to get up close and personal with a panda can find the perfect trip with our best panda trips, whether it is to the Chengdu Giant Panda Research and Breeding Center or the Dujiangyan Panda Base, where you can do volunteer work as a panda caretaker for a day. You can also find side trips to the Leshan Giant Buddha, the world’s largest stone carved Buddha, and the holy Mount Emei, one of the Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism in China. Chengdu and its surrounding areas have so much to see and do, it truly is “The Land of Abundance”.

Since now, foreigners are not allowed to rent a car or drive to Tibet from Chengdu through the Sichuan-Tibet highway. The sichuan-Tibet highway is still too dangerous for visitors especially in rainy season (late June - early September). Once the G318 is open to foreign visitors, we'll update right away and arrange the overland tour to Tibet from Sichuan.

The Sichuan-Tibet railway is still under construction and it won't be open to tourist until the year of 2026. The train from Chengdu to Lhasa still needs to pass by Xining and run along the Qinghai-Tibet railway. Once the railway between Sichuan and Tibet is completed, it will save us a lot time on the train journey with only 13 hours.