How to get fromHo Chi Minh to Kathmanduby plane, train, bus, or car

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There are 2 ways to get from Ho Chi Minh to Kathmandu by plane, train, bus, or car

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1. Fly from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane SGN - KTM
6h 51m
$250–400
Train, bus, drive
1. Take the train from Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Noitrain
2. Take the train from Hanoi Gia Lam Station to Zhengzhoutrain
3. Take the train from Zhengzhou to Lhasatrain
4. Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
5. Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
5d 6h
$395–664

Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights

46Weekly Planes

9h 8mAverage Duration

$147Cheapest Price

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Distance: 2,919.1 km
Duration: 6h 51m

What companies run services between Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam and Kathmandu, Nepal?

Air India Limited, Malaysia Airlines, and nine other airlines fly from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) every 4 hours.

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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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