Dashain advance bus ticket booking opens as passengers queue overnight
Summary
Advance bus ticket booking for Dashain travel opened on Friday, with passengers queueing overnight at Kathmandu’s New Bus Park to secure seats home. Operators added extra ticket counters as thousands prepare to leave the Valley for the festival.
Key Points
- Advance bus ticket sales for Dashain began on Friday in Kathmandu.
- Passengers started lining up at New Bus Park from Thursday night to get tickets home.
- Lhotse Multipurpose Pvt Ltd added 15 ticket counters to manage the surge in demand.
- Hundreds of thousands of people typically leave Kathmandu Valley during Dashain, putting heavy pressure on long-distance transport.
