There are 6 ways to get from Nepal to Sylhet by plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL)plane KTM - ZYL
5h 54m$153–513Bus, train, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Kathmandu to Siliguri Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminusbus
- Take the train from New Jalpaiguri to Dharmanagartrain
- Drive from Dharmanagar to Kulauracar
- Take the train from Kulaura to Sylhettrain
44h 22m$16–80Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Kathmandu to Siliguri Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Phulbari Bazaar to Mawiong ISBTbus
- Drive from Mawiong ISBT to Sylhetcar
32h 12m$24–51Drive, train
- Drive from Kathmandu to Raxaul Jncar
- Take the train from Raxaul Jn to Hajipur Jntrain
- Take the train from Hajipur Jn to New Karimganjtrain
- Drive from New Karimganj to Sylhetcar
34h 50m$31–97Drive 1,058.8 km
- Drive from Kathmandu to Sylhetcar 1,058.8 km
16h 37m$136–196Bus, train
- Take the bus from Saatdobato to Kakadvittabus
- Take the train from Siliguri Jn to Haldibaritrain
- Take the train from Chilahati to Dhakatrain
- Take the bus from Dhaka Arambag to Sylhetbus
40h 7m$29–74
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nepal to Sylhet is to bus and train which costs $29 - $75 and takes 40h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Nepal to Sylhet is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs $150 - $550.
The distance between Nepal and Sylhet is 732 km. The road distance is 1058.8 km.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Nepal to Sylhet, including transfers.
Sylhet is 15 min ahead of Nepal. It is currently 12:41 AM in Nepal and 12:56 AM in Sylhet.
Yes, the driving distance between Nepal to Sylhet is 1059 km. It takes approximately 16h 37m to drive from Nepal to Sylhet.
There are 87+ hotels available in Sylhet.
What companies run services between Nepal and Sylhet, Bangladesh?
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Himalaya, and US-Bangla fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) twice daily.
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Osmani International Airport via Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- usbair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Osmani International Airport via Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–440
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Raxaul Jn to Hajipur Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–15
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- $7–9
- First Class (1A)
- $11–15
Train from Hajipur Jn to New Karimganj
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–45
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $5–7
- Third AC (3A)
- $14–19
- Second AC (2A)
- $21–26
- First Class (1A)
- $35–45
Train from Siliguri Jn to Haldibari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $3–5
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $8–11
Train from New Jalpaiguri to Dharmanagar
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $4–6
- Third AC (3A)
- $11–14
- Second AC (2A)
- $15–20
- First Class (1A)
- $26–35
Train from Chilahati to Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–22
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $2–4
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $3–5
- Snigdha
- $5–8
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $7–10
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $10–12
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $15–22
- S_Chair
- $2
- Shovan
- $2
- F_Chair
- $3
- F_Seat
- $3
Train from Kulaura to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–2
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–2
- Snigdha
- $2–3
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $2–4
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $1–2
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $3–5
- Phone
- 0353-2514920
- nbstcenquiry@gmail.com
- Website
- nbstc.in
Bus from Kathmandu to Siliguri Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–22
- Website
- https://nbstc.in/
- Phone
- +977 985-2059959
- Website
- bussewa.com
Bus from Saatdobato to Kakadvitta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Book at
- bussewa.com
- Phone
- 16460
- support@bdtickets.com
- Website
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
Bus from Dhaka Arambag to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–16
- Schedules at
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
- Book at
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
- Non AC (E Class)
- $6–8
- AC (B Class)
- $10–16
- Seater
- $5–15
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