Departure tax in Kathmandu (KTM) airport
In most printed travel guides there is info about taxes you need to pay on departure from Tribhuvan (KTM) airport in Kathmandu, but as for this date (March, 2010) there is no such fee any more. All taxes are included into your ticket. At least this is correct for international departures, as I didn’t fly locally and can’t confirm that. Even online a lot of websites (like Lonely Planet) are providing not up to date information.
This is definitely something new to me. To top it all up, it is great news too! I’m sure any traveler will be please to hear that there are no more departure tax in KTM. Valuable news, thanks man!
Glad to hear, as I´ll fly out of Kathmandu soon – although I´ll have enough Nepali Rupees with me, just in case, as you can´t be sure of anything in this area…
For domestic departures, at least until the 12th of march 2010, there´s a “Passenger Service Charge” of 170 Rs, although I couldn´t see any special services provided…
Enjoy travelling in Nepal – and never, ever take the bus between Jiri and Bandhar unless you like pain and suffering.
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