Access Tibet by air:

For typical tourists, the best way to get there is to take a plane. There are flights to Lhasa from Beijing, Chengdu(daily departure!), Chongqing, Xining, Chamdo, Xi'an, Zhongdian, and Kathmandu. Gonggar Airport is 98 km south of Lhasa city. Airport buses take tourists to the city soon after they arrive. The drive costs foreigners RMB40 and takes about two hours. Taking a taxi costs RMB250 to RMB300. Minibuses from Shigatse to Lhasa also stop outside the airport to make extra money.

The following is about the Flight schedul.

Flight

Destination	1st  class	Economic	Airplane model	Days	Departure	Arrival time
CA4402	Chengdu	F2250.00	Y1500.00	A319	1---7	10:30	12:30
CA4404	Chengdu	F2250.00	Y1500.00	A319	1---7	10:50	12:10
CA4442	Chengdu	F2250.00	Y1500.00	A319	1---7	11:00	12:40
CA4406	Chengdu	F2250.00	Y1500.00	A319	4	11:30	13:10
CA408	Chengdu	F2250.00	Y1500.00	A319	2¡¢6	14:40	16:20
CA408	Chengdu	F2250.00	Y1500.00	A319	24	14:40	16:20
CA4448	Chengdu	F2250.00	Y1500.00	A319	1---7	16:05	17:45
CA4418	Chengdu	F2250.00	Y1500.00	A319	1¡¢3¡¢5	16:25	18:05
CA4422	Chengdu	F2250.00	Y1500.00	A319	1---7	16:35	18:15
CA4111	Beijing	F3650.00	Y2430.00	A319	1---7	12:05	15:45
CA4410	Xining	F2420.00	Y1610.00	A319	2¡¢5	10:00	12:10
CA4217	Xi¡¯an	F2480.00	Y1650.00	A319	1¡¢3¡¢4¡¢6	10:00	12:10
CA4213	Chongqing	F2450.00	Y1630.00	A319	1¡¢3¡¢5¡¢7	10:10	10:20
CA4419	Qamdo	F1250.00	Y830.00	A319	2	10:40	11:30
CA407	Kathmandu	C2740.00	Y2290.00	A319	2¡¢6	10:20	09:25
CA407	Kathmandu	C2740.00	Y2290.00	A319	4	10:20	09:25
CZ3418	Dechen	C1790.00	Y 1380.00	B757	2¡¢6	13:10	14:40
CZ3418	Dechen	C1790.00	Y1380.00	B757	1¡¢5	13:10	14:40
CZ3418	Guangzhou	C3250.00	Y2500.00	B757	2¡¢6	13:10	18:10
CZ3418	Guangzhou	C3250.00	Y2500.00	B757	1¡¢5	13:10	118:10

Chengdu is a very important port to fly to Tibet from mainland of China. There are at least two flights form Chengdu to Lhasa EVERYDAY. If you want to go there from Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou, you have to make a stop in Chengdu. Anyway, Chengdu is the best place to see Giant Panda Bears, and the Ancient Sanxingdui Ruins, the "terro-cotta warriors No. 2". So an overnight stay in Chengdu is a good idea.The flights going to Lhasa from Chengdu are all very early, and the planes are all Airbus A340, very comfortable ones. The flight itself is a great experience. When you look out of the window about 20 minutes before landing, you will see a heart-breaking beautiful view of the snow capped mountains!