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Kathmandu to Jomsom by flight or bus
About 360 km. The flight is fastest at 6 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,880 per person.
Jomsom to KathmanduFastest
Flight
Kathmandu–Pokhara and Pokhara–Jomsom flights
6 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Tourist bus via Pokhara (a night there) + bus and jeep via Beni
from ₹1,880 per person
Best value
Flight
Kathmandu–Pokhara and Pokhara–Jomsom flights
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | Kathmandu–Pokhara and Pokhara–Jomsom flights | 6 h | ₹6,560–₹10,310per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Bus | Tourist bus via Pokhara (a night there) + bus and jeep via Beni | 18 hovernight | ₹1,880–₹4,250per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Flight, Kathmandu–Pokhara and Pokhara–Jomsom flights: Take the first Kathmandu–Pokhara flight to make a morning Jomsom flight; otherwise sleep in Pokhara. Foreign passports pay dollar fares on both.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Flight · Kathmandu–Pokhara and Pokhara–Jomsom flights | ₹13,120–₹20,620 | ₹26,240–₹41,240 |
| Bus · Tourist bus via Pokhara (a night there) + bus and jeep via Beni | ₹3,760–₹8,500 | ₹7,520–₹17,000 |
Once you’re in Jomsom
- Best time: March – May, September – November
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Good month: November is at the end of the recommended season (March – May, September – November). Plan around: Peak Trekking Season.
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Plan Kathmandu and Jomsom
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.