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Airport Bus : An
Airport Tourist Bus now shuttles
passengers between Tribhuvan
Intrernational Airport and downtown
Kathmandu. Metered taxis are also
easily available. One may also
avcail of the prepaid taxis upon
arrival.
City Buses : There are many buses
and minibuses aviailable at
Ratnapark (Old bus Park) which
depart to different destinations in
the valley. There is also a Trolley
Bus Service which starts at
Tripureswor (near the Dashrath
Stadium) and runs along the Arniko
Highway and ends at Surya Vinayak (
Bhaktapur). Bus Services operate
from early morning (5 or 6 am) till
8 or 9 P.M.
Metered Taxi : Consult Kathmandu
Valley map to find out the firection
of your destination. Hail a taxi,
which is easily recognisable by its
taxi sign on top and black license
plate. As a rough guide, a trip
incide the city will cost anywhere
between Rs. 20/- to 200/-(depending
on the distance). Not tip is
expected. A metered taxi from the
airport to downtown will cost about
Rs. 150 to Rs. 200/-. Private taxis
may charge slightly higher than
ordinary taxis. There are also
arrange -ment of Night Taxis.
Auto Rikshaw (Metered Tempo) : Black
three wheeler meter tempos and
battery operated electric vehicles
with fixed routes and rates are also
available in the valley. The fare is
slightly cheaper than Taxis.
Hired Mountain Bike / Ordinary
Bicycle : Mountain bikes and
ordinary bicycles are cheap and the
best form of transportation for
economy tourists. One can hire them
at Thamel, Rani Pokhari and
Jhochhen.
Domestic Air Service : Royal Nepal
Airlines (RA) has an extensive
network of air services in the
interior of Nepal. It has scheduled
connection flights from kathmandu to
Taplejung, Bhadrapur, Rajbiraj,
Bhojpur, Phaplu, Lukla, Biratnagar,
Simara, , Bharatpur, Meghauli,
Pokhara, Jomosom, Manang, ,
Bhairahawa, Nepalgunj Chaurjhari,
Dolpa, Jumla and many more. Besides
RA, other Domestic airlines such as
Buddha , Cosmic, Necon Air, Mountain
Air, Gorkha Airlines, Skyline
Aiways, Manang Air, Shangri-La Air,
Flight Care, Yeti Airlines, Karnali
Air, Fishtail Air, Dynasty Aviation,
Asian Airlines and Air Ananya
Services provide regular and charter
services to popular domestic
destinations.
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