There are three ways to travel in Tibet: driving in July and August is the least recommended.

I often get a video of airing the hard seat tickets of Lhasa train in Tik Tok, and I always laugh to myself: Ha, another fool has been tricked into going to Tibet ... Tibet is a "poem and distance" that many people yearn for, and it is worth visiting. But which is the most cost-effective way to enter Tibet? Tell me my opinion. As I live in Guangzhou, let's take Guangzhou as an example. The following is a comprehensive analysis from the aspects of cost, season, scenery, traffic comfort and risk.

The first cost-effective gameplay: winter+direct flight.

Advantages: convenient, time-saving, money-saving, enjoying the Himalayan snow-capped mountains in the air, and adapting to the beautiful scenery of high altitude and winter more quickly.

I think the most cost-effective thing is to fly back and forth and go to Lhasa in winter. It takes nearly 54 hours from Guangzhou to Lhasa by ordinary train. There is only one train. Depart on the first day 1 1: 40, and arrive in Lhasa on the third day 16: 45. Hard seat ticket is 447 yuan, upper berth ticket is 865 yuan, and lower berth ticket is 9 19 yuan. Don't think that taking the train is the most economical, in my opinion, it is actually the most expensive! In addition to the face value, don't forget that there are some travel food and medicine expenses. The train doesn't include meals, and the box lunch on the train is expensive and unpalatable. Eat at least six meals for three days and two nights (dinner on the first day, breakfast and lunch on the second day, lunch and dinner on the third day, save it). It's a long way, lonely and boring. Do you have to bring a big bag of fruit snacks? It's normal for a hard sleeper from Guangzhou to Lhasa, which takes nearly 54 hours, but it actually costs 1000 yuan, right? Hard seats should also be around 600 yuan. It's such a long way, I just want to ask, doesn't your ass hurt, isn't your waist tired, and don't you think you have a high reaction? All of them. The whole train journey is too hard, too tired and too boring. I don't agree with this way of traveling.

What about the cost of the plane in winter? The relatively cheap round-trip air ticket from Guangzhou to Lhasa in winter is about 1.600 yuan-1.800 yuan (the round-trip air ticket in summer peak season is 3500-4000 yuan), and the fastest flight time from Guangzhou to Lhasa is about 6 hours (including stopping in Chongqing or Shangri-La 1 hour). In other words, if you choose to fly, you will save nearly 48 hours compared with taking the train! The plane arrived in Lhasa that day and they all slept all night. The next day, Van Gogh got used to it and began to play. People who take the train have never been to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, even in the marginal areas. Van Gogh hasn't started yet. He won't arrive until the third day 16:45. This is still the case that the train is on time and not late. The line is so long that it is hard to say which section it is and how long it will be delayed. Flying saves two days than taking the train. Isn't it delicious to play in Tibet for two days? Isn't it warm to take it to Lhasa to bask in the sun? This is still a one-way trip. If it is a round trip, it will save four days. Is your time worthless? !

Don't think that flying there is easy to have high reaction, and the train can slowly adapt to high reaction, and it is all wet! Let's have a look at the map. As can be seen from the above picture, the section from Xining crossing the Qaidam Basin to Golmud is OK, with an altitude of two or three kilometers. However, the altitude from Golmud to Lhasa is very high, basically above 4,000 meters, and it is necessary to climb Tanggula Mountain at an altitude of 523 1 meter (Mongolian means "the mountain where eagles can't fly"). This section actually entered the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau! How long is this paragraph? About 1200 km, and it takes 14 hours to walk. This section will pass through Kunlun Mountain, the ancestor of Wanshan Mountain, the forbidden zone of life, Tanggula Pass and Qiangtang Grassland in northern Tibet ... After listening to the name, I feel that the degree of hypoxia is high!

As for the plane, many people mistakenly think that Lhasa is very high above sea level. In fact, Lhasa is only about 3600 meters above sea level. Among the national high-altitude airports, Lhasa Airport barely squeezed into the front 10 at an altitude of 3569 meters, ranking ninth. Planes save time, including meals and fruits, and aerial beauty is more expensive.

Why do you suggest going to Tibet in winter? Apart from the fact that the air ticket is half cheaper than that in summer and the accommodation is affordable, there is another greater advantage: the scenery is beautiful and many scenic spots are free of charge. Due to the unique plateau climate, Tibet is sunny most days of the year, and the sunshine hours are much higher than those in other parts of China at the same latitude, especially Lhasa, which has the reputation of "Sunshine City" (what is the concept? That is, 365 days a year, more than 8 hours of sunshine every day).

Going to Tibet in winter is not only free of charge for many scenic spots, but also because of the sunny weather and many days, the natural scenery is beautiful and the road is easy to walk. The rainy season in Tibet is mostly concentrated from June to September, accounting for 80%-90% of the annual precipitation. Southeast Linzhi-Shannan-Linzhi has the richest precipitation, reaching 2000 mm, followed by Qamdo-Naqu-Lhasa-Shigatse-Shannan-Linzhi. The annual precipitation in this circle is 400-800 mm, and this area is also the first time to go to Tibet.

