Dhangadhi to Kathmandu distance
Dhangadhi to Kathmandu is 668 km by road, about 8 hr 36 min of driving. In a straight line the two cities are 476 km apart, with Kathmandu lying to the ESE of Dhangadhi.
By road
668 km
415 mi
Driving time
8 hr 36 min
Free-flow estimate
Straight-line
476 km
Great-circle (exact)
Direction
ESE
Bearing 102°
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.
Dhangadhi
Kailali district, Sudurpashchim Province, the largest city of the far-western Terai.
28.6961°N, 80.5915°E
Kathmandu
Kathmandu district, Bagmati Province, the federal capital and largest city.
27.7172°N, 85.3240°E
Dhangadhi to Kathmandu, answered
How far is Dhangadhi from Kathmandu?+
Dhangadhi to Kathmandu is about 668 km by road. In a straight line (great-circle) the two cities are 476 km apart; Nepal's hills and river valleys account for the difference.
In which direction is Kathmandu from Dhangadhi?+
Kathmandu lies roughly to the ESE of Dhangadhi (initial bearing 102°).
How long does it take to drive from Dhangadhi to Kathmandu?+
About 8 hr 36 min of free-flow driving for the 668 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.