How to get to Lhasa downtown from Lhasa Airport(LXA) by bus or taxi

Lhasa downtown is located 55km northwest of Lhasa Gonggar Airport(LXA). There are two public transports to travel between Lhasa downtown and Lhasa Gonggar Airport: airport bus and Taxi. Airport bus is mostly recommended. The duration is around 55 - 65 minutes, and ticket price is RMB30 per person one way.

Option A: Airport Bus, 58KM, 55-65 minutes, RMB30

Drop-off areas: 2nd floor, Terminal 3

Pick-up areas and bus ticketing: Gate 6, arrivals hall, 1st floor, Terminal 3

The bus station in Lhasa: No.1 Niangre Road (娘热路1号民航局). It's around 600 meters to the right of The Potala Palace.

Distance: 58km

Duration: 55-65 minutes

Operation hours:
05:00-19:30 (departure from No.1 Niangre Road Lhasa, interval: 10-15 minutes)
the first flight to last flight (departure from Terminal 3 of Lhasa Airport)

Ticket price: RMB30 per person one way

Tel number: (86) 891 6827727, 6826282

Option B: Taxi, 55km, 45-55 minutes, RMB200 - RMB260

Taxi is one convenient and fast way to travel between Lhasa Gonggar Airport and Lhasa downtown, but most expensive.

Pick-up areas: 1st floor

Drop-off areas: 2nd floor

Taxi fare estimates for destinations in Lhasa

Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Lhasa The Potala Palace: 57km, 40 minutes, RMB255 one way.

Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Barkhor Street: 59km, 1 hour, RMB260 one way.

Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Lhasa Railway Station: 51km, 45 minutes, RMB205 one way.

Taxi Fee Standard

If you take the taxi to airport, you can show the following Chinese sentence to Taxi driver:

司机, 请带我去拉萨贡嘎机场, 谢谢! (Please drive me to Lhasa Gonggar Airport(LXA), thank you!)