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Dārjiling · India

Car hire and driving in Dārjiling

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 IXB means 40 km (25 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 Dārjiling

Car rental from Dārjiling: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Dārjiling to SiliguriIndia39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Dārjiling to GangtokIndia47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Dārjiling to JalpāiguriIndia74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Dārjiling to DharānNepal101 km (63 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Dārjiling to KishanganjIndia108 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Dārjiling to JaigaonIndia112 km (69 mi)about 1 h 42 min
Dārjiling to BiratnagarNepal118 km (73 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Dārjiling to ThimphuBhutan144 km (90 mi)about 2 h 12 min
Dārjiling to SaidpurBangladesh153 km (95 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Dārjiling to RāiganjIndia159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Dārjiling to PurniaIndia160 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Dārjiling to DinajpurBangladesh161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Dārjiling to DelhiIndia1,099 km (683 mi)about 16 h 46 min
Dārjiling to DhakaBangladesh428 km (266 mi)about 6 h 31 min
Dārjiling to HyderabadIndia1,472 km (915 mi)about 22 h 27 min
Dārjiling to AhmedabadIndia1,640 km (1,019 mi)about 25 h 1 min
Dārjiling to ChennaiIndia1,759 km (1,093 mi)about 26 h 50 min
Dārjiling to KolkataIndia497 km (309 mi)about 7 h 35 min
Dārjiling to SuratIndia1,694 km (1,053 mi)about 25 h 50 min
Dārjiling to ChattogramBangladesh634 km (394 mi)about 9 h 40 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 Dārjiling?

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

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  • 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.