| It is no more a hard thing to travel to Tibet for | | | | requires three days at least. |
| foreign tourists. You can take flight or train from | | | | No matter which way you take, a Tibet entry permit |
| many cities in China such as Beijing, Chengdu, Xi'an, | | | | is necessary for issuing the flight/train tickets. |
| Shanghai, Guangzhou, etc. For the moment, the most | | | | This permit is released by the Tibet Tourism Bureau |
| convenient places shall be Beijing and Chengdu. Xi'an is | | | | to officially licensed travel companies only. You shall |
| also a good choice but due to the limited flight | | | | provide a copy of your passport and visa with your |
| (usually one flight only and not daily) and limited | | | | Occupation info for the permit application. It usually |
| tickets of pass-by trains, it is still not easy to make | | | | takes five working days but we shall always try to |
| connection there. You can also take a direct | | | | apply for it as early as possible to secure a smooth |
| international flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa but | | | | trip since more and more travellers coming to Tibet |
| which is not suggested except you have a tour | | | | making the queuing much longer than before. The |
| there. According to a memo between the Chinese | | | | cost is around 7USD charged by the government |
| and Nepal governments, foreign tourists must obtain | | | | department. If you will travel outside Lhasa and some |
| their China Visa in Kathmandu if they would like to | | | | remote areas in Tibet, some other permits will be |
| enter from there, no matter if they get the visa | | | | applied as well including the Alien's Travel permit, |
| already in their home country or not. This usually | | | | military permit, etc. |