How to get fromDali to Nepalby taxi, plane, bus, car or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Dali to Nepal by taxi, plane, bus, car, or train

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Taxi to Baoshan, fly
best
1. Take the taxi from Dali to Baoshan (BSD)taxi
2. Fly from Baoshan (BSD) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane BSD - KTM
11h 49m
$157–515
Bus to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, fly
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
2. Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane LJG - KTM
11h 59m
$96–444
Bus, drive
1. Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
2. Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Shangri-La Bus Stationbus
3. Take the bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
4. Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
5. Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
2d 8h
$187–243
Train, bus, drive
1. Take the train from Dali to Chongqing Westtrain
2. Take the train from Chongqing West to Lhasatrain
3. Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
4. Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
2d 16h
$197–324
Fly from Dali Huangcaoba
1. Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane DLU - KTM
12h 33m
$162–602

Baoshan (BSD) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights

9Weekly Planes

15h 28mAverage Duration

$112Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,592.2 km
Duration: 11h 49m

What companies run services between Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China and Nepal?

China Southern Airlines, Tibet Airlines Corporation, and four other airlines fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) 4 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

$46

Kumari Boutique Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.8Exceptional

$189

Kathmandu Marriott Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.8Exceptional

$499

The Dwarika's(Opens in a new window)

9.8Exceptional

$33

Hotel Friend's Home(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

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