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Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
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1. Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane LJG - KTM
9h 41m
$123–413
Train, bus, drive
1. Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
2. Take the bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
3. Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
4. Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
2d 1h
$177–228
Train to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport
1. Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
2. Fly from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane DIG - KTM
10h 3m
$143–469
Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Bharatpur Airport
1. Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Bharatpur Airport (BHR)plane LJG - BHR
11h 5m
$263–653
Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Janakpur Airport
1. Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Janakpur Airport (JKR)plane LJG - JKR
10h 50m
$153–493
Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Pokhara Airport
1. Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Pokhara Airport (PKR)plane LJG - PKR
10h 58m
$188–610
Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport
1. Take the train from Lijiang to Kunmingtrain
2. Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane KMG - KTM
11h 32m
$259–348
Bus, drive
1. Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Shangri-La Bus Stationbus
2. Take the bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
3. Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
4. Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
2d 3h
$179–229

Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights

14Weekly Planes

7h 2mAverage Duration

$125Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,513.9 km
Duration: 9h 41m

What companies run services between Lijiang, China and Nepal?

China Eastern Airlines, Lucky Air Co. Ltd., and Air China fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) twice daily.

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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)

9.1Superb

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