Birgunj to Butwal distance
Birgunj to Butwal is 237 km by road, about 3 hr 12 min of driving. In a straight line the two cities are 161 km apart, with Butwal lying to the WNW of Birgunj.
By road
237 km
147 mi
Driving time
3 hr 12 min
Free-flow estimate
Straight-line
161 km
Great-circle (exact)
Direction
WNW
Bearing 299°
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.
Birgunj
Parsa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal's busiest trade gateway to India.
27.0104°N, 84.8821°E
Butwal
Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, a fast-growing western Terai hub near Lumbini.
27.7006°N, 83.4484°E
Birgunj to Butwal, answered
How far is Birgunj from Butwal?+
Birgunj to Butwal is about 237 km by road. In a straight line (great-circle) the two cities are 161 km apart; Nepal's hills and river valleys account for the difference.
In which direction is Butwal from Birgunj?+
Butwal lies roughly to the WNW of Birgunj (initial bearing 299°).
How long does it take to drive from Birgunj to Butwal?+
About 3 hr 12 min of free-flow driving for the 237 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.