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Dharān · Nepal

Car hire and driving in Dharān

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 37 km (23 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 Dharān

Car rental from Dharān: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Dharān to BiratnagarNepal40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Dharān to LahānNepal80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Dharān to DārjilingIndia101 km (63 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Dharān to KishanganjIndia104 km (65 mi)about 1 h 35 min
Dharān to SiliguriIndia115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Dharān to PurniaIndia117 km (73 mi)about 1 h 47 min
Dharān to SaharsaIndia125 km (77 mi)about 1 h 54 min
Dharān to JanakpurNepal135 km (84 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Dharān to GangtokIndia144 km (89 mi)about 2 h 11 min
Dharān to KatiharIndia145 km (90 mi)about 2 h 12 min
Dharān to JalpāiguriIndia148 km (92 mi)about 2 h 16 min
Dharān to DarbhangaIndia156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 23 min
Dharān to MumbaiIndia1,705 km (1,060 mi)about 26 h
Dharān to DelhiIndia1,010 km (627 mi)about 15 h 24 min
Dharān to DhakaBangladesh467 km (290 mi)about 7 h 7 min
Dharān to HyderabadIndia1,387 km (862 mi)about 21 h 9 min
Dharān to AhmedabadIndia1,539 km (956 mi)about 23 h 28 min
Dharān to ChennaiIndia1,692 km (1,051 mi)about 25 h 48 min
Dharān to KolkataIndia485 km (302 mi)about 7 h 24 min
Dharān to SuratIndia1,594 km (990 mi)about 24 h 18 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 Dharān?

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.