Traveling by Road

Traveling by Road

All visitors entering Nepal by land must use these designated entry points and may not enter from any other point:
(1) Kakkarvitta
(2) Birgunj
(3) Belhiya, Bhairahawa
(4) Nepalgunj
(5) Dhangadi and
(6) Mahendranagar in the Nepal-India border and
(7) Kodari in the Nepal-China border.

S.No.	Route	Approx. Distance (border towns to major cities)	Nearest Railways Station in India
1	Siliguri- Kakkarvitta- Kathmandu	620 km	New Jalpaiguri (NJP)
2	Jogbani-Biratnagar-Kathmandu	550 km	Jogbani
3	Raxaul-Birgunj-Kathmandu	280 km	Raxaul (RXL)
4	Sunauli-Bhairahawa-Kathmandu	280 km	Gorakhpur (GKP)
5	Rupaidiya-Jamuna (Nepalgunj)- Kathmandu	520 km	Rupaidiya / Nanpara
6	Gauriphanta-Mohana (Dhangadi)-Kathmandu	630 km	Gauriphanta/ Paliya
7	Banbasa-Gaddachauki (Mahendranagar)- Kathmandu	715 km	Banbasa/ Tanakpur
8	Sunauli-Bhairahawa-Palpa-Pokhara	185 km	Gorakhpur (GKP)
9	Sunauli-Bhairahawa-Chitwan	145 km	Gorakhpur (GKP)
10	Sunauli-Bhairahawa-Lumbini	26 km	Gorakhpur (GKP)

Please note that overland tourists entering Nepal with their vehicles must possess an international carnet or complete customs formalities.