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Visiting Dailekh District

Dailekh is connected to Birendranagar (Karnali provincial capital) by the Dailekh road (F-48), which meets Ratna Highway (NH-12) at Birendranagar and via Mahendra Highway (NH-1) to Kathmandu, Pokhara and other cities.
Rara Lake
Rara Lake · Photo: Aadesh Baniya · CC BY-SA 4.0
ChillNepal team9 Oct 2026 1 min read

Dailekh is connected to Birendranagar (Karnali provincial capital) by the Dailekh road (F-48), which meets Ratna Highway (NH-12) at Birendranagar and via Mahendra Highway (NH-1) to Kathmandu, Pokhara and other cities. A second road links Dailekh to Karnali Highway (NH-13) via Dullu. Kathmandu is 647.41 km away; the nearest airport is Surkhet Airport, about 70 km from Dailekh.

The Mid-Hill Highway (Pushpalal Highway) is under construction through the district.

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