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Coimbatore · India

Car hire and driving in Coimbatore

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 CJB means 9 km (6 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 Coimbatore

Car rental from Coimbatore: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Coimbatore to PalakkadIndia43 km (27 mi)about 39 min
Coimbatore to TiruppurIndia44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Coimbatore to OotyIndia54 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Coimbatore to ErodeIndia91 km (57 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Coimbatore to KumarapalayamIndia95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
Coimbatore to MalappuramIndia97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Coimbatore to ThrissurIndia98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Coimbatore to PonnāniIndia117 km (73 mi)about 1 h 47 min
Coimbatore to KarurIndia122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Coimbatore to DindigulIndia131 km (82 mi)about 2 h
Coimbatore to KozhikodeIndia132 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Coimbatore to KanayannurIndia139 km (86 mi)about 2 h 7 min
Coimbatore to MumbaiIndia998 km (620 mi)about 15 h 13 min
Coimbatore to BengaluruIndia229 km (142 mi)about 3 h 30 min
Coimbatore to HyderabadIndia727 km (452 mi)about 11 h 5 min
Coimbatore to AhmedabadIndia1,415 km (879 mi)about 21 h 35 min
Coimbatore to ChennaiIndia428 km (266 mi)about 6 h 32 min
Coimbatore to KolkataIndia1,765 km (1,097 mi)about 26 h 55 min
Coimbatore to SuratIndia1,216 km (756 mi)about 18 h 33 min
Coimbatore to PuneIndia900 km (559 mi)about 13 h 43 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 Coimbatore?

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.