There are 6 ways to get from Ilām to Butwāl by taxi, plane, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Bhadrapur Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Ilām to Bhadrapur Airport (BDP)
- Fly from Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) to Bhairawa (BWA)BDP - BWA
4h 11m$289–323Drive, train
cheapest- Drive from Ilām to New Jalpaiguri
- Take the train from New Jalpaiguri to Bagaha
- Drive from Bagaha to Butwāl
16h 30m$30–71Taxi, bus via Kathmandu
- Take the taxi from Ilām to Dhude
- Take the bus from Dhude to Kathmandu Gongabu Buspark
- Take the bus from Kathmandu Balaju to Butwal
31h 17m$79–87Drive 592 km
- Drive from Ilām to Butwāl592 km
10h 6m$76–110Taxi to Biratnagar Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Ilām to Biratnagar Airport (BIR)
- Fly from Biratnagar Airport (BIR) to Bhairawa (BWA)BIR - BWA
5h 2m$305–347Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Ilām to Dhude
- Take the bus from Dhude to Kathmandu Gongabu Buspark
- Take the bus from Kathmandu Gongabu buspark to Butwal
34h 24m$77–85
Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) to Bhairawa (BWA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ilām to Butwāl is to drive and train which costs $30 - $75 and takes 16h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ilām to Butwāl is to taxi and fly which takes 4h 11m and costs $280 - $330.
The distance between Ilām and Butwāl is 565 km. The road distance is 592 km.
The best way to get from Ilām to Butwāl without a car is to taxi and bus via Kathmandu which takes 31h 17m and costs $75 - $90.
It takes approximately 4h 11m to get from Ilām to Butwāl, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ilām to Butwāl is 592 km. It takes approximately 10h 6m to drive from Ilām to Butwāl.
There are 60+ hotels available in Butwāl.
What companies run services between Ilām, Nepal and Butwāl, Nepal?
There is no direct connection from Ilām to Butwāl. However, you can take the taxi to Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) airport, fly to Bhairawa (BWA), then take the taxi to Butwāl. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Ilām to Butwāl via New Jalpaiguri and Bagaha in around 16h 30m.
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- Website
- buddhaair.com
Flights from Bhadrapur Airport to Bhairawa via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Biratnagar Airport to Bhairawa via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- yetiairlines.com
Flights from Bhadrapur Airport to Bhairawa via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–240
Flights from Biratnagar Airport to Bhairawa via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–210
- Website
- novaairways.com
Flights from Biratnagar Airport to Bhairawa via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Jalpaiguri to Bagaha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3–30
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $3–5
- Third AC (3A)
- $10–13
- Second AC (2A)
- $14–18
- First Class (1A)
- $23–30
- Phone
- +977 985-2059959
- Website
- bussewa.com
Bus from Dhude to Kathmandu Gongabu Buspark
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Book at
- bussewa.com
- Phone
- 9857039522
- Website
- namastekapilvastubus.com
Bus from Kathmandu Balaju to Butwal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://namastekapilvastubus.com/customer/namastekapilvastu.xhtml
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Kathmandu Gongabu buspark to Butwal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sakura-green
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Estimated price
- $40–110
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