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ACH to BIR: distance & flight time
Altenrhein (St Gallen Altenrhein Airport) → Biratnagar (Biratnagar Airport)
4,337 mi
6,980 km · 3,769 nm
8h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.8h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,337 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 58m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ACH — St Gallen Altenrhein Airport · Altenrhein, Switzerland
- BIR — Biratnagar Airport · Biratnagar, Nepal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ACH
- HOH · Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport9 mi away
- FDH · Friedrichshafen Airport13 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport47 mi away
- FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport47 mi away
Near BIR
- RJB · Rajbiraj Airport33 mi away
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport48 mi away
- BDP · Bhadrapur Airport51 mi away
- TMI · Tumling Tar Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ACH from BIR?
The flight distance from Altenrhein (ACH) to Biratnagar (BIR) is 4,337 miles (6,980 km, 3,769 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ACH to BIR?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 58m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ACH to BIR?
Nonstop service on ACH–BIR depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 8h 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Altenrhein and Biratnagar?
Biratnagar is 3.8 hours ahead of Altenrhein.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ACH to BIR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ACH–BIR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ACH to BIR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ACH–BIR tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.