There are 5 ways to get from Lhasa to Kathmandu by taxi, plane, bus, or car
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Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane LXA - KTM
2h 50m$340–723Bus, drive via Yadong Xian
cheapest- Take the bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Yadong Xianbus
- Drive from Yadong Xian to Deorali Bus Stopcar
- Take the bus from Deorali Bus Stop to Siliguri - SNT Bus Standbus
- Take the bus from Siliguri Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus to Kathmandubus
34h 4m$40–68Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
22h 4m$85–129Drive 925.3 km
- Drive from Lhasa to Kathmanducar 925.3 km
13h 14m$119–171Bus, drive via Dhulikhel
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Drive from Zhangmu to Dhulikhelcar
24h 50m$91–135
Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lhasa to Kathmandu is to bus and drive via Yadong Xian which costs $40 - $70 and takes 34h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Lhasa to Kathmandu is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 50m and costs $340 - $750.
The distance between Lhasa and Kathmandu is 635 km. The road distance is 925.3 km.
It takes approximately 2h 50m to get from Lhasa to Kathmandu, including transfers.
Kathmandu is 2h 15m behind Lhasa. It is currently 2:49 PM in Lhasa and 12:34 PM in Kathmandu.
Yes, the driving distance between Lhasa to Kathmandu is 925 km. It takes approximately 13h 14m to drive from Lhasa to Kathmandu.
There are 1509+ hotels available in Kathmandu.
What companies run services between Lhasa, China and Kathmandu, Nepal?
There is no direct connection from Lhasa to Kathmandu. However, you can take the taxi to Lhasa-Airport-LXA airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), walk to Tribhuvan International Airport, then take the line 5 bus to Singhadurbar. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Kathmandu via Zhangmu in around 22h 4m.
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–450
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Yadong Xian
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- +919002012099
- sntd@yahoo.com
- Website
- sntd.in
Bus from Deorali Bus Stop to Siliguri - SNT Bus Stand
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://www.sntd.in/
- Schedules at
- https://www.sntd.in/PDF/BusSchedule.pdf
- Seater
- $4–7
- AC Seater
- $6
- Non AC Seater
- $3
- Phone
- 9064919130
- support@mybusbookings.com
- Website
- apsarabus.in
Bus from Deorali Bus Stop to Siliguri - SNT Bus Stand
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.apsarabus.in/
- Non AC Seater
- $3–5
- Phone
- 0353-2514920
- nbstcenquiry@gmail.com
- Website
- nbstc.in
Bus from Siliguri Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus to Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–22
- Website
- https://nbstc.in/
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