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Visiting Rautahat District

The Gaur-Chandranigahpur (Birendra) Highway starts at Gaur and joins the East-West Highway at Chandrapur.
Janaki Mandir
Janaki Mandir · Photo: Abhishek Dutta · CC BY 3.0
ChillNepal team9 Oct 2026 1 min read

The Gaur-Chandranigahpur (Birendra) Highway starts at Gaur and joins the East-West Highway at Chandrapur. More than 35 buses run directly to Kathmandu (including 5 Volvo), plus direct buses to Birgunj, Janakpurdham, Pokhara, Biratnagar, Nepalgunj and Bharatpur. Nearest domestic airport is Simara Airport; Nijgadh International Airport is under construction. Bairgania railway station (India) is about 3 km from Gaur.

Gaur is a border town linking Nepal to India via Bairgania; a customs office checks vehicles entering Gaur with Indian registration.

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