Car Rental in Tibet
Vehicles Rental :Renting a landcruiser with a driver has become the most popular way of getting around in Tibet. Even though you can still travel along most of main routes by public transport. (Tourists are not permitted to drive rental vehicles in Tibet.)
Landcruiser have room for 5 people and their luggage, but one people need to sit at back extra seat, so 4 is more comfortable. Especially for longer trips, according to the road conditions and a big amount of luggages, it's worth limiting the number of passengers.
The most popular route is a leisurely and slightly circuitous journey down to Zhangmu on the Tibet-Nepal border, taking in Yamdrok-tso, Gyantse, Shigatse, Sakya, Everest Base Camp and Tingri along the way. Mt.Kailash
| Route | Distance | Driving Hours | Road Conditions | Vehicle Type |
|
Airport -Lhasa |
70Km | 1 | Tar-covered, good | All |
| Lhasa - Gyantse via Yamdrok-tso | 340Km | 7 | Rough road condition around mountains | All |
| Gyantse - Shigatse | 90KM | 1.5hours | Cement road in good condition | All |
| Lhasa - Shigatse(friendship Hwy) | 300KM | 4-5hours | Cement road in good condition | All |
|
Shigatse - Shegar |
240KM | 5hours | asphalt road ( With a bit construction) | All |
|
Shegar - Rongphu Monastery |
100KM | 3hours | Rough road condition around mountains | Landcruiser |
| Shegar - Old Tingri | 60KM | 1hour | asphalt road | All |
|
Old Tingri - Zhangmu |
190KM | 5hours | Rough road around mountains | Landcruiser/good Minivan |
|
Shigatse - Zhangmu |
490KM | 11hours | Part of asphalt road and part rough road | Landcruiser/good Minivan |
|
Lhasa - Tsedang |
170KM | 3hours | Cement road in good condition | All |
|
Lhasa -Namtso |
250KM | 4hours | Cement road in good condition | All |
|
Shigatse - Namtso |
280KM | 7hours | Rough road by crossing high passes | Landcruiser |
|
Lhasa - Bayi(+Basum-tso) |
460KM | 8hours | Cement road in good condition | All |
|
Lhasa - Golmud |
1200KM | 25hours | Cement road in good condition | All |
|
Lhasa -Nagari |
1800KM | 3-4days | Rough road ( grassland, plateau mountains ranges) | Landcruiser |
Car Rental Fee for Reference:
| Car Type | Months | Capacity | ||
| Jan-Apr.,Nov-Dec. | May-Jun.,Oct. | Jul.-Sep. | ||
|
Toyota 4500 |
4.0RMB/km | 4.5RMB/km | 5.0RMB/km | 4 |
|
Toyota 6200 |
3.5RMB/km | 4.0RMB/km | 4.5RMB/km | 4 |
| Mitsubishi landcruiser | 3.5RMB/km | 4.0RMB/km | 4.5RMB/km | 4 |
|
Business Minivan |
3.0RMB/km | 3.5RMB/km | 4.0RMB/km | 6 |
|
Jinbei Minibus |
2.5RMB/km | 3.0RMB/km | 4.0RMB/km | 8 |