How to get fromChiang Mai to Nepalby plane, bus, train or car

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There are 3 ways to get from Chiang Mai to Nepal by plane, bus, train, or car

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1. Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)CNX - KTM
8h 12m
$161–421
Bus, train, drive
1. Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang
2. Take the train from Luang Prabang station to Kunming South
3. Take the bus from Kunming North to Chengdu
4. Take the bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Station
5. Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmu
6. Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmandu
4d 4h
$262–508
Drive 2,596.6 km
1. Drive from Chiang Mai to Kathmandu2,596.6 km
41h 43m
$332–480

Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights

35Weekly Planes

6h 56mAverage Duration

$136Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,720.7 km
Duration: 8h 12m

What companies run services between Chiang Mai, Thailand and 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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Kathmandu(opens in a new window), Nepal(opens in a new window)

Kathmandu, officially Kathmandu Metropolitan City, is the capital and most populous city of Nepal with 845,767 inhabitants living in 105,649 households as of the 2021 Nepal census and 2.9 million people in its urban agglomeration. It is located in the Kathmandu Valley, a large valley in the high plateaus in central Nepal, at an altitude of 1400 m.

Things to do in Kathmandu

Hanuman Dhoka(Opens in a new window)

Hanuman Dhoka is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmandu, Nepal. It is spread over five acres. The Hanuman Dhoka Palace (Hanuman Dhoka Darbar in Nepali) gets its name from the stone image of Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, that sits near the main entryway. 'Dhoka' means door or gate in Nepali.

Thamel(Opens in a new window)

Thamel is a commercial neighbourhood in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Thamel has been the centre of the tourist industry in Kathmandu for over four decades, starting from the hippie days when many artists came to Nepal and spent weeks in Thamel. Even though Thamel has been referred to as a "ghetto" by some, many low-budget travellers consider it a hot-spot for tourism.

Garden of Dreams(Opens in a new window)

The Garden of Dreams (Nepali:स्वप्न बगैंचा), also, the Garden of Six Seasons, is a neo-classical garden in Kaiser Mahal Kathmandu, Nepal, built in 1920. Designed by Kishore Narshingh, it consists of 6,895 sqm of gardens with three pavilions, an amphitheater, ponds, pergolas, and urns. From the mid-1960s, upon the death of its patron, Kaiser Sumsher Rana, it lay in neglect but was recently restored with the help of the Austrian government.

Bhaktapur Durbar Square(Opens in a new window)

Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1400m above sea level. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Places to stay in Kathmandu

Hotel Roadhouse, Thamel, Kathmandu- Contemporary Boutique(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Flock Kathmandu(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Kumari Boutique Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.5Superb

Hotel Jampa(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

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