There are 4 ways to get from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Kathmandu by plane, bus, train, or car
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 Chiang Mai International Airport
best- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)CNX - KTM
9h 1m$161–421Bus to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)CEI - KTM
12h 11m$150–443Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang
- Take the train from Luang Prabang station to Kunming South
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Station
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmu
- Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmandu
3d 21h$296–531Drive 2,600 km
- Drive from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Kathmandu2,600 km
41h 48m$333–480
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Kathmandu is to fly which costs $160 - $430 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Kathmandu is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs $160 - $430.
The distance between Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal and Kathmandu is 1729 km. The road distance is 2600 km.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Kathmandu, including transfers.
Kathmandu is 2h 15m behind Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal. It is currently 9:07 PM in Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal and 6:52 PM in Kathmandu.
Yes, the driving distance between Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Kathmandu is 2600 km. It takes approximately 41h 48m to drive from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Kathmandu.
There are 1507+ hotels available in Kathmandu.
What companies run services between Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal, Thailand and Kathmandu, Nepal?
Thai AirAsia, China Eastern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–360
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Khon Kaen, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–360
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–420
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Website
- nepalairlines.com.np
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–480
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–470
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Luang Prabang station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- $50–80
- First Class
- $70–120
Train from Kunming South to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- 2nd Class Seat
- $65–75
- 1st Class Seat
- $110–125
- Business Class Seat
- $160–240
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–140
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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