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Butwāl · Nepal

Car hire and driving in Butwāl

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 BWA means 21 km (13 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 Butwāl

Car rental from Butwāl: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Butwāl to PokharaNepal82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Butwāl to BagahaIndia91 km (57 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Butwāl to BharatpurNepal97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Butwāl to GorakhpurIndia103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Butwāl to KushinagarIndia114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Butwāl to BastīIndia124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Butwāl to DeoriaIndia136 km (85 mi)about 2 h 5 min
Butwāl to BettiahIndia143 km (89 mi)about 2 h 11 min
Butwāl to HetaudaNepal158 km (98 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Butwāl to BirgañjNepal160 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Butwāl to Gondā CityIndia161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Butwāl to FyzābādIndia164 km (102 mi)about 2 h 30 min
Butwāl to MumbaiIndia1,442 km (896 mi)about 21 h 59 min
Butwāl to DelhiIndia619 km (385 mi)about 9 h 26 min
Butwāl to DhakaBangladesh825 km (513 mi)about 12 h 35 min
Butwāl to HyderabadIndia1,255 km (780 mi)about 19 h 9 min
Butwāl to AhmedabadIndia1,208 km (751 mi)about 18 h 25 min
Butwāl to KolkataIndia755 km (469 mi)about 11 h 30 min
Butwāl to SuratIndia1,294 km (804 mi)about 19 h 44 min
Butwāl to ChattogramBangladesh1,033 km (642 mi)about 15 h 45 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 Butwāl?

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.