Car hire and driving in Pokhara
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Nepal traffic drives on the left. Picking up at PHH means 10 km (6 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 Pokhara
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara to Bharatpur | Nepal | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Pokhara to Butwāl | Nepal | 82 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 15 min |
| Pokhara to Bagaha | India | 130 km (81 mi) | about 1 h 59 min |
| Pokhara to Hetauda | Nepal | 140 km (87 mi) | about 2 h 8 min |
| Pokhara to Kathmandu | Nepal | 147 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Pokhara to Pātan | Nepal | 148 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Pokhara to Madhyapur Thimi | Nepal | 154 km (96 mi) | about 2 h 21 min |
| Pokhara to Birgañj | Nepal | 165 km (103 mi) | about 2 h 31 min |
| Pokhara to Kushinagar | India | 170 km (106 mi) | about 2 h 35 min |
| Pokhara to Bettiah | India | 171 km (106 mi) | about 2 h 37 min |
| Pokhara to Gorakhpur | India | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Pokhara to Deoria | India | 197 km (123 mi) | about 3 h |
| Pokhara to Mumbai | India | 1,521 km (945 mi) | about 23 h 12 min |
| Pokhara to Delhi | India | 660 km (410 mi) | about 10 h 4 min |
| Pokhara to Dhaka | Bangladesh | 819 km (509 mi) | about 12 h 29 min |
| Pokhara to Hyderabad | India | 1,335 km (829 mi) | about 20 h 21 min |
| Pokhara to Ahmedabad | India | 1,280 km (795 mi) | about 19 h 31 min |
| Pokhara to Kolkata | India | 773 km (480 mi) | about 11 h 47 min |
| Pokhara to Surat | India | 1,371 km (852 mi) | about 20 h 55 min |
| Pokhara to Chattogram | Bangladesh | 1,029 km (639 mi) | about 15 h 41 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Pokhara?
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.