Railway station near Kathmandu.

Kathmandu is known as the capital city of Nepal. This city is the major city of Nepal. To travel Nepal there are various modes pf transport like railway, rod ways and air ways. If you want to travel Kathmandu by land, then you way like to know about the railways of Nepal and India. Unfortunately, there is no rail ways in Nepal but the nearest railway station to Kathmandu Nepal is Raxaul and Gorakhpur. By this railway traveling to Nepal can be easy for Indian travellers.

Raxaul railway station is the nearest one from Kathmandu.  For Indian travellers there are two nearest railway station being Raxaul and Gorakhpur. Travellers need to show their identification and do some formalities to enter Nepal. After the formalities you can travel Nepal easily with your rental vehicle. 

• 2 Railway stations near Kathmandu. 

1. Gorakhpur railway station: It is nearest railway station from Kathmandu. From Gorakhpur you can visit Nepal by fulfilling all the formalities in border. You can have rental vehicle service of Nepal from Gorakhpur. You can rent different buses and jeeps to the different places of Nepal. If you are willing to travel by road from India to Nepal you can take a train to Gorakhpur and rent a vehicle from Gorakhpur. 

Distance: From Gorakhpur Kathmandu is 358 km far which takes around 10 hours to reach Kathmandu from Gorakhpur by road. Comfortable vehicle makes you feel comfortable and easy road excess make your travel smooth. 

How to travel Nepal from Gorakhpur?

Indian travellers are most likely to travel from varnabas or Gorakhpur. Take a bus from the railway station which will drop you near Sunauli border. 

After you reach to the Sunauli border you can hire vehicle or walk to cross the border. You can rent vehicle according to your choice but if you want travel with local means there are a lot of buses going to kathamandu from Bhairahawa. 

If you want to travel by air from bhairahawa then its so simple, from Bhairahawa Airport you can easily flight to Kathmandu Airport. There are a tons of domestice flights available for Kathmandu.

If you are travelling Nepal in daytime, day buses from Sunauli depart in 11 AM. Whereas, if you are travelling at night, night bus starts to depart in the afternoon.

2. Raxaul border: If you are arriving at the Raxaul you can enter Nepal by completing the formalities at the entry point of Nepal. To get in to raxaul you can get train from many major cities ok India. Likewise, in this route the capital of India Delhi- Gorakhpur- Raxaul- Chakia-Muzaffarpur-Kolkata lies. It is also easily assessable if you want to travel Nepal overland. The city raxaul is the major place from where import and export activities are performed between 2 countries Nepal and India.

• How to travel Nepal from Raxaul? 

From Raxaul travel 15 min to reach Birgunj (approx. 141 km). Entry point is easily accessed from Brigunj. Likewise, to cross the border you can get a rickshaw or walk on your foot. After the customs formalities you can rent the vehicle of you can get a local transport to go Kathmandu which takes around 5hrs of drive. If you are first time traveler, then hire the vehicle it will be easy for you because everything is new and unique here in Nepal. 

You can get flights from Simara domestic Airport, Birgunj to fly to kathmandu which will saves your time. In just 15 minutes you can land to kathmandu.