Lumbini is in Rupandehi district of Lumbini zone.

There are regular flights to Gautam Buddha Airport, Bhairahawa (also called Siddarthanagar) from Kathmandu. Bhairahawa is the nearest town to Lumbini. The flight takes about 30 minutes. You can take a taxi, three-wheeler, or a bus from Bhairahawa airport to Lumbini - a distance of 22 km. Traveling the 300-km distance from Kathmandu to Lumbini by road takes about 7-9 hours.