Once I fly into Kathmandu, how can I get from the Tribhuvan International airport to downtown Kathmandu?
The easiest and best option, especially if this is your first time in Nepal, would be to take a taxi run by the Airport Queue Taxi Service Management Committee (AQTSMC). The Airport Queue Taxi Service is on the ground floor foyer immediately after one leaves the arrivals baggage collection and custom section. These taxis have fixed rates.The other option is to take meter taxi, which charges you little bit more than the taxis operated by AQTSMC. These taxis may sometimes tend to cheat you by charging you more money. So you will have to decide on the price before you get in. Other thing that you could do is to ask the taxi driver to put on the meter while you take a ride to your destination. A ride from Tribhuvan International Airport to Thamel,the main tourist area, is about 8km and will cost you approximately $1.60.
