Car hire and driving in Jammu
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In India traffic drives on the left. Picking up at SKT means 52 km (32 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 Jammu
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jammu to Pathānkot | India | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Jammu to Batāla | India | 108 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 39 min |
| Jammu to Anantnag | India | 114 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Jammu to Amritsar | India | 124 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 53 min |
| Jammu to Soyībug | India | 150 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 17 min |
| Jammu to Srinagar | India | 150 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 17 min |
| Jammu to Hoshiārpur | India | 166 km (103 mi) | about 2 h 32 min |
| Jammu to Jalandhar | India | 171 km (106 mi) | about 2 h 36 min |
| Jammu to Phagwāra | India | 189 km (117 mi) | about 2 h 53 min |
| Jammu to Firozpur | India | 203 km (126 mi) | about 3 h 5 min |
| Jammu to Moga | India | 216 km (134 mi) | about 3 h 17 min |
| Jammu to Ludhiana | India | 223 km (139 mi) | about 3 h 24 min |
| Jammu to Mumbai | India | 1,532 km (952 mi) | about 23 h 22 min |
| Jammu to Delhi | India | 507 km (315 mi) | about 7 h 44 min |
| Jammu to Ahmedabad | India | 1,102 km (685 mi) | about 16 h 49 min |
| Jammu to Kolkata | India | 1,743 km (1,083 mi) | about 26 h 35 min |
| Jammu to Surat | India | 1,299 km (807 mi) | about 19 h 48 min |
| Jammu to Jaipur | India | 653 km (406 mi) | about 9 h 57 min |
| Jammu to Kanpur | India | 876 km (544 mi) | about 13 h 21 min |
| Jammu to Lucknow | India | 878 km (546 mi) | about 13 h 24 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 Jammu?
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.