Tibet is also known as one of the world’s most remote regions. Due to its remoteness, there is no international flight from most countries in the world. So, You cant fly to Tibet directly from home. Instead, you will have to either fly to Tibet from Kathmandu or Tibet from Other cities in China.

The only International flight to Lhasa in Tibet is from Kathmandu in Nepal. Besides this, all the flights to Tibet are domestic flights in China. So it is either you fly to Kathmandu and flight to Lhasa or Fly anywhere in China and then take a flight to Tibet.

There is a regular flight to Tibet from all the major cities in China. In some cities, the flights are more prolonged and need to change to a connecting flight before arriving in Lhasa. The most common and recommended flight to Tibet is from Chengdu. From the city, there are more than a dozen flights to Lhasa each day.

The permit policy is different in both cases.

• If you are flying to Tibet from Nepal, your permit waits for you in Tibet. Read more about travelling to Tibet from Nepal.
• If you are flying from other cities in China to Tibet, we will have to send your permit to your hotel in that city. Read more about travel to Tibet from China.