Daily Dubai–Pokhara Flights Land in September: The New 2026 Routes Making Nepal Easier to Reach

Flights & Access flydubai's first daily Dubai–Pokhara service, a new Kathmandu–Shenzhen route and extra Nepal Airlines flights to Tokyo are quietly reshaping how… By Laxman Rawal · Aug 13, 2026 Read the full story

The clearest sign that the Himalaya is getting easier to reach in 2026 arrives on 23 September , when flydubai launches a daily Dubai–Pokhara service — the first-ever direct link between the United Arab Emirates and Nepal's lakeside tourism capital, the… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

The routes to know for 2026

Here are the confirmed new and expanded international services that change how travellers connect into Nepal and the wider region this year. Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

flydubai to Pokhara: the one that matters most for trekkers

Until now, almost every foreign visitor to Nepal funnelled through Kathmandu's single, chronically congested Tribhuvan International Airport, then took a domestic hop or a long road transfer to Pokhara. flydubai's new daily service flips that for anyone bound… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

New links east: Shenzhen, Tokyo and Guangzhou

China is back on Nepal's map in a serious way. In June 2026, Himalaya Airlines — the Nepal-based joint-venture carrier — opened a direct Kathmandu–Shenzhen route, its first to the southern Chinese tech hub, running twice a week with room to add frequency as… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

The Sydney question

The route many Nepalis and Australians most want to see — a direct Kathmandu–Sydney service via Singapore — remains a plan rather than a boarding pass. Nepal Airlines secured Sydney landing slots back in 2023 and has repeatedly signalled a twice-weekly… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

What it means if you're heading for the mountains

More doors into Nepal means more flexibility in how you build a trip. If Pokhara is now one connection away, a compact Annapurna trek is an easy add-on to a Gulf stopover — our Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek from Pokhara runs four days from just $455 per… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

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