Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LUA to TEI: distance & flight time
Lukla (Lukla Airport) → Tezu (Tezu Airport)
575 mi
925 km · 500 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading east
See live LUA→TEI fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
575 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- LUA — Lukla Airport · Lukla, Nepal
- TEI — Tezu Airport · Tezu, India
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near LUA
- SYH · Syangboche Airport9 mi away
- PPL · Phaplu Airport15 mi away
- RUM · Rumjatar Airport29 mi away
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport30 mi away
Near TEI
- IXT · Pasighat Airport49 mi away
- DIB · Dibrugarh Airport75 mi away
- IXV · Along Airport83 mi away
- PBU · Putao Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LUA from TEI?
The flight distance from Lukla (LUA) to Tezu (TEI) is 575 miles (925 km, 500 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUA to TEI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LUA to TEI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LUA–TEI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.