There are 5 ways to get from South Korea to Kathmandu by plane, subway, ferry, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Daegu International Airport
best- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane TAE - KTM
13h 14m$238–709Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane PUS - KTM
12h 57m$212–606Subway, ferry, train, bus, drive
- Take the subway from City Hall Station to Incheon Stationsubway
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Take the train from Qingdao to Guangyuantrain
- Take the train from Guangyuan to Lhasatrain
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
3d 8h$307–467Train to Incheon International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane ICN - KTM
10h 3m$254–495Subway, ferry, drive, train, bus
- Take the subway from City Hall Station to Incheon Stationsubway
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Drive from Qingdao to Jiaozhoucar
- Take the train from Jiaozhou to Xuzhoutrain
- Take the train from Xuzhou to Lhasatrain
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Drive from Zhangmu to Dhulikhelcar
3d 19h$226–405
Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from South Korea to Kathmandu is to train and fly which costs $250 - $500 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from South Korea to Kathmandu is to train and fly which takes 10h 3m and costs $250 - $500.
The distance between South Korea and Kathmandu is 4171 km.
It takes approximately 13h 14m to get from South Korea to Kathmandu, including transfers.
Kathmandu is 3h 15m behind South Korea. It is currently 10:01 AM in South Korea and 6:46 AM in Kathmandu.
There are 1676+ hotels available in Kathmandu.
What companies run services between South Korea and Kathmandu, Nepal?
Korean Air, HK Express, and Cathay Pacific fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) 6 times a week.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–470
- Website
- nepalairlines.com.np
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from City Hall Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from City Hall Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Train from Qingdao to Guangyuan
- 2nd Class Seat
- $105–115
- 1st Class Seat
- $170–190
- Business Class Seat
- $250–360
Train from Guangyuan to Lhasa
- Hard Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $75–95
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–150
Train from Xuzhou to Lhasa
- Hard Seat
- $40–65
- Hard Sleeper
- $95–120
- Soft Sleeper
- $130–190
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
Train from Jiaozhou to Xuzhou
- Hard Seat
- $7–10
- Hard sleeper
- $14–20
- Soft sleeper
- $23–35
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- weidong.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $86–113
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- $170
- Royal
- $142
- Business
- $113
- Economy
- $99
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $86–113
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- $170
- Royal
- $142
- Business
- $113
- Economy
- $99
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