How to get fromBiratnagar Airport (BIR) to Kathmanduby plane, train, car, taxi, bus, or rideshare

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There are 6 ways to get from Biratnagar Airport (BIR) to Kathmandu by plane, train, car, taxi, bus, or rideshare

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Fly
best
1. Fly from Biratnagar Airport (BIR) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane BIR - KTM
1h 1m
$115–130
Train, bus
cheapest
1. Take the train from Jogbani to Siliguri Jntrain 15723
2. Take the bus from Siliguri Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus to Kathmandubus
24h 46m
$7–41
Train, drive
1. Take the train from Jogbani to Raxaul Jntrain 15502
2. Drive from Raxaul Jn to Kathmanducar
14h 5m
$20–46
Taxi, bus
1. Take the taxi from Biratnagar Airport (BIR) to Damaktaxi
2. Take the bus from Damak to Kathmandu Gongabu Busparkbus
21h 59m
$55–62
Airport Transfer
1. Take the rideshare from Biratnagar-BIR to Kathmandurideshare 339.5 km
6h 1m
Drive 339.5 km
1. Drive from Biratnagar Airport (BIR) to Kathmanducar 339.5 km
6h 1m
$44–63

Biratnagar Airport (BIR) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights

126Weekly Planes

36 minAverage Duration

$31Cheapest Price

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Distance: 241 km
Duration: 1h 1m

What companies run services between Biratnagar Airport (BIR), Nepal and Kathmandu, Nepal?

Yeti Airlines, Nova Airline, and Buddha Air Ltd fly from Biratnagar Airport (BIR) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) hourly.

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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.

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