Kathmandu Travel Forum

helo! are there flights from kathmandu to tibet? If none, is it possible to go to tibet by bus?

Thanks!

Yes, there are flights.
Yes, you can go to Lhasa by bus too!

Hi there,

well, if you mean the cheap bus connection between kathmandu-Lhasa, forget it as a tourist, since this is for locals and you wont get a permit without any agency. There are talks that the travel regulations (permit) will be abandoned soon - but that is still not clear.

The cheapest overlandtour at the moment (well, August 06) would cost around 375 USD (plus 25 USD extra charges for visa/permit and another fee of around 45 USD getting seperated from the group) as a 8-day-tour to Lhasa. And that can still mean that you go by bus at least to the Tibetan border. (Enjoy a meet&greet with the maoists that way - but since official talks with the government the "donations" really are "good-will" ;-)

For flights Air China has a monopoly so be prepared for Kathmandu-Lhasa prices above 330 USD one-way.

Hope this is a help, happy travels!

Chris

thanks! so inorder for me to go to tibet, i must be under a package tour. Is that what you mean? But i d0nt wish to go all along with the group, because i have my own itenerary and time table. So would that be a problem?