Recommended Flights to Nepal
One can enter Nepal from different locations around the globe via various direct and connecting flights. There are many options for airlines to get into Nepal via airways. You can choose the ones that offer the best services and competitive prices. Generally, in the peak trekking seasons, the tickets may not be available and you may have to take the option of flying to India and entering Nepal via roadways. To avoid this, please book your air tickets in advance.
To date, Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu is the only international airport in Nepal. Two international airports – one in Bhairahawa and another in Pokhara are under construction. They have not come into operation till date.
There are several airlines that serve a flight to Nepal from abroad and vice versa. We have listed some of the airlines which you can consider as your options for traveling to Nepal. However, these lists are subject to change frequently.
*Note – The list is solely for reference purposes. We do not act as agents of any airline company and do not work for them
Website – www.airarabia.com
Service coverage –It serves the Gulf states and Russia.
Website – www.airasia.com
Service coverage – it offers budget flights throughout Asia via Kuala Lumpur.
Website – www.airchina.com
Service coverage – it offers daily flights to Lhasa, Chengdu, and around China.
Website – www.airindia.in
Service coverage – It serves the subcontinent, including Kolkata and Delhi.
Website: www.bhutanairlines.bt
Service coverage: Serves Paro several times daily.
Website – www.biman-airlines.com
Service coverage – It conducts daily flights from Kathmandu to Dhaka and vice versa.
Website – www.cathaypacific.com
Service coverage – Four to five flights to Beijing per week
Website – en.ceair.com
Service coverage – It serves Lhasa, Kunming, and Shanghai
Website – www.flychinasouthern.com
Service coverage – It serves Guangzhou and Lhasa.
Website – www.drukair.com.bt
Service coverage – It serves with a daily flight to/from Paro.
Website – www.etihad.com
Service coverage – It has daily connections via Abu Dhabi to the rest of the world.
Website – www.flydubai.com
Service coverage – it conducts several flights per day.
Website: www.himalaya-airlines.com
Service coverage: Reaches the Gulf and Malaysia.
Website – www.goindigo.in
Service coverage – It is a budget flight to/from Delhi.
Website – www.jetairways.com
Service coverage – It has daily connections to Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata.
Website – www.malaysiaairlines.com
Service coverage – For flights from Kuala Lumpur
Website – www.malindoair.com
Service coverage – For flights from Kuala Lumpur
17. Oman Air
Website – www.omanair.com
Service coverage – For flights from Muscat
Website – www.qatarairways.com
Service coverage – For daily connections through Doha, with excellent onward flights to the USA and Europe
Website – www.sichuanair.com
Service coverage – For flights from Chengdu and Lhasa.
Website – www.thaiairways.com
Service coverage – It provides the most popular Southeast Asian route to Nepal via Bangkok.
Website – www.turkishairlines.com
Service coverage – It offers daily connections via Istanbul.
The departure tax for flights out of Tribhuvan International Airport is included in the ticket price. Hence, you should not pay the departure tax separately.