How to Reach Kathmandu

Kathmandu is located in Central Nepal amidst Kathmandu valley. Being the capital of Nepal, the place is easily accessible. It is well connected with the network of roads and airlines.

Intra-Nepal Transportation
Kathmandu is connected to the other parts of Nepal by both roadways and airways. Nepal Transport Corporation buses run from every city in the length and breadth of Nepal to Kathmandu. Nevertheless, the better option is to travel by Cabs. It requires a lot of dickering before the rowdy cab drivers will settle for a reasonable fare. Royal Enfield Bullets of every size and make is available for rent. These mean machines are best for mountainous roads. In case of airlines, Nepal has as many as 15 domestic airlines that provide their service to commuters. Most of these aircrafts are 20-seater Dakotas that are very comfortable and safe. Some bigger aircrafts such as Airbus 320 also ply on major routes such as Kathmandu-Pokhra and Kathmandu-Lumbini.

Inter Country Transportation

By Air
Tribhuwan International Airport at Kathmandu is the sole international airport in Nepal. The airport is well equipped to handle international flights of all kind, make and size. The airport has good transit facilities though service is not world class. The officials are co-operative and the immigration process is very simple. Kathmandu has direct or indirect flights from nearly all the major cities in Eurasia and Americas. There are direct flights to Asian cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Dhaka, Karachi, Islamabad, Sanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi. Among the European cities, flights are available from Paris, London, Berlin, Berne, Frankfurt, Vienna, Munich, Moscow and Amsterdam. Apart from that, regular flights are available from New York, Los Angeles and Tel Aviv.

By Road
Kathmandu has a good road network. There are several land routes that you may take from India to reach Kathmandu. From Gorakhpur, there are several modes of land transport that take you across to Nepal and Kathmandu in turn. From Kolkata you may travel to Raxaul and via Birgunj reach Kathmandu. There is another entry from Janakpur near Sitamadhi in Bihar. There are several passes that joins Nepal with Tibet and Mainland China. These roads are in terrible shape and can only be traversed by gas-guzzler SUVs.