Tibet Train: 10 Lessons Learned [2020]

This video (taped in December 2019) gives you ten lessons learned from our journeys on the Tibet train that you can use to have a better time on your train to Lhasa, when Tibet opens again.
Tibet is currently closed to foreign travel. For up-to-date news:
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Also called the Tibet Sky Train, and the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the train to Tibet is the highest rail journey in the world.
In the video, taped on the Tibet train in December 2019, you’ll learn the difference between high and low season conditions, the truth about oxygen on the train, what the deal is with storing baggage on the train, whether you need a sleeping bag, and a lot more.
You can take a train to Lhasa all the way from Beijing but we recommend starting the Tibet train journey in Xining, just at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau.
This is where the Tibet railway actually begins, and if you spend a couple of nights at the moderate Xining elevation, you will start to acclimatize to high altitude and do much better on the train and when you reach Lhasa’s 12,000 ft.
Heads up that there is no high-speed train to Tibet. The journey from Xining to Lhasa takes a bit less than 24 hours.
You can get more actionable tips and tools about the Tibet train and Tibet travel on our website, YoWangdu Experience Tibet.
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Tibet Train Travel [2020]
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You might want to check out our complete guide to Tibet travel as well:
How to Visit Tibet Safely, Easily and Ethically: The Complete Guide (2020)
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[@darrenchang2907]

So many good tips 👍 Thank you do much! it answered some questions I have for my upcoming trip. Do you mind sharing how much surcharge your agent charges for buying the train tickets?

[@pgrigg]

Being stuck at home with COVID social distancing, it is wonderful to do some virtual traveling! Very fascinating and the scenery from the train is great!

[@YoWangdu]

Thanks so much Phoebe! To the days when we can all travel freely again!

[@angiestewart8446]

Love your videos Yolanda. Such an inspiration with your first hand knowledge and experiences

[@YoWangdu]

Thank you soooooo much for this kind comment, Angie!

[@bipingala5900]

good info

[@MrSnout5]

Regarding the lack of oxygen being pumped into the compartment, I understand you have to obtain a tube from the attendant, which you plug in to the socket. The other end attaches to your nose; a bit like being a hospital patient!

[@YoWangdu]

Thank you! You're right that you need a nasal canula to plug into the oxygen port for personal use, and that you can request it from an attendant (even though it was not easy to track down someone to give us the tubes, we did). When the tube is plugged in, some of the oxygen outlets work and some don't. Even without the tube, oxygen is supposed to be pumped in to the cabin at the higher altitudes. You can feel that some of the outlets do or don't produce oxygen, and that's what we were referring to. Be well.

[@helendu5241]

I believe the oxygen port only works when you plug a tube into it. The tube is available upon request. It means it is not the entire cabin getting oxygen. It is bad they didn't provide a sign next to the ports.

[@YoWangdu]

Thanks Helen. You're right that you need a nasal canula to plug into the oxygen port for personal use, and we did obtain the nasal canula after some effort and searching for the correct attendant, but some of the outlets don't work to deliver oxygen through the tubes. Even without the tube, I believe that oxygen is supposed to be pumped in to the cabin at the higher altitudes. You can feel that some of the outlets do or don't produce oxygen, and that's what we were referring to. Be well.

[@helendu5241]

@@YoWangdu Thank you for the info.

[@user-xy9jn1if8o]

Almost 2 mil views channel-wide, keep it up! 😁I would love to see more traditional Tibetan dishes, me and my father love to make them. Last one we made was Momos, they were delicious. 😋

[@YoWangdu]

Thank you! Will do!

[@angiestewart8446]

Yolanda, curious to know what kind of things you visited in/around Xining if you were there 4 nights? How did you get to Xining? Thanks

[@YoWangdu]

Great question! There are wonderful Tibetan monasteries all around the Xining area that you can take as day trips, including: Chosang, Serkok, Gonlung Jampaling Monastery, Chothang and Sharzong Ritu.

[@jjjj9340]

When the world comes out of 🔒 down. Z164 booked.

[@luciatinacarino8273]

AUDIO IS NOT LOUDER

[@yolandaobannon5895]

True, it could be louder, Lucia. If you turn it up all the way on your computer or phone, you can hear it. Sorry that's the best we could do with the conditions we had at the moment.

[@arlenerees7746]

This is September 2020? I thought Tibet was currently closed to foreigners.

[@YoWangdu]

Thanks for asking, Arlene! This was from a trip in December 2019 but helpful for trips that would be taken in 2020 (assuming that Tibet opens this year to foreign travelers!)

[@yorkpo4925]

@@YoWangdu I spent my whole October 2020in Tibet, not saw a foreigner, so I think it should be closed to foreigners at then