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Amritsar · India

Car hire and driving in Amritsar

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In India traffic drives on the left. Picking up at ATQ means 12 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.

Drives from Amritsar

Car rental from Amritsar: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Amritsar to BatālaIndia37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Amritsar to JalandharIndia74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Amritsar to FirozpurIndia81 km (51 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Amritsar to MogaIndia94 km (58 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Amritsar to PhagwāraIndia96 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Amritsar to HoshiārpurIndia99 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Amritsar to PathānkotIndia103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Amritsar to LudhianaIndia122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Amritsar to JammuIndia124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Amritsar to MuktsarIndia132 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Amritsar to BarnālaIndia153 km (95 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Amritsar to Māler KotlaIndia155 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Amritsar to MumbaiIndia1,410 km (876 mi)about 21 h 30 min
Amritsar to DelhiIndia401 km (249 mi)about 6 h 6 min
Amritsar to DhakaBangladesh1,762 km (1,095 mi)about 26 h 52 min
Amritsar to AhmedabadIndia982 km (610 mi)about 14 h 59 min
Amritsar to KolkataIndia1,670 km (1,038 mi)about 25 h 28 min
Amritsar to SuratIndia1,177 km (731 mi)about 17 h 57 min
Amritsar to PuneIndia1,461 km (908 mi)about 22 h 16 min
Amritsar to JaipurIndia530 km (330 mi)about 8 h 5 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Amritsar?

The left, as everywhere in India.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.