Nagarkot Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Direct buses from Kathmandu are elusive beasts. One tourist minibus runs daily from Kathmandu at 1.30pm from a stand on Lekhnath Marg, west of the Hotel Malla (Rs 150, two hours). Return buses depart from the Galaxy View Tower at 10am.

Buses from Kathmandu may not run out of season, in which case you'll probably have to get a bus to Bhaktapur and change, which is a pain, since you get dropped off at the west end of town and have to pick up the next bus in the east. Extremely crowded buses return from Nagarkot to Bhaktapur every half hour or so (Rs 15, 1½ hours).

A one-way taxi to Nagarkot costs around Rs 1400 from Kathmandu, or Rs 700 from Bhaktapur.

Walking to, or preferably from, Nagarkot is an interesting alternative.