There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Kathmandu by plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane BSL - KTM
17h 44m$374–1,205Drive 8,961.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Kathmanducar 8,961.1 km
4d 22h$1,807–2,610Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane ZRH - KTM
15h 38m$431–822Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane GVA - KTM
18h 6m$390–1,095Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane STR - KTM
17h 5m$419–1,425Fly from Mulhouse
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane MLH - KTM
20h 24m$604–1,905
Basel (BSL) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kathmandu is to train and fly which costs $430 - $850 and takes 15h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kathmandu is to train and fly which takes 15h 38m and costs $430 - $850.
The distance between Basel and Kathmandu is 6911 km. The road distance is 8961.1 km.
It takes approximately 17h 44m to get from Basel to Kathmandu, including transfers.
Kathmandu is 3h 45m ahead of Basel. It is currently 10:02 AM in Basel and 1:47 PM in Kathmandu.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Kathmandu is 8961 km. It takes approximately 4 days 22h to drive from Basel to Kathmandu.
There are 1673+ hotels available in Kathmandu.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kathmandu, Nepal?
Flydubai, Turkish Airlines, and Himalaya fly from Basel (BSL) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Tribhuvan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Mulhouse to Tribhuvan International Airport via Nis, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Mulhouse to Tribhuvan International Airport via Skopje, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Basel to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Mulhouse to Tribhuvan International Airport via Tirana, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Mulhouse to Tribhuvan International Airport via Belgrade, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Basel to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Mulhouse to Tribhuvan International Airport via Tirana, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Mulhouse to Tribhuvan International Airport via Belgrade, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Basel to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Mulhouse to Tribhuvan International Airport via Tirana, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Zurich Airport, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Zurich Airport, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $16–20
- 1st Class Ticket
- $21–30
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
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