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Katihar · India

Car hire and driving in Katihar

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

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Drives from Katihar

Car rental from Katihar: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Katihar to PurniaIndia28 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Katihar to RāiganjIndia56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Katihar to BhāgalpurIndia68 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Katihar to KishanganjIndia74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Katihar to MaldaIndia83 km (52 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Katihar to SaharsaIndia105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Katihar to BiratnagarNepal106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Katihar to DinajpurBangladesh108 km (67 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Katihar to JamālpurIndia111 km (69 mi)about 1 h 42 min
Katihar to MungerIndia112 km (69 mi)about 1 h 42 min
Katihar to MohammadpurBangladesh120 km (74 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Katihar to BālurghātIndia126 km (78 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Katihar to MumbaiIndia1,672 km (1,039 mi)about 25 h 30 min
Katihar to DelhiIndia1,080 km (671 mi)about 16 h 28 min
Katihar to DhakaBangladesh351 km (218 mi)about 5 h 22 min
Katihar to BengaluruIndia1,744 km (1,084 mi)about 26 h 36 min
Katihar to HyderabadIndia1,307 km (812 mi)about 19 h 56 min
Katihar to AhmedabadIndia1,543 km (959 mi)about 23 h 32 min
Katihar to ChennaiIndia1,581 km (982 mi)about 24 h 6 min
Katihar to KolkataIndia341 km (212 mi)about 5 h 12 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 Katihar?

The left, as everywhere in India.

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
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  • 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.