Popular Airport | Anyang Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 3 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2886 Km |
To reach Tribhuvan International Airport from Kathmandu city center, you can rent a taxi or use the airport shuttle service. If you have rented a car for your travel, you can use the same vehicle for transport to the airport and deliver it at the airport. If your hotel has an airport shuttle service, you can make use of this service by making a reservation in advance.
It is possible to easily find a taxi in Kathmandu city center. If you ask for it your hotel would arrange a taxi for you to be in front of the hotel at the time you checkout. Although it depends on the traffic intensity, it takes about 15 minutes to reach the airport from the city center under normal conditions.
Airport shuttle services depart from several different points of the city center. Your closest shuttle service stop and times can be found at your hotel.
Some hotels in the city offer airport shuttle services to their customers. If you have booked in advance, the hotel shuttle can pick you up when you ask for and take you to the airport within 15 minutes.
In the city center you can see the offices of many car rental companies. You can also easily reach the airport by means of this transportation which will make your travel easier. To get to Tribhuvan International Airport from the city center, you have to enter the Ring Road and follow the airport signs. Remember that you must have an international driver's license before you can drive in Kathmandu. If your driver's license is not valid, but you want to have a travel with a private vehicle, you can also rent a car with a driver.
Tribhuvan International Airport is the only international airport from where Kathmandu’s, as well as whole Nepal's international flights are made. The airport which is located in the Kathmandu Valley, between mountains, serves with an airstrip that is hard to land, often causing the planes to circulate around the valley again before landing.
The airport, which has been operating since 1949, is about 6 kilometers from the city center of Kathmandu. The airport has all the basic services such as post office, first aid center, foreign exchange office, and cash dispenser.
There is also a souvenir shop, a few small eating areas and a CIP Lounge for passengers who do not want to give up comfort. You can also use the free Wi-Fi service throughout Tribhuvan International Airport.
Since the airport in Anyang offers service as a military airport, the closest international airport, which is Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, is preferred by passengers. You can arrive at Anyang by taking a train from this airport. Renting a car is a much more comfortable and fast transportation alternative. Taxis may turn you down because of the distance, and even if they accept taking you to your destination, the cost will be very high.
There are a few car rental companies offering car rental services at the airport. You can reach Anyang by driving about 200 km in the north direction on the highway G4.
You can reach Anyang by taking a train at one of the 2 different train stations. Both stations are not very far away from the airport. You can easily reach the West Railway Station by getting on a taxi or by taking the buses that operate between 07:30 am and 06:00 pm. The ticket price of this bus is only 20 Yuan. You can reach the Central Railway Station by using a taxi or by getting on one of the buses that operate between 09:30 am and 07:30 pm. The ticket for this bus is 20 Yuan. You can reach Anyang in a shorter time by taking the high-speed train from the Central Railway Station.