Yes, you can buy the Tibet train ticket yourself to travel to Tibet. The official train ticketing booking site for China Railways is www.12306.cn. Yet this site requires the Chinese ID card details to register. If you have friends and family members with a Chinese ID card, they can help you purchase for you. Additionally, the site is in Mandarin and requires Chinese Bank information to pay for the ticket.

There are many third party train ticket booking platforms on the Internet. Of all the most often used in China are Ctrip and Qunaer.

All the train tickets are available to purchase 30 days before the departure date. It is best to try to buy it on the first day for a better chance of getting it. If you miss the first day, please try for the next few days and have it booked through other agencies. You may not get the ticket in the last few days.

We can help you to buy the Tibet train ticket. But for this, you will have to book the Tibet Tour with us. The main reason is that purchasing the Tibet train tickets is a little risky as we might not be able to secure you the ticket.

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