Air Line Information
Chengdu is the most popular gateway hub for travelers to take flights to Lhasa. There are multiple flights, up to 17 one-way flights in the summer and autumn tourist peak seasons, are operated to connect Chengdu and Lhasa. The city also operates several flights to other major prefectures in Tibet, including Nyingchi, Shigatse and Qamdo.
Distance: 768miles (1286km)
Flying Duration: about 2.5 hours
Major Airlines: Air China, Sichuan Airlines, Tibet Airlines
Frequency: around 12 flights per day
Flight Type： non-stop flights (mostly)
Ticket Full Price: 1850 CNY (economy class)
Airports: Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) – Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA)
Why Take Flight to Lhasa from Chengdu
1.Chengdu operates the largest number of flights to Lhasa each day, usually around 12~17 flights each day during April to October, which not only ensure a flexible choices of flights, but also a cheaper fare.
2. It takes only about 2.5 hours to fly to Lhasa from Chengdu, which is much shorter comparing with Beijing (4.5hrs), Xian (3.5hrs), Shanghai (7hrs), and Guangzhou (6hrs).
3. There are many international airlines operating direct flights to Chengdu. You can take flights to Chengdu from Amsterdam, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Frankfurt, London, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Tokyo and Singapore, etc. The number of international flights to Chengdu is still growing.
4. Chengdu is well is well connected to other cities in China, with daily flights arriving from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Kunming, Xian, Hong Kong, etc.
Chengdu Lhasa Flights Schedules
As the most important gateway to Tibet, Chengdu operates more than 30 flights between Chengdu and Tibet(Lhasa, Nyingchi, Shigatse and Qamdo) in summer and autumn days from early morning about 6am to late afternoon around 9pm. If you are planning a travel to Tibet, you can choose Chengdu as the flight departing hub because it has a much more frequent flight schedule. While in other cities like Beijing, Xian and Shanghai, it is quite difficult to book flight tickets especially during tourist peak seasons(June to October).
Chengdu to Lhasa Flights Timetable
Every day, there are about 13 flights departing from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport which are operated by different airline companies. You are suggested to book flight ticket in the morning so that you can have enough time to acclimatize yourself to the high altitude in Lhasa. Check out following latest updated Chengdu to Lhasa flights schedules:
| Flight No. | Departure | Arrival | Duration | Frequency | Plane | Full Price |
| TV9803 Tibet Airlines | 06:00 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 08:30 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 30m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A319 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| CA4403 Air China | 06:15 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 08:45 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 25m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A319 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| TV9853 Tibet Airlines | 07:10 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 09:50 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 40m | SM – W – F – | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| 3U8657 Sichuan Airlines | 07:10 Shuangliu Airport T1 | 09:40 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 30m | SM – W – F – | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| CA4401 Air China | 07:25 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 10:00 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 35m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| 3U8719 Sichuan Airlines | 08:00 Shuangliu Airport T1 | 10:35 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 35m | S – – W – F – | Airbus A319 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| 3U8719 Sichuan Airlines | 08:20 Shuangliu Airport T1 | 10:45 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 25m | M – – – – – | Airbus A319 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| 3U8697 Sichuan Airlines | 08:30 Shuangliu Airport T1 | 10:55 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 25m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A319 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| TV9853 Tibet Airlines | 08:35 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 11:05 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 40m | – T – T – S | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| CA407 Air China | 08:55 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 11:35 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 40m | – T – T – S | Airbus A319 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| 3U8695 Sichuan Airlines | 11:30 Shuangliu Airport T1 | 14:15 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 45m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| CA4112 Air China | 12:40 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 15:15 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 35m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| TV9848 Tibet Airlines | 20:45 Shuangliu Airport T1 stopover Kangting | 23:20 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 35m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| TV9882 Tibet Airlines | 22:10 Shuangliu Airport T1 | 24:35 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 25m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| 3U8657 Sichuan Airlines | 06:45 Shuangliu Airport T1 | 09:30 Lhasa Gonggar Airport | 2h 45m | – T – T – S | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
