Trip cost
Kathmandu from Addis Ababa: trip cost
For 2 travellers sharing a room, a 7-day trip to Kathmandu from Addis Ababa comes to about $1,666 (about $1,783 with a 7% buffer), including flights, stay, food, local transport and activities. Flights are our distance estimate: no observed fares for this route yet. Visa fees are not included.
Complete trip estimate, 7 days, 2 travellers
Shown for a default of 7 days and 2 travellers sharing one room. Those are our defaults, not your plans: change them above.
- Flights, Addis Ababa and back From the distance (5,297 km each way) and the travel mode. Not a fare.
- about $826estimate
- Stay, 6 nights About $35 a night for one mid-range room, our model's estimate. Hotel observations replace this as they arrive.
- about $210estimate, refreshed 27 Oct
- Food About $20 per person per day, our model's estimate.
- about $280estimate, refreshed 27 Oct
- Local transport About $10 per person per day for buses, metro, taxis and transfers, our model's estimate.
- about $140estimate, refreshed 27 Oct
- Activities About $15 per person per day, our model's estimate.
- about $210estimate, refreshed 27 Oct
- Visa or entry permit
- Not in the total. Confirm the fee on the official portal.
About ETB 269,488 at the 30 Oct 2026 rate.
About ETB 288,352 at the 30 Oct 2026 rate. Your bank's rate will differ a little.
The buffer is a default for the things a plan leaves out, not a fee. It is never folded into the estimate above.
Other trip lengths for 2: 3 days about $1,166, 5 days about $1,416, 10 days about $2,041.
Flights, Addis Ababa to Kathmandu and back, are the observed range where we hold one and our distance estimate otherwise; stay, food, local transport and activities are planning figures from the destination's daily costs. Nothing here is a quote. How we calculate.
Typical fares by month, Addis Ababa to Kathmandu
Not observed yet. We record this route's cheapest fares every day; a month shows a range once it has three observation days. Check back in a week.
Often forgotten
- Checked baggage · About 13 hours of travel each way, airport time included
Many long-haul fares include one bag; low-cost carriers price each bag separately. Check the fare rules.
- Airport transfer · Arriving by air
The local transport line budgets getting around, not a private transfer. Check whether your stay includes one.
- Travel insurance · An international trip
Medical cover abroad and trip cancellation. Priced by the insurer for your party and dates.
- SIM or eSIM · An international trip
Roaming or a local data plan for the days you are away.
- Tips and service charges · Any trip
Customs differ by country; restaurants and drivers may expect them.
- Souvenirs and gifts · Any trip
Outside the activities line, which budgets what you do, not what you bring home.
A checklist, not a price list: we show an amount only where a named source has published one.
Best months to visit Kathmandu
March, April, May, October and November, from the destination's own record.
About Kathmandu
Nepal's capital sits in a valley ringed by hills and is the entry point for almost all trekking in the country. The old city, the Durbar Squares and the Buddhist stupas are close together, though traffic makes longer trips slow. Permits and domestic flights to trailheads are arranged here. October and November are clear and dry, spring is the second season, and monsoon rain falls June to September.
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