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Kathmandu to Janakpur by flight or bus
About 225 km. The flight is fastest at 3 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹630 per person.
Janakpur to KathmanduFastest
Flight
Kathmandu–Janakpur flight (Buddha Air / Yeti Airlines)
3 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Bus via the BP Highway (Sindhuli)
from ₹630 per person
Best value
Flight
Kathmandu–Janakpur flight (Buddha Air / Yeti Airlines)
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | Kathmandu–Janakpur flight (Buddha Air / Yeti Airlines) | 3 h | ₹2,380–₹3,750per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Bus | Bus via the BP Highway (Sindhuli) | 8.5 h | ₹630–₹1,250per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Flight, Kathmandu–Janakpur flight (Buddha Air / Yeti Airlines): About 25 minutes. Foreign passports pay about US$110.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Flight · Kathmandu–Janakpur flight (Buddha Air / Yeti Airlines) | ₹4,760–₹7,500 | ₹9,520–₹15,000 |
| Bus · Bus via the BP Highway (Sindhuli) | ₹1,260–₹2,500 | ₹2,520–₹5,000 |
Once you’re in Janakpur
- Best time: October – March
- Typical stay: 1 day
- November: Great month: November is in the middle of the recommended season (October – March). Tihar (Deepawali) and Chhath and Vivah Panchami (Ram–Sita wedding) can fall this month.
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Plan Kathmandu and Janakpur
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.