Shanghai is one of the most noted entry cities for tourists planning a Tibet tour for its convenient transportation to Tibet. Some of the tourists might be wondering the price of Tibet tour from Shanghai while planning their Tibet trip. As a professional Tibet tour operator, Tibet Tour would like to provide some information regarding the price of Tibet tour from Shanghai.
Actually, the price of Tibet tour from Shanghai is greatly related to tourists' choice of transportation. Both the direct flights and trains between Shanghai and Lhasa had been opened to tourists. Obviously, the transportation price involved in make a Tibet tour from Shanghai by air is much higher than the make a Tibet tour from Shanghai by train. But tourists making a Tibet train tour from Shanghai have to spend around 47 hours on the train while tourists planning to enter into Tibet from Shanghai by air could arrive in Lhasa within 7 hours. The following is the form of the transportation price from Shanghai to Lhasa.
Means of Transportation (Shanghai-Lhasa)Transportation Price
Means of Transportation (Shanghai-Lhasa) |
Transportation Price |
By Train (Hard Seat) |
RMB 403 |
By Train (Hard Sleeper, lower berth) |
RMB 842 |
By Train (Hard Sleeper, middle berth) |
RMB 818 |
By Train (Hard Sleeper, upper berth) |
RMB 794 |
By Train (Soft Sleeper, lower berth) |
RMB 1311 |
By Train (Soft Sleeper, upper berth) |
RMB 1263 |
By Air (economy class cabin ) |
RMB 2940 |
By Air (first class cabin) |
RMB 7080 |
It should be noted that both the train tickets and air tickets to Lhasa might be in great demand during the peak season of Tibet tour. Tourists are highly advised to book the tickets in advance. On the contrary, the airline companies would always provide some discounts for tourists making a Tibet tour in the low season. Hence, make a Tibet tour in the low season would be much economical than make a Tibet tour from Shanghai in the high season in the consideration of the transportation price.
Most of the scenic spots in Tibet charge same admission price from visitors all year around. There are also several scenic spots in Tibet open to tourists with different admission prices in different seasons. Tibet Tour would like to provide the special scenic spots with different admission prices in the peak season and low season for tourists calculating the price of Tibet tour from Shanghai.
Name of Scenic Spot |
Low/Shoulder Season (Nov.1st – May 31st) |
High Season (June 1st – Oct. 31st) |
Potala Palace (Lhasa) |
RMB 100 |
RMB 200 |
Palkhor Monastery (Shigatse) |
RMB 30 |
RMB 60 |
Tashilhunpo Monastery |
RMB 40 |
RMB 80 |
Tourists planning a Tibet tour from Shanghai in the peak season and willing to visit the most popular scenic spots are highly advised to book the entrance tickets in advance. Taking Potala Palace as an example, there would be restriction on the number of visitors in Potala Palace. But tourists join the tours organized by Tibet Tour don’t need to be over worried about the entrance tickets since we would always book the tickets for tourists in advance.