There are 5 ways to get from Kathmandu to Sendai by plane, car, bus, train, car ferry, night bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Sendai Airport
best- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane KTM - SDJ
15h 11m¥55,795–147,635Drive, bus, train, car ferry, night bus
- 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 23h¥65,973–103,147Fly 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
12h 52m¥62,584–135,795Taxi 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
17h 48m¥114,023–296,672Fly 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
16h 26m¥62,593–125,706
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kathmandu to Sendai is to fly and train which costs ¥60000 - ¥130000 and takes 16h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Kathmandu to Sendai is to fly and train which takes 12h 52m and costs ¥60000 - ¥140000.
The distance between Kathmandu and Sendai is 5261 km.
It takes approximately 15h 11m to get from Kathmandu to Sendai, including transfers.
Sendai is 3h 15m ahead of Kathmandu. It is currently 8:04 PM in Kathmandu and 11:19 PM in Sendai.
There are 263+ 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 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–150,000
Flights from Simara Airport to Sendai Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–280,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–140,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Narita International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–120,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–130,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sendai Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Simara Airport to Sendai Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–330,000
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sendai Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
Flights from Simara Airport to Sendai Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–280,000
- Website
- nepalairlines.com.np
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–85,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–95,000
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
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,600
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Omiya Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- JR EAST
- 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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