Lhasa to Chengdu Flights Timetable
There are also about 13 flights to Chengdu from Lhasa each day. Most flights are daily flights. While a few of them fly at a flexible schedule. Check out following latest updated Chengdu to Lhasa flights schedules:
| Flight No. | Departure | Arrival | Duration | Frequency | Plane | Full Price |
| TV9881 Tibet Airlines | 07:15 Gonggar Airport | 09:15 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 2hm | SMTWTFS | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| 3U8658 Sichuan Airlines | 09:30 Gonggar Airpor | 11:35 Shuangliu Airport T1 | 2h 5m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| 3U8698 Sichuan Airlines | 10:25 Gonggar Airport | 12:35 Shuangliu Airport T1 | 2h 10m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A319 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| CA4402 Air China | 10:35 Gonggar Airpor | 12:35 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 2h | SMTWTFS | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| MU5282 Eastern Airlines | 11:20 Gonggar Airport stopover Yushu | 14:55 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 3h 35m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A319 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| MU5474 Eastern Airlines | 12:05 Gonggar Airport | 14:05 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 2h | SMTWTFS | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| CA4406 Air China | 13:10 Gonggar Airport | 15:25 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 2h 15m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A319 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| TV9804 Tibet Airlines | 14:45 Gonggar Airport | 16:50 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 2h 5m | MT – T – S | Airbus A319 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| 3U8696 Sichuan Airlines | 15:25 Gonggar Airport | 17:30 Shuangliu Airport T1 | 2h 5m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| CA4111 Air China | 16:10 Gonggar Airport | 18:15 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 2h 5m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A319 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| CA4404 Air China | 17:55 Gonggar Airport | 20:05 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 2h 10m | SMTWTFS | Airbus A319 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| 3U8720 Sichuan Airlines | 16:40 Gonggar Airport | 18:45 Shuangliu Airport T1 | 2h 20m | SM – W – F – | Airbus A319 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| CA408 Air China | 18:30 Gonggar Airport | 20:40 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 2h | – T – T – S | Airbus A319 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| TV9854 Tibet Airlines | 21:10 Gonggar Airport | 23:15 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 2h 5m | – TW – – – | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
| TV9804 Tibet Airlines | 22:50 Gonggar Airport | 00:55 Shuangliu Airport T2 | 2h 5m | – – W – – – | Airbus A330 | 1960 ￥ Economy Class |
Important Notice:
1) Above flight schedules and fares are only for reference;
2) The airlines companies usually will cut down the flight schedules during winter and spring seasons. There may be no daily flight in some months.
Flights from Chengdu to Other Prefectures in Tibet
Besides Lhasa, travelers can also take flights to other prefectures in Tibet from Chengdu, including Shigatse, Nyingchi and Qamdo. But the flights schedules are limited:
Chengdu Shigatse Flights
There is usually a daily flight to Shigatse Peace Airport from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport each day in the early morning around 6am. The returning flight departs around 09:15 am from Shigatse to Chengdu.
Chengdu Nyingchi Flights
There are 3 flights to Nyingchi Mainling Airport from Chengdu each day. All flights leave at early morning between 6:15~8:15am. The returning flights (3 flights) also leave in the morning.
Chengdu Qamdo Flights
From Chengdu, travelers can also take a flight direct to Qamdo Prefecture, less visited region in Tibet.
Take Flights to Tibet from other Cities in Sichuan Province
Kangding
Kangding Airport (KGT) in Ganzi Prefecture of Sichuan also runs a daily flight to Lhasa each day. The airport is located at over 4,280 meters above sea level, and about 370km away from Chengdu. If you are happened to travel in this area, this airport is a great option to take flight to Lhasa.
Mianyang
Miangyang, the second largest city in Sichuan Province, also operates 2 flights to Lhasa during Summer and Autumn days. Nanjiao Airport is only about 9km from Mianyang City and about 125km from Chengdu.
