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¥69,414–160,210Drive, 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 carferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the nightbus from Universal Studios Japan to Sendai Stationnightbus
5d 13h¥56,106–88,895Fly 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 Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nipporitrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Sendaitrain
13h 17m¥62,012–135,298Taxi 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¥143,892–326,527Fly 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¥62,369–82,389
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kathmandu to Sendai is to fly and train which costs ¥60000 - ¥85000 and takes 17h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Kathmandu to Sendai is to fly and train which takes 13h 17m and costs ¥60000 - ¥140000.
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 12:58 AM in Kathmandu and 4:13 AM in Sendai.
There are 254+ 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
- ¥65,000–160,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Narita International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–120,000
Flights from Simara Airport to Sendai Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥130,000–310,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–150,000
Train from Lhasa to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥18,000–23,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥25,000–36,000
- 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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