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Transport by land

The main highways to Tibet are the Chengdu-Lhasa,2,330 kilometers long; the Xining-Golmud-Lhasa, 1,907 kilometers long. The average elevation of theis highway is above 4,000 meters, running through the mountains of Kunlun and Tanggula;the Yecheng-Burang, 1,455 kilometers. This highway is the highest highway in the world, passing through five mountains above 5,000 meters high. The highest mountain is 6,035 meters above sea level; the Xiaguan- Markam,800 kilmetrs long; Lhasa-Zhamud Friendship Bridge-Kathmandu, 900 kilometers. Every day, two buses shuttle between germu and Lhasa. They start from germu at eight in the morning and arrive in Lhasa the next afternoon. The detailed information is listed as followings:

1. Chuang-Zhang Highway
Departure Arrival Distance Price(RMB) 
LhasaGongbujiangda279140
LhasaBayi633155
LhasaTongMai550 
LhasaZhamu639 
LhasaBangda950 
LhasaRanMa766 
LhasaJiangda1349 
LhasaChamdu1062 
LhasaRiver1436 
LhasaKathmandu2415 

2. Qing-Zhang Highway
Departure Arrival Distance Price(RMB) 
LhasaNaqu32682
LhasaDangxiong16246
LhasaAnduo464102
LhasaYanshiping653152
LhasaTuotuo River745182
LhasaGermu1165262
LhasaXining1947332
LhasaLanzhou2216372
LhasaNingxia2321392
LhasaChengdu3287502

3. Lhasa to Tsedang Road
Departure Arrival Distance Price(RMB) 
LhasaFengshui6810
LhasaQianjingwa 15
LhasaGongkar10417
LhasaJidexue 21
LhasaZhaweng14422
LhasaSanye15523
LhasaTsedang19135

4. Nepal-China friendship highway
Departure Arrival Distance Price(RMB) 
LhasaQushui6810
LhasaNimu8320
LhasaRenbu12627
LhasaShigatse28040
LhasaLatse43770
LhasaTingri57288
LhasaShelamu724109
LhasaZhammu754113
LhasaGyantse26438
LhasaYadong47366