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Elevations and Distance and Trek Times to Everest Base Camp

FLIGHT TIME KATHMANDU TO LUKLA- 30 minutes:  Distance- 136.17 Kilometers (84.61 miles)

DISTANCE LUKLA TO EVEREST BASE CAMP:  38.58 miles or 62 Kilometers 8 to 9 days walk in and a 3 to 4 day walk out. Walk in is slower due to the extra days needed to allow a persons body to adjust to the new altitudes. Upon descent the air will get richer each day as you retreat.

Village elevations Kathmandu, Lukla to Everest Base Camp



  • KATHMANDU (1400m)

  • LUKLA (2880m)

  • MONJO (2804m)

  • NAMCHE BAZAAR (3445m)

  • KHUNDE (3840m)

  • TENBOUCHE (3867m)

  • DEBOCHE (3734m)

  • PANGBOCHE (3901m)

  • DINGBOUCHE (4412m)

  • LOBUJE (4931m)

  • PUMORI BC (5209m)

  • EVEREST BC (5360m)

  • Everest Region Trekking Peak Elevations

  • KALA PATTAR (5545m)

  • Island Peak (6145m)

  • Climbing Peak elevations Everest Region

  • Mount Pumori (7145m)

  • Mount Ama Dablam (6856m)

  • Lobuche (6119m)

  • Nuptse (7861m)

  • Lhotse (8526m)

  • Everest (8848m)




KHUMBU VALLEY TREK TIMES BETWEEN VILLAGES from LUKLA TO EVERST BASE CAMP


  • Lukla to Monjo:  - 4 hours

  • Monjo to Namche Bazaar  - 5 hours

  • Namche Bazaar to Khunde - 2 hours

  • Namche Bazaar to Tengboche - 4.5 hours

  • Tengboche to Debouche - .5 hours

  • Debouche to Pangboche - 2 hours

  • Pangboche to Dingboche - 3.5 hours

  • Dingboche to Island Peak Base Camp - 6 hours

  • Dingboche to Lobuje  - 5 hours

  • Lobuje to Gorak Shep - 3.5 hours

  • Gorak Shep to Everest Base Camp - 2 hours


Return times are much quicker after acclimatization. Example Everest Base Camp to Lukla can be done in 3 days.