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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Fly
best
1. Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane CNX - KTM
6h 1m
$260–400
Bus, train, drive
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabangbus
2. Take the train from Luang Prabang station to Kunming Southtrain
3. Take the train from Kunming South to Chongqing West Stationtrain
4. Take the train from Chongqing West to Lhasatrain
5. Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
6. Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
3d 18h
$232–573
Drive 2,596.6 km
1. Drive from Chiang Mai to Kathmanducar 2,596.6 km
41h 44m
$332–480

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

33Weekly Planes

6h 18mAverage Duration

$158Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,715.3 km
Duration: 6h 1m

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.

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