The 4 Best Tourist Bus Tickets from Kathmandu

1.Kathmandu to Pokhara Tourist Bus Tickets reservation

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · from $22Our pick

Take a shared tourist coach from Kathmandu’s Nayabazar at 7:00 AM to Pokhara in about 9 to 10 hours. You get air conditioning, reclining seats, mineral water, two meal breaks, and mobile ticketing. Confirm your bus and seat by WhatsApp before departure.

“The trip by bus Katmandu to Pokhara is 200km. It took over 9 hours. The road conditions were horrendous. Road works everywhere, dust, frequent single lane travel, incredibly bumpy ride, and heavey traffic with many large trucks. However”

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2.Kathmandu to Pokhara Bus Ticket- Sofa

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 24 reviews · from $21

Take a 6 to 8 hour morning bus from Kathmandu to Pokhara in sofa-style seats, passing green hills, villages, and rice fields. Bring your booking email, arrive at Nayabazar 30 minutes early, and expect possible traffic delays, limited legroom, or a substitute bus.

“The bus has very little space for feet making impossible to recline the back as you do discomfort to the one behind too. Also for same bus I found 5 minutes later 15% cheper”

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3.Kathmandu to Pokhara VIP Sofa Bus Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $12

Ride from Kathmandu to Pokhara in a reclining VIP sofa seat with air-conditioning, USB charging, water, two large bags, and three scheduled stops. Choose a 7:00 AM daytime bus or a 7:30 PM overnight departure. Bedanidhi provides helpful booking communication.

“Don't trust this post and the pictures. They will board you onto a filthy bus you can never imagine with no recliners nothing.”

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4.Kathmandu to Pokhara Premium sofa bus ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 17 reviews · from $11Best value

Take a daily tourist bus from Kathmandu to Pokhara with reclining sofa seats, air conditioning, mineral water, Wi-Fi, and two riverside meal stops. Meet near Thamel at 6:30 am for the listed 7:00 am departure. The ride usually takes 5 to 6 hours, but roadwork can cause major delays.

“No air conditioning for most of trip. Frequent stops to drop off people which I was not expecting. I thought it would be a direct trip. It took 9.45 hours in total, more than advised would be the case”

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