Kathmandu to Lhasa Tours – Air Transportation

Most of the tourists planning to join the Kathmandu to Lhasa tours would like to choose the air transportation compared to the toilsome overland transportation. As a professional Tibet tour operator, Tibet Tour would like to provide some related information regarding the air transportation between Kathmandu and Lhasa, including the brief introduction of Tribhuvan International Airport and the direct flight between Kathmandu and Lhasa.

Kathmandu to Lhasa Tours – Brief Introduction of Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu

Tribhuvan International Airport is located in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. It is the only international airport in Nepal, which is about 6 kilometers away from the downtown of Kathmandu. It was named after the 9th King of the Shahi Kingdom who named Tribhuvan.

A lot of international flights between Kathmandu and other international metropolis have been opened. There are direct flights between Kathmandu and Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu and Lhasa in China, Bangalore and Delhi in India, Bangkok in Thailand, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Osaka, Vienna, Amsterdam and Singapore. Foreign tourists planning to join the Kathmandu to Lhasa tours could fly to Kathmandu from your own city from one of those transit cities and then fly to Lhasa from Tribhuvan International Airport.

Kathmandu to Lhasa Tours – Direct Flight between Kathmandu and Lhasa

The direct international flight between Kathmandu and Lhasa has been opened for a long time. It is the only international flight opened in Tibet currently. Foreign tourists planning to make choice among Kathmandu to Lhasa tours could fly to Kathmandu first and then fly to Lhasa. It takes only about 70 minutes to fly to Lhasa from Kathmandu.

The international flight between Kathmandu and Lhasa acted as the air bridge between and Nepal and China since 1987. Tourists making a Lhasa tour from Kathmandu choose the air transportation is much time-saving compared to enter into Tibet from Kathmandu overland. Besides, start a Tibet tour from Kathmandu by air offers tourists the chance to take an overview of the magnificent natural landscapes of both the northern side and the southern side of Himalayas.

Kathmandu to Lhasa Tours – China Visa

It should be noted that tourists planning to enter into Tibet from Kathmandu directly are required to apply for the China Visa in the Chinese Embassy in Nepal while the China Visa issued by the Chinese Embassy in your own country will be regarded as invalid. But if you are planning to fly to Chengdu or Shanghai first and then enter into Tibet from one of these cities, your China Visa obtained in your own country will be regarded as valid.