The Tribhuvan Highway links Birgunj to Kathmandu and to the Indian border at Raxaul, with regular bus services to all major Nepali cities. Simara Airport, about 9 miles north of Birgunj in Bara district, has scheduled flights to Kathmandu. Raxaul railway station in India, adjacent to Birgunj, connects by rail to Patna, Varanasi, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai.
India and Nepal share an open border with no restrictions on the movement of citizens; there is a customs checkpoint for the movement of goods. Telephone code 051. Wikipedia notes Nepal's second international airport was under construction at Nijgadh, 22 miles from Birgunj, with plans for a Kathmandu-Birgunj fast-track expressway.
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