Janakpur to Nepalgunj distance
Janakpur to Nepalgunj is 625 km by road, about 7 hr 31 min of driving. In a straight line the two cities are 452 km apart, with Nepalgunj lying to the WNW of Janakpur.
By road
625 km
388 mi
Driving time
7 hr 31 min
Free-flow estimate
Straight-line
452 km
Great-circle (exact)
Direction
WNW
Bearing 290°
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
Nepalgunj
Banke district, Lumbini Province, the commercial hub of the mid- and far-west.
28.0500°N, 81.6167°E
Janakpur to Nepalgunj, answered
How far is Janakpur from Nepalgunj?+
Janakpur to Nepalgunj is about 625 km by road. In a straight line (great-circle) the two cities are 452 km apart; Nepal's hills and river valleys account for the difference.
In which direction is Nepalgunj from Janakpur?+
Nepalgunj lies roughly to the WNW of Janakpur (initial bearing 290°).
How long does it take to drive from Janakpur to Nepalgunj?+
About 7 hr 31 min of free-flow driving for the 625 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.