Janakpur to Kathmandu distance
Janakpur to Kathmandu is 226 km by road, about 2 hr 47 min of driving. In a straight line the two cities are 126 km apart, with Kathmandu lying to the NNW of Janakpur.
By road
226 km
140 mi
Driving time
2 hr 47 min
Free-flow estimate
Straight-line
126 km
Great-circle (exact)
Direction
NNW
Bearing 331°
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.
Janakpur
Dhanusha district, Madhesh Province, the holy city of Mithila and the Janaki temple.
26.7271°N, 85.9407°E
Kathmandu
Kathmandu district, Bagmati Province, the federal capital and largest city.
27.7172°N, 85.3240°E
Janakpur to Kathmandu, answered
How far is Janakpur from Kathmandu?+
Janakpur to Kathmandu is about 226 km by road. In a straight line (great-circle) the two cities are 126 km apart; Nepal's hills and river valleys account for the difference.
In which direction is Kathmandu from Janakpur?+
Kathmandu lies roughly to the NNW of Janakpur (initial bearing 331°).
How long does it take to drive from Janakpur to Kathmandu?+
About 2 hr 47 min of free-flow driving for the 226 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.