{"id":42954,"date":"2026-03-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elprismadefer.com\/?p=42954"},"modified":"2026-03-03T02:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T05:14:30","slug":"como-cruzar-la-frontera-entre-india-y-nepal-por-el-cruce-de-sonauli-belahiya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elprismadefer.com\/en\/como-cruzar-la-frontera-entre-india-y-nepal-por-el-cruce-de-sonauli-belahiya\/","title":{"rendered":"How to cross the border between India and Nepal at the Sonauli-Belahiya crossing"},"content":{"rendered":"

After spending three months traveling through India, it was time to cross into Nepal by land. I chose to do so via the Sonauli-Belahiya border crossing, one of the most frequently used crossings between the two countries. It's an active border, chaotic at times, but perfectly manageable if you know how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While crossing through Sonauli is not complicated, there are some basic steps that are worth knowing beforehand, such as where to get your exit stamp from India, which office to go to for your Nepalese visa, and what to expect from the surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post you will find step-by-step instructions for crossing the border at Sonauli, whether it's advisable to stay overnight there, information about the Nepal visa on arrival, updated costs, estimated times, how to continue your journey to Lumbini, Pokhara or Kathmandu, and some practical tips to make the process as simple as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n

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