Trip cost
Kathmandu from New York: trip cost
For 2 travellers sharing a room, a 7-day trip to Kathmandu from New York comes to about $2,980 (about $3,189 with a 7% buffer), including flights, stay, food, local transport and activities. Flights are the typical observed range, $844 to $1,070 per person, last observed 23 Oct 2026. 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, New York and back TYPICALTypical observed, last observed 23 Oct 2026: $844 to $1,070 per person over 9 observation days · Typical fare per person across the usable months; the month table below shows each month.
- ~$2,140
- 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.
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 $2,480, 5 days about $2,730, 10 days about $3,355.
Flights, New York 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, New York to Kathmandu
Round trip, per person, from fares observed on different days in the last 30 days. The cheapest usable month is Oct 2026. Prices last refreshed 23 Oct 2026.
| Travel month | Typical fare, per person | Days sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026cheapest | $844 to $844 | 4 | TYPICAL |
| Nov 2026 | $1,493 to $1,493 | 3 | TYPICAL |
| Feb 2027 | $1,070 to $1,070 | 3 | TYPICAL |
9 more months are not observed yet.
Often forgotten
- Checked baggage · About 21 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. The fare table above shows which of the coming months is cheapest to fly.
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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