How to get fromTharpu to Kathmanduby plane, taxi, bus, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Tharpu to Kathmandu by plane, taxi, bus, or car

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Fly from Taplejung Airport
best
1. Fly from Taplejung Airport (TPJ) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane TPJ - KTM
2h 9m
$145–288
Drive, bus
cheapest
1. Drive from Tharpu to Darjeelingcar
2. Take the bus from Darjeeling to Siliguri - Tenzin Norgay Central Bus Terminusbus
3. Take the bus from Siliguri Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus to Kathmandubus
24h 57m
$23–49
Taxi, bus
1. Take the taxi from Tharpu to Damaktaxi
2. Take the bus from Damak to Kathmandu Gongabu Busparkbus
24h 32m
$102–118
Drive 494.6 km
1. Drive from Tharpu to Kathmanducar 494.6 km
9h 27m
$64–92
Taxi to Bhadrapur Airport, fly
1. Take the taxi from Tharpu to Bhadrapur Airport (BDP)taxi
2. Fly from Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane BDP - KTM
4h 44m
$254–295
Taxi to Biratnagar Airport, fly
1. Take the taxi from Tharpu to Biratnagar Airport (BIR)taxi
2. Fly from Biratnagar Airport (BIR) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane BIR - KTM
5h 7m
$195–231
Taxi, bus via N.A.C
1. Take the taxi from Tharpu to Damaktaxi
2. Take the bus from Damak to Kathmandu Gongabu Busparkbus
24h 59m
$103–119

Taplejung Airport (TPJ) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights

2Weekly Planes

1hAverage Duration

$133Cheapest Price

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Distance: 276 km
Duration: 2h 9m

What companies run services between Tharpu, Nepal and Kathmandu, Nepal?

Nepal Airlines flies from Taplejung Airport (TPJ) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) twice 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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