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Dhanbad · India

Car hire and driving in Dhanbad

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 RDP means 85 km (53 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 Dhanbad

Car rental from Dhanbad: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Dhanbad to BokāroIndia32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Dhanbad to ChasIndia32 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Dhanbad to KultiIndia43 km (27 mi)about 39 min
Dhanbad to PhusroIndia43 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Dhanbad to GiridihIndia45 km (28 mi)about 41 min
Dhanbad to PuruliyaIndia52 km (33 mi)about 48 min
Dhanbad to ĀsansolIndia58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Dhanbad to JāmuriaIndia67 km (42 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Dhanbad to RānīganjIndia74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Dhanbad to DeogharIndia82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Dhanbad to BānkuraIndia91 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Dhanbad to DurgapurIndia95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
Dhanbad to MumbaiIndia1,496 km (930 mi)about 22 h 49 min
Dhanbad to DelhiIndia1,064 km (661 mi)about 16 h 14 min
Dhanbad to DhakaBangladesh405 km (252 mi)about 6 h 10 min
Dhanbad to BengaluruIndia1,521 km (945 mi)about 23 h 12 min
Dhanbad to HyderabadIndia1,094 km (680 mi)about 16 h 41 min
Dhanbad to AhmedabadIndia1,415 km (879 mi)about 21 h 34 min
Dhanbad to ChennaiIndia1,356 km (842 mi)about 20 h 40 min
Dhanbad to KolkataIndia241 km (150 mi)about 3 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 Dhanbad?

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.