Are you traveling to Nepal for this year 2024/2025 or are you looking forward to traveling one day? First thing you will need a visa, although many countries visa process is difficult but Nepal has made quite easy for travelers. Whether by air or land, you will need a visa to enter Nepal unless, If you are an Indian citizen. In order to enter Nepal, visas can be obtained upon request at entry points. There are mainly three ways to enter Nepal.

1. Visa on arrival at Kathmandu International Airport
2. Visa on arrival at the border if entering following India or Tibet
3. Apply Online to Foreign Consulates in Nepal

Tourist visa fees
Multiple entries 15 days {30 USD}  foreign currency equivalent
Multiple entries {30 days 50 USD} foreign currency equivalent
Multiple entries {90 days 125 USD} foreign currency equivalent

Visa for SAARC countries
Free visa for 30 days available for tourists from SAARC countries
Visa for Indian Nationality
Indian nationalities do not need a visa to enter Nepal, but to travel to Nepal by air or land, they must show their passport or ID card issued by the Indian government. And Under 10 years old Children do not need to show ID.

Extension of tourist visa
The visa extension fee for 15 days or less is US$30 or equivalent foreign currency and visa extension fee. More than 15 days is US$2 per day. The tourist visa can be extended for a maximum period of 150 days within a single visa year (January – December).

Transit Visa
All foreigners, if they have made Nepal as a transit point to visit another country, will use Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) for overnight stay, with a valid flight ticket or any foreigner traveling in the plane accidentally forced for any circumstances will be issued transit visa. You must pay US$5 or the equivalent in foreign currency.

Flights to consider if traveling to Nepal
Nepal has international flight connections mainly to the following designated countries and locations:
Nepal Airlines, the national airline of Nepal has been connection:

1. With flights from and to Delhi to Kathmandu

Paris, Delhi, Kathmandu,

2. With flights from and to Hong Kong to Kathmandu
3. With flights from and to Bangkok to Kathmandu
4. With flights from and to Singapore to Kathmandu via Bangkok
5. With flights from and to Osaka to Kathmandu via Shanghai
6. With flights from and to Mumbai to Kathmandu
7. With flights from and to Dubai to Kathmandu

Lyon, Paris, Dubai, Kathmandu

8. With flights from and to Osaka to Kathmandu
9. With flights from and to Kuala Lumpur to Kathmandu
10. With flights from and to Doha to Kathmandu

Lyon, Paris, Doha, Kathmandu,

And Other international airlines operating to and from Kathmandu are Air Arabia (Sharjah), Air Asia (Kuala Lumpur), Air China (Lhasa, Chengdu), Arke Fly (Amsterdam), Bahrain Air (Bahrain), Biman Bangladesh (Dhaka), China Eastern Airlines (Kunming), China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou), Dragon Air (Hong Kong), Druk Air (Delhi, Paro), Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi),Lyon, Paris France, Fly Dubai (Dubai), GMG Airlines (Dhaka), Gulf Air (Bahrain ), Indian Airlines (Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi), Indigo Airlines (Delhi), Jet Airways (Delhi, Mumbai), Jet Lite (Delhi), Korean Air (Seoul), Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi, Islamabad), Qatar Airways, Lyon France ( Doha), RAK Air (Rasal-Khaimah), Silk Air (Singapore), Spice jet (Delhi), Thai Airways (Bangkok) and United Airways (Dhaka).

Entry points to consider if traveling to Nepal by road
Nepal is connected by road from India and China (Tibet only). The common borders to enter Nepal by road are as follows:

Kakkarvitta, in Jhapa, This road is Nepal-India border (eastern border)
Birgunj, in Parsa, This road is Nepal-India border (central Nepal)
Belhiya, Bhairahawa-Rupandehi, This road is Nepal-India border (West-Nepal)
Jamuna, in Nepalgunj-Banke,  This road is Nepal-India border (central western Nepal)
Mohana, Dhangadi-Kailali, This road is Nepal-India border (extreme western Nepal)
Gaddachauki, Mahendranagar-Kanchanpur, This road is Nepal-India border (extreme western Nepal)
Kodari, in Sindhupalchowk, This road is Nepal-China border (northern border)
All foreigners, except Indians, must have a visa. Nepalese embassies and consulates abroad issue visas without a fuss. You can also get one locally when you arrive in Nepal, Either at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu or by road at the borders at the aforementioned places. The visa is valid for entry for three to six months from the date of issue. Children under 10 require a visa but do not pay a visa fee. Your passport must be valid for at least six months. And Indian nationality do not need a visa. And Citizens of South Asian countries and China require visas, but these are free.
But citizens of these countries do not get visas upon arrival at Nepal immigration entry points as an countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Cameroon, Somalia, Liberia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan.