How to get to Tibet from Nepal?

Nepal is one of the best options to get to Tibet, one of the main reasons is a China visa, which will be taken care by the Tibet Travelers including the Tibet Travel Permit.

Before writing this article, we would like to summarize the highlights of the article. 

1. China Group Visa

2. Tibet Travel Permit

3. Ways to get to Tibet from Nepal

China Group Visa

If Travelers would like to get to Tibet from Nepal, a China group visa will be obtained by Tibet Travelers from the Tibet Tourism office, if you have a China visa obtained by yourself from your home, it will be canceled if you plan to get into Tibet from Nepal. 

China visa fee cost 200 US Dollar Per Person for US and Canadian citizen 

China visa fee for other nationals cost 110 US Dollar Per Person

The above visa fee is including the service fee of our Nepal friend travel agency since the China group visa must be obtained with the help of a travel agency from Nepal.

To issue the China Group visa, Tibet Travelers request Travelers passport scan and exact date of entering and details of the whole tour in Tibet and China so we can obtain the China visa according to the itinerary since once the China visa is issued it is very difficult to extend or change.

Travelers must have 2 working days time in Nepal to obtain a China visa from the Chinese Embassy. Travelers can travel in Nepal with the scan of Passport and leave the original Passport to our Nepal friend agency or Travelers can be in Nepal for 2 working days to make sure we get the China visa on time. 

Photo: Beauties of nature in Tibet

Tibet Travel Permit

Tibet Travel Permit can be obtained by Tibet Travelers and our Tour Guide will bring the Tibet Travel Permit with him to the Lhasa Gongkar airport or Kyirong Nepal Border when our Tour Guide comes to pick the Travelers. 

To obtain the Tibet Travel Permit, Tibet Travelers request Travelers passport scan and exact date of entering and details of the whole tour in Tibet and China so we can obtain the China visa according to the itinerary since once the China visa is issued it is very difficult to extend or change.

Ways to get to Tibet from Nepal 

They are 2 ways to get to Tibet from Nepal

1. By flight from Kathmandu, Nepal to Lhasa Gonggar airport

2. Overland from Kyirong Nepal Border to Lhasa

Flight tickets from Nepal Kathmandu cost around 400-500US Dollars depending on the season, Tibet Travelers can help to buy the flight ticket for Travelers, Traveler can also buy your self from Google.

They are 2 Overland options from Tibet to Nepal.

1. Overland from Kathmandu to Kyirong Nepal Border to Lhasa or

2. Overland from Lhasa to Kyirong Nepal Border to Kathmandu

Many Travelers will fly to Lhasa from Kathmandu and choose our 8 days overland Group Tour or Private Tour to Kyirong Nepal Border towards Kathmandu. Below we will share the link