Buses and taxis to the city are available. Children under two years are exempt. Only Nepalese and Indian nationals are allowed to pay in rupees for air passage between Nepal and India. Two stretches of the Indian Railway Line run to the border with Nepal, where cycle-rickshaws are available for onward journeys. Kathmandu is connected with India and Tibet by new and picturesque highways through the fertile plains of the Terai.
Bus services operate from all border points to Kathmandu.
Visitors are permitted to drive their own cars provided they are in possession of an international carnet. For information on how to obtain an international carnet, visitors should contact their national Automobile Association. See also Travel - Internal section for required documentation.