Hetauda to Kathmandu distance
Hetauda to Kathmandu is 86 km by road, about 1 hr 37 min of driving. In a straight line the two cities are 43 km apart, with Kathmandu lying to the NE of Hetauda.
By road
86 km
53 mi
Driving time
1 hr 37 min
Free-flow estimate
Straight-line
43 km
Great-circle (exact)
Direction
NE
Bearing 42°
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.
Hetauda
Makwanpur district, Bagmati Province, the capital of Bagmati Province and an industrial gateway.
27.4280°N, 85.0322°E
Kathmandu
Kathmandu district, Bagmati Province, the federal capital and largest city.
27.7172°N, 85.3240°E
Hetauda to Kathmandu, answered
How far is Hetauda from Kathmandu?+
Hetauda to Kathmandu is about 86 km by road. In a straight line (great-circle) the two cities are 43 km apart; Nepal's hills and river valleys account for the difference.
In which direction is Kathmandu from Hetauda?+
Kathmandu lies roughly to the NE of Hetauda (initial bearing 42°).
How long does it take to drive from Hetauda to Kathmandu?+
About 1 hr 37 min of free-flow driving for the 86 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.