Garze used to be accessible just by bus, and now the two airports were constructed. The transport of Garze is more and more convenient today.
External Transport
By Air
Garzi now have two airports: Kangding Airport and Daocheng Yading Airport. In 2008, the Kangding Airport was put into service, and later in 2013, Daocheng Yading Airport also opened flights to Chengdu. The two airports are on the high plateau. Daocheng Yading Airport, with attitude of 4411 m,is the highest airport in the world.
The two airports now are just opened flight to Chengdu. You can take flight to Chengdu first and than fly to Garze.
By Bus
Before Kangding Airport was constructed, tourists could only enter Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture by bus. At the Xinnanmen Passenger Station in Chengdu, there are shuttle bus to Garze Kangding County, Garze County and Daocheng County. At Chazidian Bus Station, there are buses to Garze Danba County, one bus each day.
Internal Transport
In Ganzi, the current highway traffic is more developed. The basically formed the highway traffic trunk pattern consisting of National Road 318, 375, and 5 provincial roads. In recent years, with the development of tourism in Ganzi, around these seven mainlines, Ganzi has begun to build its tourist traffic loop in the prefecture. When the loop fully completed, Kangding, Daocheng Yading, Litang, Danba and Diqing’s Shangri-La, Lijiang, Lugu Lake and other famous scenic spots such as Siguniang Mountian, will be connected, which is convenient for visitors to explore.
For the famous Daocheng Yading Scenic Area, tourists could enter from Kangding, Litangor from Shangri-la in Yunnan.
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