There are 5 ways to get from Kathmandu to Sendai by plane, car, bus, train, car ferry, night bus, or taxi
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Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Sendai Airport
best- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane KTM - SDJ
14h 30m¥70,783–150,253Drive, bus, train, car ferry, night bus
cheapest- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Shanghai stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the night bus from Universal Studios Japan to Sendai Stationnightbus
5d 13h¥55,656–88,467Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane KTM - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nipporitrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Sendaitrain
13h 14m¥66,834–87,216Taxi to Simara Airport, fly to Sendai Airport
- Take the taxi from Kathmandu to Simara Airport (SIF)taxi
- Fly from Simara Airport (SIF) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane SIF - SDJ
18h 12m¥124,049–276,713Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane KTM - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Sendaitrain
17h 1m¥56,653–172,437
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kathmandu to Sendai is to drive and bus and train and car ferry and night bus which costs ¥55000 - ¥90000 and takes 5 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Kathmandu to Sendai is to fly and train which takes 13h 14m and costs ¥65000 - ¥90000.
The distance between Kathmandu and Sendai is 5260 km.
It takes approximately 14h 30m to get from Kathmandu to Sendai, including transfers.
Sendai is 3h 15m ahead of Kathmandu. It is currently 3:52 AM in Kathmandu and 7:07 AM in Sendai.
There are 261+ hotels available in Sendai.
What companies run services between Kathmandu, Nepal and Sendai, Japan?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and three other airlines fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) once daily.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sendai Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–150,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Narita International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–130,000
Flights from Simara Airport to Sendai Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–260,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–160,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Narita International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–140,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sendai Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–150,000
Flights from Simara Airport to Sendai Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–250,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sendai Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Simara Airport to Sendai Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–290,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–140,000
- Website
- nepalairlines.com.np
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–120,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–150,000
Train from Lhasa to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥18,000–23,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥25,000–35,000
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,520–2,570
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Omiya Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Universal Studios Japan to Sendai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–16,000
Impala Travel Service
- Phone
- +977 1-4701549
- Website
- impala.com.np
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