Tibet Main Road Conditions

Airport - Lhasa

93km

1.5-2h

Broad tar road, in good condition

All

Lhasa - Gyantse

260km

8.5h

Under construction, might be put into use in Sep.

All

Gyantse - Shigatse

100km

2.5h

Tar road in good condition

All

Shigatse - Lhasa (new way)

280km

5-6h

Under constrction, wiil be open in Sep.

All

Shigatse - Changmud

490km

15h

Sand road, Changmud-Latse will be fixed in May,2005

Jeep, medium-sized bus

Dingri - Mt.Everest

100km

3-5h

Sand road, many turnovers

jeep

Lhasa - Tsedang

220km

5h

Tar road in good condition

All

Lhasa - Nyingchi

420km

7h

Tar road, mountain road(the roads in Nyingchi is twist, be carefore when driving)

All

Lhasa - Yanjing

1500km

2-3days, not assured

Mud road, mountain road

Jeep, truck

Lhasa - Golmud

1300km

About48h

Tar road in good condition(easily affected by the weather, there were a lot of traffic accidents, so be carefore of the ice on the road, especiAlly from Oct.-Apr.)

All

Lhasa - Ali

1800km

Not assured

Mud road, mountain road

Jeep, truck