Nepal on a Budget
Nepal is one of the most affordable trips from India — here’s how to see the Himalayas without spending a fortune.
Daily costs
Nepal is gentle on the wallet. A comfortable mid-range trip runs about ₹4,000–₹7,000 per day including a clean hotel, meals and transport. Backpackers can do it for far less, with teahouse beds and dal bhat costing only a few hundred rupees.
Getting there cheap
Indians enter Nepal visa-free, which saves both money and paperwork. Direct flights from Delhi or Kolkata are quick but pricier; the overland bus and train-to-border routes via Sunauli or Raxaul are the cheapest way in.
Save on the ground
Eat where locals eat — a bottomless dal bhat plate is the best value meal in the country. Use tourist buses between cities instead of flights, and pay SAARC-rate entry fees at monuments with your Indian ID.
Where to splurge
Spend selectively: an Everest scenic flight, a paragliding jump in Pokhara or a comfortable Chitwan safari lodge are worth the extra. Even with a few splurges, a week in Nepal costs a fraction of most international trips.
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Daily costs — what should I know?
Nepal is gentle on the wallet. A comfortable mid-range trip runs about ₹4,000–₹7,000 per day including a clean hotel, meals and transport. Backpackers can do it for far less, with teahouse beds and dal bhat costing only a few hundred rupees.
Getting there cheap — what should I know?
Indians enter Nepal visa-free, which saves both money and paperwork. Direct flights from Delhi or Kolkata are quick but pricier; the overland bus and train-to-border routes via Sunauli or Raxaul are the cheapest way in.
Save on the ground — what should I know?
Eat where locals eat — a bottomless dal bhat plate is the best value meal in the country. Use tourist buses between cities instead of flights, and pay SAARC-rate entry fees at monuments with your Indian ID.
Where to splurge — what should I know?
Spend selectively: an Everest scenic flight, a paragliding jump in Pokhara or a comfortable Chitwan safari lodge are worth the extra. Even with a few splurges, a week in Nepal costs a fraction of most international trips.