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Imphal · India

Car hire and driving in Imphal

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 IMF 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 Imphal

Car rental from Imphal: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Imphal to SilcharIndia116 km (72 mi)about 1 h 46 min
Imphal to DimāpurIndia125 km (78 mi)about 1 h 54 min
Imphal to AizawlIndia173 km (107 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Imphal to SylhetBangladesh209 km (130 mi)about 3 h 12 min
Imphal to NagaonIndia214 km (133 mi)about 3 h 16 min
Imphal to JorhatIndia218 km (136 mi)about 3 h 20 min
Imphal to ShillongIndia224 km (139 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Imphal to GuwahatiIndia269 km (167 mi)about 4 h 6 min
Imphal to AgartalaIndia291 km (181 mi)about 4 h 26 min
Imphal to KarnaphuliBangladesh293 km (182 mi)about 4 h 28 min
Imphal to RangamatiBangladesh300 km (186 mi)about 4 h 34 min
Imphal to BrāhmanbāriaBangladesh301 km (187 mi)about 4 h 36 min
Imphal to DelhiIndia1,712 km (1,064 mi)about 26 h 7 min
Imphal to DhakaBangladesh379 km (235 mi)about 5 h 47 min
Imphal to KolkataIndia621 km (386 mi)about 9 h 28 min
Imphal to ChattogramBangladesh349 km (217 mi)about 5 h 19 min
Imphal to KanpurIndia1,375 km (854 mi)about 20 h 58 min
Imphal to GazipurBangladesh368 km (229 mi)about 5 h 37 min
Imphal to LucknowIndia1,322 km (821 mi)about 20 h 10 min
Imphal to NagpurIndia1,574 km (978 mi)about 24 h

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 Imphal?

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.