The national airline is Royal Nepal Airlines (RA) (website: www.royalnepal.com).

From London to Kathmandu 11 hours.

Kathmandu (KTM) (Tribhuvan) (website: www.tiairport.com.np) is 5.5km (3.5 miles) east of the city (journey time - 20 minutes). To/from the airport: Buses and taxis to the city are available. Facilities: Bank/bureau de change, duty-free shop, post office, refreshments and tourist information.

Rs791 for international flights to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; Rs1,695 for flights to all other countries. Children under two years are exempt.

Two stretches of the Indian Railway (website: www.indianrail.gov.in) line run to the border with Nepal, but only one is serviced with a passenger train. Tourists can't cross the border by train, but cycle-rickshaws are available for onward journeys.

Kathmandu is connected with India and Tibet by new and picturesque highways.

Bus: A great number of services operate from all border points to Kathmandu and can be booked locally. However, during the monsoon season, landslides can often make border points impassable. Visitors are permitted to drive their own cars provided they are in possession of an international carnet. For information on how to obtain an international carnet, visitors should contact their national Automobile Association.

All visitors entering Nepal by land must use one of the following entry points. From India - Sunauli, between Raxaul Bazaar and Birgan, Kakarbhitta and Mahendranagar. From China - Kodari. If entering overland by car, an international carnet is required (enquire at embassy for details; see Contact Addresses).