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To and From Kathmandu : |
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By Road: |
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There are 2 direct microbus services between Kathmandu and Tansen, which operate daily with 1 bus in both directions each. |
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Contact: |
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Naya Nepal Yatayat Sewa,
Ph: 075-520675 / 520828 / 520299 in Tansen, or
Ph: 01-4266293 / 4262279 in Kathmandu .
Tansen: 7:00 am from Shital Pati or police check post at Bus Park
Kathmandu : 7:00 am from Sundhara
Paschimanchal Bus Bebasai Samiti,
Ph: 075-520476 in Tansen, or
Ph: 01-4269987 in Kathmandu .
Tansen: 7:00 am from Nanglo West or police check post at Bus Park
Kathmandu : 7:00 am from Sundhara |
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There are also 2 daily local buses between Kathmandu and Tansen. |
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Tansen: 6:00 am Sajha / Sitara bus from Bishal Bazar
Kathmandu : 6:30 am Sajha from Patan Pulchowk or Gongabu New Bus Park
Kathmandu : 7:00 am Sitara from Gogabu New Bus Park in Kathmandu . |
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By Air |
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Several daily flights (45 minutes) with various airlines connect Kathmandu with Bhairahawa Airport close to the Indian border (Sunauli), from where it takes about 2 hours to reach Tansen. |
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From Bhairahawa / Sunauli: |
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At the airport and in town taxis are available. It takes 2 hours to reach Tansen by taxi. You can also take a bus, but you have to change buses in Butwal.
From Sunauli you can take either the Pokhara Tourist Coach, get off at Bartung junction and take a jeep for the 4km link road to Tansen, or you catch a local bus to Butwal and change busses. Direct buses to Tansen leave Sunauli at 8:00 am and 4:00 pm . |
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From Butwal: |
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It takes just 1 hour driving up the mountain by taxi or jeep. Between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm local buses ply between Tansen and Butwal every 30 minutes, taking about 2 hours. |
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From Pokhara: |
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There are three daily flights from Pokhara to Bhairahawa (30 minutes)
You can also take the Tourist Coach (5 hours) to Sunauli and get of at Bartung junction and take a jeep. Local buses will take about 6-8 hours to reach Tansen. |
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From Chitwan/Narayanghat: |
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Either you catch the Sitara or Sajha bus to Tansen, coming from Kathmandu, (4-5 hrs) or you take any local bus to Butwal (2-3 hrs) and change buses. |
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From Lumbini: |
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If you cannot come by vehicle (3 hrs), you have to change buses in Bhairahawa and Butwal to reach Tansen, as there is no direct bus service. |