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Jalpāiguri · India

Car hire and driving in Jalpāiguri

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 44 km (27 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 Jalpāiguri

Car rental from Jalpāiguri: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Jalpāiguri to SiliguriIndia37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Jalpāiguri to JaigaonIndia74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Jalpāiguri to DārjilingIndia74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Jalpāiguri to SaidpurBangladesh84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Jalpāiguri to KishanganjIndia90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Jalpāiguri to GangtokIndia91 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Jalpāiguri to DinajpurBangladesh99 km (62 mi)about 1 h 31 min
Jalpāiguri to RangpurBangladesh100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Jalpāiguri to RāiganjIndia117 km (73 mi)about 1 h 47 min
Jalpāiguri to ThimphuBhutan139 km (86 mi)about 2 h 7 min
Jalpāiguri to BālurghātIndia144 km (90 mi)about 2 h 12 min
Jalpāiguri to BiratnagarNepal146 km (91 mi)about 2 h 13 min
Jalpāiguri to DelhiIndia1,158 km (719 mi)about 17 h 39 min
Jalpāiguri to DhakaBangladesh355 km (220 mi)about 5 h 24 min
Jalpāiguri to HyderabadIndia1,467 km (911 mi)about 22 h 22 min
Jalpāiguri to AhmedabadIndia1,674 km (1,040 mi)about 25 h 32 min
Jalpāiguri to ChennaiIndia1,734 km (1,077 mi)about 26 h 27 min
Jalpāiguri to KolkataIndia441 km (274 mi)about 6 h 44 min
Jalpāiguri to SuratIndia1,720 km (1,069 mi)about 26 h 14 min
Jalpāiguri to ChattogramBangladesh561 km (348 mi)about 8 h 33 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Jalpāiguri?

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.