Car hire and driving in Bhubaneswar
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In India traffic drives on the left. Picking up at BBI means 3 km (2 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 Bhubaneswar
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhubaneswar to Puri | India | 53 km (33 mi) | about 48 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Bhadrak | India | 112 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 43 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Brahmapur | India | 153 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 20 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Balasore | India | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Baripāda | India | 207 km (129 mi) | about 3 h 9 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Sambalpur | India | 234 km (146 mi) | about 3 h 34 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Raurkela Industrial Township | India | 237 km (147 mi) | about 3 h 37 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Rourkela | India | 239 km (149 mi) | about 3 h 39 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Kharagpur | India | 277 km (172 mi) | about 4 h 13 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Bhetia | India | 282 km (175 mi) | about 4 h 18 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Jamshedpur | India | 284 km (176 mi) | about 4 h 20 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Medinīpur | India | 284 km (177 mi) | about 4 h 20 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Mumbai | India | 1,362 km (846 mi) | about 20 h 46 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Delhi | India | 1,274 km (792 mi) | about 19 h 26 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Dhaka | Bangladesh | 607 km (377 mi) | about 9 h 15 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru | India | 1,195 km (743 mi) | about 18 h 14 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Hyderabad | India | 840 km (522 mi) | about 12 h 49 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Ahmedabad | India | 1,402 km (871 mi) | about 21 h 23 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Chennai | India | 994 km (618 mi) | about 15 h 9 min |
| Bhubaneswar to Kolkata | India | 365 km (227 mi) | about 5 h 34 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Bhubaneswar?
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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.