Biratnagar to Kathmandu distance
Biratnagar to Kathmandu is 377 km by road, about 4 hr 41 min of driving. In a straight line the two cities are 239 km apart, with Kathmandu lying to the NW of Biratnagar.
By road
377 km
234 mi
Driving time
4 hr 41 min
Free-flow estimate
Straight-line
239 km
Great-circle (exact)
Direction
NW
Bearing 307°
The dashed line is the exact great-circle (straight-line) path, actual roads wind through Nepal’s terrain, which is why the road distance is longer.
Biratnagar
Morang district, Koshi Province, the industrial city of eastern Nepal.
26.4525°N, 87.2718°E
Kathmandu
Kathmandu district, Bagmati Province, the federal capital and largest city.
27.7172°N, 85.3240°E
Biratnagar to Kathmandu, answered
How far is Biratnagar from Kathmandu?+
Biratnagar to Kathmandu is about 377 km by road. In a straight line (great-circle) the two cities are 239 km apart; Nepal's hills and river valleys account for the difference.
In which direction is Kathmandu from Biratnagar?+
Kathmandu lies roughly to the NW of Biratnagar (initial bearing 307°).
How long does it take to drive from Biratnagar to Kathmandu?+
About 4 hr 41 min of free-flow driving for the 377 km route. Allow longer in practice: bus journeys add rest stops, and traffic, road works and monsoon damage regularly stretch the trip. Domestic flights connect some of these cities far faster.
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Sources & data note
The straight-line (as-the-crow-flies) distance is computed with the haversine formula on WGS84 coordinates and is exact. The road distance and driving time are routed over OpenStreetMap's Nepal road network with OSRM, which returns the shortest drivable path. On some hill corridors that differs from the highway buses normally take, and real journey times run longer than the free-flow estimate because of traffic, road works and rest stops.