Southeast Tibet (Linzhi area-south of Shannan area) has a low altitude and is the windward side of the Indian Ocean monsoon. The warm and humid Indian Ocean airflow flows through the Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon, so this area is warm and humid, with lush vegetation, and is known as "the south of Tibet". Go to Linzhi area to play in summer, and there is a great chance of rain.

Northwest Tibet (such as Ali) is relatively desolate and backward, with high altitude, dry and cold, and relatively scarce tourism resources, which is not discussed in this paper, and basically belongs to the game of entering Tibet for at least the second time.

The second cost-effective way to enter Tibet: plane+train.

Advantages: Both means of transportation can be experienced, and the speed of reaching Tibet and the scenery in the northern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau can be taken into account.

It is suggested that Guangzhou fly to Xining, or Lanzhou and Xi 'an, and then arrive in Lhasa by train. This not only avoids the fatigue and complexity of a 54-hour train ride, but also avoids the high price of direct flights to Lhasa in the peak season. This way of entering Tibet is better in summer. If you fly to Xining, you can also visit Qinghai Lake and Chaka Salt Lake.

In the Golmud-Lhasa section, you will enjoy the vast and magnificent scenery in the northern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Look at the rising sun in Ran Ran on the plateau and feel the vastness and desolation under the blue sky and white clouds in no man's land. In Hoh Xil, if you are lucky, you can also see rare wild animals such as Tibetan antelope, wild yak, Tibetan wild donkey and Tibetan gazelle. This section is a journey of "pain and happiness" and "being in hell and eyes in heaven".

The third way to enter Tibet: self-driving Sichuan-Tibet line and Yunnan-Tibet line.

Features: beautiful scenery and risks coexist, and the process is also the end.

Driving into Tibet is the most risky way, especially taking the Sichuan-Tibet and Yunnan-Tibet routes in July and August. Entering the northern part of Lijiang and the western part of Kangding area, you basically enter the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at an altitude of 4,000 meters, all the way to the Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon in Linzhi, which is the most difficult area to walk, and you are going to road trip. Because, in this large area, there are many rivers and fast-flowing waters, as well as many mountains, which are very steep. The flood season in July and August is prone to geological disasters such as landslides and mudslides. Time-consuming and labor-consuming, the terrain is complex and changeable, car accidents occur frequently, and rescue is difficult. The only advantage is that you can see the scenery when you stop and go. If you don't often drive in mountainous areas with nine twists and eighteen turns, please choose carefully. There are countless accidents caused by geological disasters and driving every year, and quite a few people leave their lives there forever. Even old drivers should pay close attention to natural disasters caused by the weather, pay attention to traffic accidents caused by changes in road conditions and their physical fitness, such as sharp bends, slow down and fatigue driving. My experience as a passenger is four words: the soul is gone! Every second feels that the next moment may be another world, and some jokes are too timid to just close their eyes. ...

From Sichuan and Yunnan to Tibet, there are three lines: the northern Sichuan line, the southern Sichuan line and the Yunnan-Tibet line. Sichuan-Tibet Highway, with a total length of 3 176 km, is called "the most dangerous highway in the world" by Chinese and foreign geographers.

Let's talk about the common ways to play the southern Sichuan-Tibet line: Chengdu Ya 'an Kangding Litang Batang Mangkang Zuogong Basula Nuboming Yingchi Lhasa. This is an important line with a total length of 2 146 km. On the way to Tibet, we will climb over 14 steep peaks with an altitude of more than 4,000 meters from east to west, cross the rushing rivers such as Dadu River, Jinsha River, Lancang River and Nujiang River, and cross Litang, a plateau city with an altitude of 40 14 meters.

Compared with the northern Sichuan line, this southern line has a lower altitude and a shorter journey, so it takes the Sichuan-Tibet highway to enter Tibet. Chengdu, Sichuan to Batang belongs to asphalt road, and the road conditions are relatively ok, so it is easy to walk. But 107 km from Batang, Sichuan to Mangkang, Tibet is even more dangerous! Going uphill, from an altitude of 2,500 to more than 4,000 meters, there are many bends and it is extremely steep. The seventy-two turn of the Nujiang River in basu county, Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet is even more dangerous. This section of the road is only 12 km from the lowest 3 100 m to the highest 465 1 m. Bomi county Gong Yi Township Tongmai should be vigilant. Because the mountain is loose, it is prone to mudslides and landslides.

Yunnan-Tibet line, from Kunming, Yunnan to Lhasa, Tibet, first takes the Yunnan-Tibet line of National Highway 2 14, and then takes the Sichuan-Tibet line of National Highway 3 18, with a total length of 2,400 kilometers.

Whether it is the Sichuan-Tibet line or the Yunnan-Tibet line, * * * has the same feature: it will cross the Hengduan mountain area with complex and changeable terrain, and July-August is the rainy season, so it is easy to encounter landslides, mudslides and landslides. Most of these areas are between 3000 and 5500 meters above sea level, including snow-capped mountains, virgin forests, alpine meadows, glaciers, canyons and rivers. The scenery is magnificent, but there are also physical discomfort such as walking difficulties and high fatigue. In addition, the terrain and weather are changeable, and accidents occur frequently, which is extremely risky. When your eyes are in heaven, don't forget that the abyss is under your feet. In short, travel to Sichuan-Tibet line and Yunnan-Tibet line, think twice before you do, and be ready to start again!