Cheap flights to Kathmandu

Most popular in	October	High demand for flights, 5% potential price rise
Cheapest in	June	Best time to find cheap flights, 2% potential price drop
Average price	R11448	Price for this month
Cheapest price	R10623	From Johannesburg to Kathmandu

Cheapest prices for Kathmandu flights by month

January

R12533

February

R11100

March

R11447

April

R10463

May

R10116

June

R10101

July

R12142

August

R11259

September

R11274

October

R13850

November

R11201

December

R11751

Currently, June is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight to Kathmandu. Flying to Kathmandu in October will prove the most costly. There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.

When is the best time to fly to Kathmandu?

Choose a month below to see average flight price and weather conditions.

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Price	9517 - 13028 ZAR
Temperature	60.4 - 77.7 °F
Rainfall	0 - 132 mm

Flying to Kathmandu in April is usually considered the best time to fly. However, you will find other deals are always available year round. If you are looking for warm weather when you arrive off of your flight to Kathmandu then June is statistically the hottest. July is historically the period with most rainfall.

When is the best time to book flights to Kathmandu?

To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight to Kathmandu, you should look to book at least 16 days in advance of your intended travel date. The price of your flight may increase if you delay and leave booking until a week or so before departure.

Days before departure

Which day is cheapest to fly to Kathmandu?

At the moment, Saturday is the most economical day to take a flight to Kathmandu. Friday is likely to be the most costly.

What time of day is cheapest to fly?

At the moment, flights in the afternoon are likely to offer the best value for money for your Kathmandu trip. A flight in the evening will more often than not be of higher cost.

When to Fly?

Kathmandu has a slew of festivals. Take a flight to Kathmandu in March for Holi, which is celebrated with splashes of water and coloured powder; April for Bikram Samwat, Nepalese New Year; August/September for Gai Jatra, the procession of cows, Krishna Jayanti, the celebration of the birth of Lord Sri Krishna; and Teej, the fasting festival for women; late-September/early October for Dashian, the 15-day national festival; October/November for Tihar, the Festival of Lights. The Indra Jatra Harvest festival is held in Durbar Square for eight days every September. This is when the Goddess Kumari travels in her chariot. Lots of kathafter.

Peak Season:

August to October is high season in Kathmandu. May and June are best for visiting the mountainous areas.

Off Season:

January to March and November-December are low-season times. If you are going to book some cheap flights to Kathmandu between June and August, bear in mind it’s unsafe to go into the mountains as this is monsoon season.

Shoulder Season:

April to July are shoulder months.

Why Visit?

Nepal’s capital and largest city was a must-visit destination in the 1960s and 1970s. Visitors would take flights to Kathmandu seeking spiritual enlightenment. Today, it’s still a must-visit city even if the Hippie Trail has exacted a fairly heavy toll. Kathmandu is a magical destination and many visitors use it as a starting point for trekking holidays in the Himalayas.

Kathmandu can seem like something out of a fairy tale. It has beautiful temples and magnificent monuments. There’s poverty, but there’s also a wealth that can’t be quantified in money as the place is rich in spirit.

Nowhere is the other-worldliness of Kathmandu more apparent than in Durbar Square, the historic centre and a World Heritage site. In Nepali, ‘durbar’ means palace and in the square you’ll see the old Royal Palace, the former home of the Malla Kings. There are about 50 temples, the Kasthamandap (House of Wood) from which Kathmandu gets its name and a Living Goddess. She, the Kumari, lives in her small palace and sees the outside world only a few times a year when she is wheeled through the capital on a chariot pulled by devotees.

Book a cheap flight to Kathmandu and see the seven World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley. One of the most spectacular is Swayambhunath stupa, which is also known as the Monkey Temple because of the monkeys who wheel about as if they own it.

Kathmandu climate

Kathmandu has four seasons. Spring runs March to May and temperatures are between 16 and 23 degrees. Summer is June through August and this is also monsoon season. The temperature range is 23 to 25 degrees. Autumn – September to November – is about as warm as spring; the range of temperatures is 15-24 degrees. Winter (December-February) temperatures range from 9 to 12 degrees. Rain falls outside of the monsoon season.

Getting around Kathmandu

Walking is the best way to see Kathmandu. There are also tuk-tuks, buses and taxis. Renting a car and driver is an option if you are hoping to see a bit of the Valley outside Kathmandu.

Getting from the Airport

Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) is located in the Kathmandu Valley, some 3.5 miles from the city. The airport is served by metered taxis which you can book and pay for in advance.