Shannan Transportation

Coaches and minibuses to Tsedang assemble in Lhasa Coach Station providing daily services. The usual price is CNY 27-30 per person while luxury vehicles charges a little more. Chartering a Santana often costs around CNY 200. The on-the-way scenery of the Yarlung Tsangpo River is breathtaking and the road condition is fairly satisfactory. Direct coaches to the Samye Monastery can be taken near the Jokhang Temple.

Air:
Gongar Airport is the only civil airport on the way from Lhasa to Shannan. The airport receives many domestic flights from Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Chengdu, Chongqing, Zhongdian, Guangzhou, Kunming, etc, and only one international flight from Kathmandu.

Road:
The main transportation in Shannan Area is vehicle on road. Tsedang, the capital of Shannan has been constructed a road network covering 12 counties in this area. There are shuttle buses from Lhasa to the counties in Shannan every day.

Railroad:
There is no railway in Shannan. Travelers can take a train to Lhasa and transit a bus.