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Guwahati · India

Car hire and driving in Guwahati

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 GAU means 18 km (11 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 Guwahati

Car rental from Guwahati: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Guwahati to ShillongIndia70 km (43 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Guwahati to NagaonIndia94 km (58 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Guwahati to SylhetBangladesh143 km (89 mi)about 2 h 11 min
Guwahati to SilcharIndia184 km (114 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Guwahati to DimāpurIndia200 km (124 mi)about 3 h 3 min
Guwahati to MymensinghBangladesh208 km (129 mi)about 3 h 10 min
Guwahati to SherpurBangladesh216 km (134 mi)about 3 h 18 min
Guwahati to JamālpurBangladesh229 km (142 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Guwahati to Nagar NaluākotBangladesh246 km (153 mi)about 3 h 45 min
Guwahati to JaigaonIndia247 km (154 mi)about 3 h 46 min
Guwahati to Bhairab BāzārBangladesh249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 48 min
Guwahati to Ashuganj CityBangladesh250 km (155 mi)about 3 h 48 min
Guwahati to DelhiIndia1,458 km (906 mi)about 22 h 14 min
Guwahati to DhakaBangladesh306 km (190 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Guwahati to HyderabadIndia1,683 km (1,046 mi)about 25 h 40 min
Guwahati to KolkataIndia529 km (329 mi)about 8 h 4 min
Guwahati to ChattogramBangladesh428 km (266 mi)about 6 h 31 min
Guwahati to JaipurIndia1,588 km (987 mi)about 24 h 13 min
Guwahati to KanpurIndia1,136 km (706 mi)about 17 h 19 min
Guwahati to GazipurBangladesh277 km (172 mi)about 4 h 14 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 Guwahati?

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 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.