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Biratnagar · Nepal

Car hire and driving in Biratnagar

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Nepal traffic drives on the left. Picking up at BIR means 3 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648798.

Drives from Biratnagar

Car rental from Biratnagar: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Biratnagar to DharānNepal40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Biratnagar to PurniaIndia78 km (48 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Biratnagar to KishanganjIndia79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Biratnagar to LahānNepal84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Biratnagar to SaharsaIndia93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Biratnagar to KatiharIndia106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Biratnagar to DārjilingIndia118 km (73 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Biratnagar to SiliguriIndia119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Biratnagar to RāiganjIndia127 km (79 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Biratnagar to JanakpurNepal137 km (85 mi)about 2 h 5 min
Biratnagar to BhāgalpurIndia138 km (86 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Biratnagar to DarbhangaIndia141 km (88 mi)about 2 h 9 min
Biratnagar to MumbaiIndia1,686 km (1,048 mi)about 25 h 43 min
Biratnagar to DelhiIndia1,019 km (633 mi)about 15 h 32 min
Biratnagar to DhakaBangladesh439 km (273 mi)about 6 h 42 min
Biratnagar to HyderabadIndia1,357 km (843 mi)about 20 h 42 min
Biratnagar to AhmedabadIndia1,530 km (951 mi)about 23 h 20 min
Biratnagar to ChennaiIndia1,656 km (1,029 mi)about 25 h 15 min
Biratnagar to KolkataIndia447 km (278 mi)about 6 h 49 min
Biratnagar to SuratIndia1,580 km (982 mi)about 24 h 5 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Biratnagar?

The left, as everywhere in Nepal.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.