Royal Nepal Airlines, the national flag carrier of Nepal, and other International airlines operate scheduled flights to Kathmandu from Bangkok, Bombay and several other cities. The international airlines operating their flights to Kathmandu include Aeroflot, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, China South West Airlines, Druk Air, Indian Airlines, Lufthansa, Pakistan International Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Thai International.
Public buses are the main form of transportation and are cheap, although uncomfortable, full of crowd and tedious. Buses ply almost on every road-paved or unpaved. There are several services between Kathmandu and Pokhara aimed specifically at tourists. There are no trains except Janakpur in the east and no drive-yourself rental vehicles in Nepal. One has to hire cars with drivers for their purpose.
Bike riding is gaining popularity with visitors for short jaunts and a bike is often quicker and easier than using local buses, especially in the Kathmandu Valley. Walking is still the most important and most reliable method of getting to place. In several parts of Nepal walking is the only option due to undevelopment of transportation facilities. Human porters carry more goods than by every other form of transport combined.
Local transport in the Kathmandu Valley and around Pokhara includes taxis, buses, tempos (three-wheeled buses), auto-rickshaws, rickshaws and bicycles and motor bikes.
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