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Sydney to Kathmandu Beats Qantas's New Nonstop to London: Planning a Nepal Trek From Australia in 2026

No airline flies nonstop from Australia to Nepal, but the fastest routing still beats Qantas's record-breaking nonstop to London — real flight times…

By Laxman Rawal · Jul 31, 2026

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No airline flies nonstop between Australia and Nepal — but the fastest routing to Kathmandu is still quicker than Qantas's new nonstop to London. Sydney to Kathmandu via Singapore is scheduled at 13 hours 40 minutes gate-to-gate. Qantas's long-awaited nonstop…

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How Australians actually get there

Sydney and Melbourne both connect to Kathmandu with one stop. Thai Airways lists fares from Sydney to Kathmandu from around AUD 1,590 and from Melbourne from around AUD 1,318, routed through Bangkok. Singapore Airlines runs Sydney-Singapore-Kathmandu, the…

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What it costs in Australian dollars

Our own published rates give a real picture of land-package cost — group size changes the number more than almost anything else, because a guide and porter cost the same whether they're walking with one client or eight. Those figures cover guide, porter…

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A sample two-week window

A 12-day Everest Base Camp trek fits inside a typical fortnight of Australian annual leave once you add flights: fly into Kathmandu, fly on to Lukla and trek to Phakding on day one, then Namche Bazaar with a built-in acclimatisation day, Tengboche, Dingboche…

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