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Chandigarh · India

Car hire and driving in Chandigarh

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 IXC means 7 km (4 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 Chandigarh

Car rental from Chandigarh: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Chandigarh to AmbālaIndia42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Chandigarh to Ambala SadarIndia45 km (28 mi)about 41 min
Chandigarh to KhannaIndia54 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Chandigarh to ShimlaIndia55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Chandigarh to PatiālaIndia58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Chandigarh to JagādhriIndia80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Chandigarh to Yamuna NagarIndia83 km (51 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Chandigarh to ThānesarIndia85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Chandigarh to Māler KotlaIndia90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Chandigarh to LudhianaIndia91 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Chandigarh to KaithalIndia110 km (69 mi)about 1 h 41 min
Chandigarh to PhagwāraIndia111 km (69 mi)about 1 h 41 min
Chandigarh to MumbaiIndia1,355 km (842 mi)about 20 h 40 min
Chandigarh to DelhiIndia236 km (146 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Chandigarh to DhakaBangladesh1,555 km (966 mi)about 23 h 43 min
Chandigarh to HyderabadIndia1,494 km (928 mi)about 22 h 47 min
Chandigarh to AhmedabadIndia953 km (592 mi)about 14 h 32 min
Chandigarh to KolkataIndia1,464 km (910 mi)about 22 h 20 min
Chandigarh to SuratIndia1,132 km (703 mi)about 17 h 16 min
Chandigarh to ChattogramBangladesh1,761 km (1,094 mi)about 26 h 52 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 Chandigarh?

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.