Road Conditions in Tibet
As the rapid development of Tibet's economy and the strong support of central government,
the road conditions in Tibet are better and better.
Common vehicles could run on some of the roads, say for instance, Lhasa to the airport, to Tsedang, to Nakchu. Only to those far away from Lhasa land cruisers will be used for the smooth passing.
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Route
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Distance
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Hours
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Road conditions
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Vehicle type
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Airport - Lhasa
|
70km
|
1hour
|
asphalt road in good condition
|
All
|
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Lhasa - Gyantse via Yamdrok-tso
|
340km
|
7hours
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Rough road condition around mountains
|
All
|
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Gyantse - Shigatse
|
90KM
|
1.5hours
|
Cement road in good condition
|
All
|
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Lhasa – Shigatse
(friendship Hwy)
|
300KM
|
4-5hours
|
Cement road in good condition
|
All
|
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Shigatse - Shegar
|
240KM
|
5hours
|
asphalt road ( With a bit construction)
|
All
|
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Shegar - Rongphu Monastery
|
100KM
|
3hours
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Rough road condition around mountains
|
Landcruiser
|
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Shegar - Old Tingri
|
60KM
|
1hour
|
asphalt road
|
All
|
|
Old Tingri - Zhangmu
|
190KM
|
5hours
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Rough road around mountains
|
Landcruiser or
good Minivan
|
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Shigatse - Zhangmu
|
490KM
|
11hours
|
Part of asphalt road and part rough road
|
Landcruiser or good Minivan
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Lhasa - Tsedang
|
170KM
|
3hours
|
Cement road in good condition
|
All
|
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Lhasa - Namtso
|
250KM
|
4hours
|
Cement road in good condition
|
All
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Shigatse - Namtso
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280KM
|
7hours
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Rough road by crossing high passes
|
Landcruiser
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Lhasa - Bayi(+Basum-tso)
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460KM
|
8hours
|
Cement road in good condition
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All
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Lhasa - Golmud
|
1200KM
|
25hours
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Cement road in good condition
|
All
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Lhasa - Ali
|
1800KM
|
3-4days
|
Rough road ( grassland, plateau mountains ranges)
|
Landcruiser
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