At present, there is a daily train from Beijing to Lhasa run by China Railways. The train from Beijing to Tibet takes about 44 hours to cover 3753 kilometers, of which 1110 km are over Qinghai-Tibet railway. It departs from the Beijing West Railway Station at 20:09 and arrives at Lhasa Railway Station at 16:00 on the third day after nearly 44 hours.
Usually, it is not easy to get a train ticket to Lhasa in the peak tourism season of Tibet. Therefore, if you want to enjoy a smooth Beijing to Lhasa train trip, it's better to book the train tickets in advance. Tibettravel.Org is one of the few big companies in China which have a stable relationship with the railway station tickets office, and can offer train tickets booking service to travelers.
2. Documents required for boarding the Beijing to Lhasa train
Tibet travel permit issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau is a must for foreigners entering Tibet. It is also a must for boarding the train to Lhasa. Besides, Chinese visa is also a must document for your Beijing to Lhasa train tour. Before boarding the train from Beijing to Lhasa, do check, recheck and triple-check these documents. You are required to present them when boarding.
3. Entrance Guide
Beijing West Train Station has two front squares: the Southern Square (close to Lianhuachi Park) and the Northern Saquare (close to China Millennium Monument). Entrance passes and ticket booking windows are located in the Northern Saquare. If you happen to get to the Southern Saquare, you should walk to the Northern Saquare through the underground tunnel to get into the Train Station Hall.
Passengers should pick their luggages at the west side of the west wing in the Northern Square and forward luaggages at the east side of the east wing in the Northern Square.
Sleeper ticket holders can relax themselves at the east side of the entrance hall on the 2nd floor.
T27 waiting room is dedicated for passengers taking train from Beijing to Lhasa.
Different from traveling by air, Beijing to Lhasa Train does not provide luggage check-in service. All the luggage you take requires to be carried on by yourself, to put them on top luggage shelf, or under button berth. There are some restrictions for carry-on luggage.
Child (refers to children whose height is shorter than 1.3m): 10kg luggage for each.
Adult (common passenger): 20kg luggage for each.
The width, height, length of one piece of luggage is limited within 160cm; the length of luggage in shape of pole is limited within 200cm.The weight of wheel chair of the disable does not included in luggage limitation.
Moreover, there are some banned objects on the train
- Objects forbidden by the nation or confined to transit;
- Dangerous goods defined by the law, regulation or rules, ammunition or unidentifiable chemicals;
- Animals or any objects impeding public health including extremely odorous objects;
- Objects able to destroy or contaminate the train;
- The norm or weight beyond item 51 of this regulation.
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