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AIR :
Nepal’s national airline is Royal Nepal Airlines (RA). It operates
flights to Bangkok, Bangalore, Calcutta, Delhi, Frankfurt/M, Hong
Kong, Mumbai, Osaka, Paris, London, Shanghai and Singapore. Other
airlines operating to Kathmandu include Aeroflot (Moscow), Biman
Bangladesh Airlines (Dakha), China South West Airlines (Lhasa), Condor
Airlines (Munich), Druk Air (Paro), Gulf Air (Abu Dhabi), Indian
Airlines (Delhi, Calcutta, Varanasi), Lauda Air (Vienna), Necon Air (Patna,
Varanasi), Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi), Qatar Airways
(Doha), Singapore Airlines (Singapore), Thai International (Bangkok)
and Transavia (Amsterdam via Sharjah).
Approximate flight times :
From Kathmandu to London is 10 hours 15
minutes.
International airports :
Kathmandu (KTM) (Tribhuvan) is 6.5km (4
miles) east of the city (travel time – 20 minutes). Buses and taxis to
the city are available. Airport facilities include bank/bureau de
change, duty-free shop, post office, refreshments and tourist
information.
Departure tax :
NRs700 for international flights (NRs600
within the Indian sub-continent, eg Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). Children under two years are
exempt.
Note :
Foreign nationals must pay for airfares
in foreign currency. Only Nepalese and Indian nationals are allowed to
pay in Nepalese Rupees for air passage between Nepal and India.
RAIL :
Two stretches of the Indian Railway Line run to the border with Nepal,
where cycle-rickshaws are available for onward journeys.
ROAD :
Kathmandu is connected with India and Tibet by new and picturesque
highways through the fertile plains of the Terai. Bus services operate
from all border points to Kathmandu. However, during the monsoon
season, landslides can often make border points impassable. Visitors
are permitted to drive their own cars provided they are in possession
of an international carnet. For information on how to obtain an
international carnet, visitors should contact their national
Automobile Association. See also Travel - Internal section for
required documentation.
Note :
All visitors
entering Nepal by land must use one of the following entry points:
Belhiya (Bhairahawa), Birgunj, Dhangadi, Kakarbhitta, Mahendra Nagar
and Nepalgunj, (all on the Nepal-India border); and Kodari (on the
Nepal-China border). If entering overland by car, an international
carnet is required (enquire at Embassy for details); see Contact
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