By Air: All international
flights land at the Tribhuvan International
Airport in Kathmandu, the only international
airport in Nepal. The airlines that serve
Kathmandu are Thai International, Singapore
Airlines, Lauda Air, Pakistan International
Airlines, Bangladesh Biman, China Southwest
Airlines, Druk Air, Gulf Air, Austin airways,
and Qatar Airlines. The national carrier
- Royal Nepal Airlines (RNAC), operates
flights to Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong
and Japan.
Within Asia: You
could travel to Kathmandu from Bangkok,
Hong Kong and Singapore. If in India, you
can fly to Nepal from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore,
Calcutta and Varanasi, Delhi to Kathmandu
is a one-hour flight. Flights to Kathmandu
from Lhasa are operated by China Southwest
Airlines. Druk Air flies between Kathmandu
and Paro in Bhutan. Bangladesh Biman operates
flights to Kathmandu from Dhaka (Bangladesh).
Qatar Airways flies between Doha and Kathmandu.
From Europe and Middle East to Nepal: Lauda
Air flies to Kathmandu from Austria twice
a week. Qatar Airways, Gulf Air, Aeroflot,
Thai International, Pakistan International
Airlines and Bangladesh Biman all have services
from Europe to Kathmandu.
By Land: There are
eight entry points into Nepal by land open
to tourists, out of which six are from India
and the others from Tibet.
Via India: The crossing
points from India include Mahendranagar,
Dhangadhi, Nepalgunj and Sunauli in the
west, Birganj in the central region and
Kakarbhitta in the east. There are direct
buses to the Nepal border from Delhi, Varanasi,
Calcutta, and Patna.
Via Tibet: Nepal
can be entered from Tibet via Kodari. For
trekkers entering Tibet from Nepal, the
entry point is Simikot in far northwest
Nepal for which special permits are required.
Local Transport:
For traveling within Kathmandu, there are
local buses, vans, three wheelers (battery
or gas) and a trolley bus (electric) service
to Bhaktapur. For hire there are meter-taxis,
meter three wheelers and rickshaws. However,
most taxis will refuse to take tourists
by meter. Besides these you can also hire
a motorcycle or mountain bike to get around.
For reaching other destinations within Nepal
there is an extensive network of air-links
operated both by the national carrier as
well as by private airlines. By land there
are buses to most destinations leaving from
the Gongabhu Bus Park beside the Ring Road. |
