Way To Travel

Air: There are more then 30 International carriers operatingto and out of Kathmandu International airport.
Nepal Airlines is the national flag carrier of Nepal with flights
 to/from Delhi,Dubai,  Doha, Bangkok, Hong Kong and 
KualaLumpur. Other international airlines operating from/ to
 Kathmandu are Air Arabia (Sharjah), Air China (Lhasa), Arkefly 
(Amsterdam), Bahrain Air (Bahrain), Biman Bangladesh, 
(Dhaka), Buddha Air (Paro), China Eastern Airlines (Kunming),
 China Southern Airlines (Guanzhou), Dragon Air (Hong Kong)
, Druk Air (Delhi, Paro),Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi), Flydubai 
(Dubai), GMG Airlines (Dhaka), Gulf Air (Bahrain), Indian Airlines 
(Delhi, Kolkotta, Varanasi), Jet Airways (Delhi), Jet Lite
(Delhi), Kingfisher Airlines (Delhi), Korean Air (Seoul), Oman Air
 (Muscat), Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi, Islamabad),
 Qatar Airways (Doha), Silk Air (Singapore), Thai Airways 
(Bangkok) and United Airways (Dhaka). 



Airport Tax: 
  Tourists are levied NRS. 565 (including VAT) at the departure
 terminal along with the Passenger Service Charge (Airport Tax)





Domestic:










Thera are ten passenger airlines operating to almost 30 destination in nearly all parts of Nepal - remote airfields to major hub cities. Today it is possible to reach most of the tourist destinations by air. Some of the major tourist destinations in Nepal operated by domestic airlines are:

  • POKHARA - 35 minutes flight from Kathmandu: The lake town and the gateway to the Annapurna Sanctuary. 
  • JOMSOM - 20 minutes flight from Pokhara: The remote village of the Serchans and gateway to remote Mustang.
  • BHARATPUR - 20 minutes flight from Kathmandu: Located in the Royal Chitwan National Park, the reserve of the Royal Bengal Tiger and the Great One Horned Rhinoceros.
  • LUKLA - 35 minutes flight from Kathmandu: Gateway to the Sagarmatha National Park, Mount Everest, and many of the other famous Himalayan peaks.
  • NEPALGUNJ - 65 minutes flight from Kathmandu: Gateway and hub airport to west Nepal and route to the Bardia National Park and Dolpo / Phuksundo National Park.

Helicopter Services:
Nepal with its high mountains and beautiful scenic countryside is known as "Helicopter Country." The helicopter services industry in Nepal is now well established with many types and categories of helicopters. The pilots are very experienced professionals with thousands of flying hours experience in Nepal.

Rail: 
Nepal-Janakpur-Jayanagar Railway (NJJR) operates a freight and passenger service in the eastern Terai.

Roads:
Buses, mini-buses and three-wheeler tempos ply on fixed routes at regular intervals. The services, are fairly frequent. The last city buses stop running around 
8 pm. City buses that ply within Kathmandu and go to Patan as well as those going to Kirtipur, Banepa, Dhulikhel and Thankot, leave from the City Bus Park located at the eastern side of Tundikhel parade ground. Trolley buses to Bhaktapur leave from Tripureswor near the football stadium. Their are no international Car Rental agencies in Nepal and even the locals usually have a driver assigned to their personal car rather than deal with the terrible traffic conditions around the city.

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