Popular Airport | Chiang Mai Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 2 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 1683 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.
Public transportation vehicles or tuk-tuks which are widely used in the city are not allowed to enter Chiang Mai International Airport. You can reach the city center by taxi or rent a car at the airport. It is important to remember that almost all the hotels in Chiang Mai have airport shuttles and you can go to the hotel effortlessly with these shuttles.
You can get to the city center from the airport by paying 120 baht. The travel lasts approximately 20 minutes. You should remember that there are a few taxi companies offering service at the airport and you should demand a vehicle from the 'Taxi' offices in the terminal.
Almost all hotels in the city have airport shuttle services or limousines for their guests. You can get in contact with your hotel in advance in order to benefit from this service.
You can see the limousine rental office on the first floor of the airport, at the passenger terminal opposite the domestic and international arrival terminals. There are car rental offices next to it. If you will drive, you must follow the road 4032 to go to the city center. Another alternative is to go straight on the road 108 and connect to the road 121. The travel lasts for a total of 20 minutes.