In addition to good road access, Sauraha has good air connections through Bharatpur airport (Nepali: भरतपुर विमानस्थल) (BHR ^IATA) with regular daily air services from Pokhara and Kathmandu, making it the main tourist gateway to Chitwan National Park. It is located in the Chitwan district of Narayani zone, about 1.6 km southwest of Bharatpur and 15km west of Sauraha. You will need to change to bus, jeep or taxi for connection to Sauraha.

The Sauraha bus stand is located 1 km (0.62 mi) east from the main tourist road in Sauraha. When you get off the bus, you will be swarmed by touts waving pamphlets and offering to drive you into town. Ignore them or say you have a reservation and they will be respectful. It is a 15-minute walk into town. Backtrack on the dirt road the bus drove in on, take your first right, then follow the lodge signs into Sauraha.

There are several types of buses available from Kathmandu: Cheap Birganj-bound buses which will drop you at Tadi Bazaar about 6 km north of Sunauli where you can easily get local bus, taxi, rickshaws, tanga/pony carts. A bicycle rickshaw can take about 45 minutes and costs Rs. 120.

Several companies operate buses that go directly from the tourist bus park on Swayambhu Marg north of Thamel in Kathmandu to the bus park in Sauraha (Rs. 800 through an agency, Rs. 600 if you buy directly from the driver). Most buses board at 6:30 and depart between 6:45 and 7:00 in the morning; however, during busy season an afternoon bus leaves at 1PM - ask an agency to confirm it is running.

All buses travel via Mugling, Narayangarh/Bharatpur, Tadi Bazaar, Sauraha take around 5 to 6 hrs.

Via Sunauli / Bhairahawa on an east-bound (Birganj/Biratnagar) bus traveling through Butwal, Bharatpur, Tadi Bazaar. Change to local bus, jeep, pony cart, rickshaw to Sauraha (3-4 hrs).

Via Pokhara, like Kathmandu, direct tourist buses are available via Mugling, Narayangarh/Bharatpur, Tadi Bazaar, Sauraha (3-4 hrs).

• Hamro Restaurant. Typical Nepali food (Dal Bhat). 
• Madipure's Restaurant. Typical Nepali food (Dal Bhat). 
• Samjhana Restaurant. Typical Nepali food (Dal Bhat). 

• Hotel Park Side Terrace Restaurant. 
• Hungry Eye. 
• Jungle Pub. 
• Jungle View Restaurant. 
• KC's Restaurant. 
• Park View Restaurant (Opposite the visitors centre at the end of Sauraha). It doesn't look like much from the outside, but the chef, Chitra, was trained in one of the resorts. The prices are much lower than in the resorts. You might have to wait a while until it's done. Arrak or beer available. Chicken steak sizzler, chicken burger, or lasagna. 
• Sweet Memory, Sauraha (Halfway through the town opposite the big field). 07:00-22:00. Small family-run restaurant, decorated in local style, with lots of surprises on the menu. Best coffee in town. 

• 27.57583384.497551 Chilax House, Sauraha, Bachhauli VDC, Ward Number 2 (2 minute walk from park ticket counter and 2 minute walk from rhino statue chowk), ☏ +977 9845049594, +977 56-580260, chilaxhouse@yahoo.com. Check-in: 7AM to 8PM, check-out: 7AM to noon. Special package for Chitwan National Park, 15-minute walk from Sauraha bus park. Provide free Wi-Fi and has 4 common rooms and 5 toilet attached rooms (hot water supplied. Encompasses an organic vegetable and fruit garden, a self cooking facility restaurant cum kitchen. Provides all jungle activities including nature walks, elephant jungle safari, Jeep jungle safari, tharu cultural dance programmes, village tours, jungle excursions, canoe ride, and other wildlife related and cultural activities. US$3-$10. 
• Chitwan Gaida Lodge (Next to the entrance gate of Chitwan National Park), ☏ +977-56-580083, +977-9845239509, info@gaidalodge.com. Check-in: 11AM, check-out: 9AM. For budget travellers and backpackers. Owned and managed by an ornithologist from South Asia. NPR600-2,500. 
• Gaida Wildlife Camp, ☏ +977 4215409, +977 4215431, +977 4259330, gaida@mos.com.np. 
• Hotel River Side, Sauraha, ☏ +977 56-580009, hriveside@hotmail.com. Several activities are possible from there like elephant safaris, bird watching, cultural tours. Rs 2500 for one night and two days. 
• Hotel River Sunset (On the main road in Sauraha), ☏ +977 9845026118, subasgtm@hotmail.com. Nice, clean rooms with many amenities. Subas, the owner, is a very kind and helpful man. 
• Jungle Sunset Camp, sauraha, ☏ +977 56-580112, +977 56-580494. On the banks of Rapti River, facing Chitwan National Park. 
• Jungle Wildlife Camp, Chitwan, ☏ +977 56 580093. Check-in: 11:00, check-out: 11:00. On the banks of the Rapti River opposite the national park. Peaceful with sunset views. Budget and luxury rooms, all with view onto the park. Colourful and easygoing Dutch and Nepali management. NR 2,000. 

• Chitwan Jungle Lodge (In the heart of the Chitwan National Park), ☏ +977 1-4442240, info@chitwanjunglelodge.com. Old-fashioned lodge provides its customers various activities such as bird watching, canoeing, nature walk, elephant briefing, swimming and elephant bathing, an observation tower, jungle drives, slide shows, etc. 
• Rhino Lodge & Hotel, Gaida Chowk - Sauraha, ☏ +977 56-580065, fax: +977 56-580091, info@rhinolodge.com.np. Located on the banks of the Rapti river. Each room has its own balcony with views across the river, to the jungle and over the hills beyond. 
• Sapana Village Lodge, Chitwan (Sauraha), ☏ +977 56 58 03 08. 
• Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge, ☏ +977 1-4361500. Pioneers of environmentally responsible and sustainable conservation tourism, set the standards for the finest wildlife experience in Chitwan. All are located either in the deep jungle or the buffer zone of the park and have the best-trained elephants and wildlife naturalists to take you on superb safaris.