Butwal to Kathmandu distance
Butwal to Kathmandu is 263 km by road, about 3 hr 48 min of driving. In a straight line the two cities are 185 km apart, with Kathmandu lying to the E of Butwal.
By road
263 km
163 mi
Driving time
3 hr 48 min
Free-flow estimate
Straight-line
185 km
Great-circle (exact)
Direction
E
Bearing 89°
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.
Butwal
Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, a fast-growing western Terai hub near Lumbini.
27.7006°N, 83.4484°E
Kathmandu
Kathmandu district, Bagmati Province, the federal capital and largest city.
27.7172°N, 85.3240°E
Butwal to Kathmandu, answered
How far is Butwal from Kathmandu?+
Butwal to Kathmandu is about 263 km by road. In a straight line (great-circle) the two cities are 185 km apart; Nepal's hills and river valleys account for the difference.
In which direction is Kathmandu from Butwal?+
Kathmandu lies roughly to the E of Butwal (initial bearing 89°).
How long does it take to drive from Butwal to Kathmandu?+
About 3 hr 48 min of free-flow driving for the 263 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.