Nepal borders on Tibet Autonomous Region. There is a large number of tourists would like to make a Nepal tour after spending some time in Tibet. Tibet Tour provides information regarding the transportation of Nepal tour from Tibet for tourists' reference.
Tourists planning a Nepal tour from Tibet could choose the overland transportation or air transportation. The direct flight between Lhasa and Kathmandu is the one and only international flight opened in Tibet so far. It takes only about 70 minutes to get to Kathmandu from Lhsa by air. It should be noted that this flight is only available on Saturdays and tourists planning to take this flight to Nepal have to arrange your tour schedule in Tibet reasonably.
Make a Nepal tour from Tibet overland is a good choice for tourists planning a Nepal tour from Lhasa and willing to pay a visit to the scenic spots in Lhasa and Shigatse. To adjust the schedule flexibly, some of the tourists choose to rent a vehicle in Lhasa directly while the other domestic tourists would like to choose the shuttle bus between Lhasa and Zhangmu Port so as to save the transportation budget. Please note that the shuttle bus is not available every day and tourists are strongly suggested to get accurate departure schedule from the local bus station. It takes about 17 hours driving Zhangmu from Lhasa.
The Customs Office is about 8 kilometers away from Zhangmu Town. It takes about 20 minutes driving to get to the office from the town seat through the only mountain road. The Friendship Bridge is the real border between China and Nepal. Tourists making a Nepal tour from Tibet could see the borderline in the middle of the bridge. As a professional Tibet tour operator, Tibet Tour could also arrange a vehicle to pick tourists up at the border.
Tourists making a self-help Nepal tour from Tibet have to rent another vehicle to Kathmandu from the Nepal border. It takes 4 to 5 hours driving to Kathmandu from the border. Tourists are strongly suggested to prepare a respirator in advance since there might be blowing dusts while the vehicle driving on the unsurfaced sections. It should also be noted that the road between Kathmandu and the border might be blocked by the natural disasters frequently in the rainy season (between June and October).
For tourists planning to pay a visit to Pokhara during their Nepal tour from Tibet, renting a vehicle would also be a good choice. It takes about 5 hours driving to get to Pokhara from Kathmandu. For tourists willing to cut down the transportation cost, the shuttle bus between Kathmandu and Pokhara would be a nice choice. The return bus between Pokhara and Kathmandu is available before 15:00 p.m. every day. Tourists making a self-help Nepal tour could always get useful travel information regarding the scenic spots or the transportation from the gust houses you lodged in.