Pātan: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Pātan is a city of 299,283 people in Nepal (Bagmati Province), 1,334 m (4,377 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Pātan runs from about 10 h 26 min a day in late December to 13 h 56 min in late June (computed for 27.68° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Pātan is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, whose 10,991-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Pātan: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Pātan · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Patna, 232 km (India) — tours
- Kathmandu, 3 km
- Varanasi, 348 km (India)
- Gorakhpur, 217 km (India) — tours
- Pokhara, 148 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Siliguri, 326 km (India)
- Gaya, 322 km (India)
- Bhāgalpur, 317 km (India)
- Bharatpur, 86 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Muzaffarpur, 173 km (India) — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Pātan?
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre.
How big is Pātan?
About 299,283 people live in Pātan, across 16 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Pātan in?
Asia/Kathmandu, currently UTC+5:45.
What currency is used in Pātan?
The Rupee (NPR). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Pātan?
Patna (232 km), Kathmandu (3 km), Varanasi (348 km), Gorakhpur (217 km), Pokhara (148 km).
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.