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Hetauda · Nepal

Car hire and driving in Hetauda

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 KTM means 44 km (27 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 Hetauda

Car rental from Hetauda: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Hetauda to PātanNepal39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Hetauda to KathmanduNepal42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Hetauda to Madhyapur ThimiNepal45 km (28 mi)about 41 min
Hetauda to BirgañjNepal48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Hetauda to BharatpurNepal65 km (40 mi)about 1 h
Hetauda to BettiahIndia87 km (54 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Hetauda to MothīhāriIndia87 km (54 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Hetauda to BagahaIndia100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Hetauda to JanakpurNepal118 km (73 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Hetauda to KushinagarIndia137 km (85 mi)about 2 h 5 min
Hetauda to PokharaNepal140 km (87 mi)about 2 h 8 min
Hetauda to MuzaffarpurIndia149 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Hetauda to MumbaiIndia1,549 km (962 mi)about 23 h 37 min
Hetauda to DelhiIndia777 km (483 mi)about 11 h 51 min
Hetauda to DhakaBangladesh679 km (422 mi)about 10 h 22 min
Hetauda to HyderabadIndia1,305 km (811 mi)about 19 h 54 min
Hetauda to AhmedabadIndia1,343 km (835 mi)about 20 h 29 min
Hetauda to KolkataIndia637 km (396 mi)about 9 h 43 min
Hetauda to SuratIndia1,416 km (880 mi)about 21 h 36 min
Hetauda to ChattogramBangladesh889 km (552 mi)about 13 h 33 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 Hetauda?

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.