ChillNepal team9 Oct 2026 1 min read
Taplejung (headquarters Phungling) is connected to the rest of Nepal by the Mechi Highway, which meets the east-west Mahendra Highway at Charali (Mechinagar); the distance from Mechinagar to Taplejung is 227 km. Travellers can reach Taplejung from Kathmandu by public bus or jeep, or by flight to Taplejung (Suketar) Airport, which has scheduled and charter flights to Kathmandu.
Taplejung borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north and the Indian state of Sikkim to the east. Elevation in the district ranges from 670 m to 8,586 m, so conditions vary from subtropical to nival.
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