Nepalgunj to Pokhara distance
Nepalgunj to Pokhara is 411 km by road, about 5 hr 1 min of driving. In a straight line the two cities are 233 km apart, with Pokhara lying to the E of Nepalgunj.
By road
411 km
255 mi
Driving time
5 hr 1 min
Free-flow estimate
Straight-line
233 km
Great-circle (exact)
Direction
E
Bearing 85°
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.
Nepalgunj
Banke district, Lumbini Province, the commercial hub of the mid- and far-west.
28.0500°N, 81.6167°E
Pokhara
Kaski district, Gandaki Province, Nepal's tourism capital by Phewa Lake.
28.2096°N, 83.9856°E
Nepalgunj to Pokhara, answered
How far is Nepalgunj from Pokhara?+
Nepalgunj to Pokhara is about 411 km by road. In a straight line (great-circle) the two cities are 233 km apart; Nepal's hills and river valleys account for the difference.
In which direction is Pokhara from Nepalgunj?+
Pokhara lies roughly to the E of Nepalgunj (initial bearing 85°).
How long does it take to drive from Nepalgunj to Pokhara?+
About 5 hr 1 min of free-flow driving for the 411 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.