fiogf49gjkf0d ROAD: A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF ROAD COMMUNICATION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. KATHMANDU IS CONNECTED WITH INDIA THROUGH THE PLAINS OF TERAI. THE ARNIKO RAJMARGA-KODARI HIGHWAY LINKS KATHMANKU WITH THE TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE NORTH. THE ROAD SYSTEM IS EXTENSIVE BUT IN VARIOUS STATES OF REPAIR. CARS CAN ONLY BE HIRED WITH A DRIVER. RATES VARY. CAR AND DRIVER CAN BE RESERVED AT MAIN HOTELS AND TRAVEL AGENCIES. TAXI: REGISTERED WITH METERS BLACK LICENCE PLATES WITH WHITE NUMBERS. PRIVATE TAXIS RED AND WHITE LICENSE PLATES. AGREE ON A PRICE WITH THE PRIVATE TAXIS BEFORE DEPARTING.
BUS: THIS IS THE CHEAPEST WAY TO TRAVEL. BUSES FOR THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CENTRAL BUS TERMINAL WHICH IS LOCATED AT BAG BAZAAR BEHIND THE CITY HALL. BUSES ARE GENERALLY CROWDED AND NOT VERY COMFORTABLE. CAR HIRE: CHAUFFEUR-DRIVEN CARS CAN ONLY BE HIRED IN THE KATHMANDU VALLEY. RAIL: THE NEPAL JANAKPUR-JAYANAGAR RAILWAY OPERATES A FREIGHT PASSENGER SERVICE IN THE EASTERN TERAI. THIS IS THE ONLY RAILWAY SERVICE AVAILABLE IN NEPAL. AIR: ROYAL NEPAL AIRLINES OPERATE SCHEDULED FLIGHTS TO MANY INTERNAL AIRPORTS. BOOK IN ADVANCE AND CONFIRM FLIGHTS ESPECIALLY FLIGHTS TO AND FROM MOUNTAIN AREAS. MOUNTAIN FLIGHT. THIS FLIGHT IS ORGANISED BY THD ROYAL NEPAL AIRLINES. AVRO OF BOEING TAKES MINUTES FLIGHT ALONG THE GREAT HIMALAYAN RANGE TO EVEREST OR A FLIGHT WEST PAST ANNAPURNA MASSIF.
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