There are 4 ways to get from Sapa to Nepal by car, plane, train, or bus
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Drive to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport, fly
best- Drive from Sapa to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH)car
- Fly from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane WNH - KTM
12h 25m$157–429Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Chongqing Westtrain
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Lhasatrain
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
2d 22h$179–330Bus to Noi Bai International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sapa to Hanoi Airportbus
- Fly from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane HAN - KTM
14h 39m$243–438Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane KMG - KTM
14h 6m$234–480
Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapa to Nepal is to train and bus and drive which costs $170 - $330 and takes 2 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Sapa to Nepal is to drive and fly which takes 12h 25m and costs $150 - $430.
The distance between Sapa and Nepal is 2180 km.
It takes approximately 12h 25m to get from Sapa to Nepal, including transfers.
Nepal is 1h 15m behind Sapa. It is currently 3:16 AM in Sapa and 2:01 AM in Nepal.
There are 1692+ hotels available in Nepal.
What companies run services between Sapa, Vietnam and Nepal?
There is no direct connection from Sapa to Nepal. However, you can drive to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), walk to Tribhuvan International Airport, then take the line 5 bus to Singhadurbar. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sapa to Kathmandu via Lao Cai, Hekou North, Kunming, Chongqing West, Lhasa, Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal, and Zhangmu in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- nepalairlines.com.np
Flights from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–550
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–450
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–430
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–370
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–430
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–480
Train from Hekou North to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- $7–10
- Hard sleeper
- $13–19
- Soft sleeper
- $22–29
Train from Hekou North to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- $7–10
- Hard sleeper
- $13–19
- Soft sleeper
- $22–29
Train from Kunming to Chongqing West
- 2nd Class Seat
- $54–59
- 1st Class Seat
- $85–100
- Business Class Seat
- $120–180
Train from Chongqing West to Lhasa
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $110–170
- Phone
- 1900 6746
- [email protected]
- Website
- xesaoviet.com.vn
Bus from Sapa to Hanoi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- xesaoviet.com.vn
- Book at
- baolau.com
- Phone
- 19001137
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbuslines.com
Bus from Sapa to Hanoi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–14
- Schedules at
- booking.baolau.com
- Book at
- interbuslines.com
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