How to get fromKunming to Kathmanduby plane, train, bus, car, or taxi

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There are 4 ways to get from Kunming to Kathmandu by plane, train, bus, car, or taxi

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1. Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane KMG - KTM
6h 55m
$132–402
Train, bus, drive
1. Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
2. Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
3. Take the bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
4. Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
5. Drive from Zhangmu to Dhulikhelcar
2d 9h
$194–253
Train, bus, drive via Chongqing West
1. Take the train from Kunming to Chongqing Westtrain
2. Take the train from Chongqing West to Lhasatrain
3. Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
4. Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
2d 14h
$170–295
Bus, taxi, drive
1. Take the bus from Kunming West to Yunnan Shangri-labus
2. Take the taxi from Yunnan Shangri-la to Shangri-La Countytaxi
3. Take the bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
4. Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
5. Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
2d 11h
$203–265

Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights

4Weekly Planes

3h 25mAverage Duration

$136Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,807.3 km
Duration: 6h 55m

What companies run services between Kunming, China and Kathmandu, Nepal?

China Eastern Airlines flies from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) 4 times a week.

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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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