What is the cheapest/easiest way to get into Tibet (including getting the tourist permit?

How do you get a Tibet permit without paying the usually very expensive tour prices? I understand there is a new train from Beijing to Tibet, is this possible to use? I was just ...show more

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I want to travel in Lhasa ,so I just need Tibet Permit. Who can help me to get it ? I just know a little information by http://www.tibettravel.org/tibet-permit/tibet-travel-permit.html.

The travel agency in China said it's about RMB2700 (1 way airfare and permit). If you have went to Tibet, pls advise. Is it a good deal?

I am planning on traveling to Tibet in the late fall of 2012 with a few friends. I realize I do need a Travel Permit & Alien permit, I just do not understand why tourist are subject to paying a large inflated tour group price when most can and would...

So I finished my online driver's ed classes in the beginning of December. THe plan was then to get my permit within the month and then around June I'd be able to get my actual license, which I could then use during the summer. However, due to school...

I want to get married in Nogales, Mexico but i found out I need a passport and either a tourist permit or a resident permit for Mexico. I have the passport already. How can I get either one of the other things?

Bangladeshi national wanting to go to Tibet via Kathmandu from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Need information regarding how to get it & where? Do I need the Chinese Visa as well, or is it possible to get that from Kathmandu if required? Contact numbers/addresses...