Car hire and driving in Kanchipuram
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 MAA means 54 km (34 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 Kanchipuram
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanchipuram to Rānipet | India | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Kanchipuram to Tambaram | India | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Kanchipuram to Pallāvaram | India | 51 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Kanchipuram to Avadi | India | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Kanchipuram to Ambattur | India | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Kanchipuram to Vellore | India | 62 km (39 mi) | about 57 min |
| Kanchipuram to Madhavaram | India | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Kanchipuram to Chennai | India | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Kanchipuram to Tiruvottiyūr | India | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 8 min |
| Kanchipuram to Chittoor | India | 78 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Kanchipuram to Tirupati | India | 94 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Kanchipuram to Tiruvannamalai | India | 96 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Kanchipuram to Mumbai | India | 1,006 km (625 mi) | about 15 h 20 min |
| Kanchipuram to Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1,654 km (1,028 mi) | about 25 h 13 min |
| Kanchipuram to Bengaluru | India | 229 km (142 mi) | about 3 h 29 min |
| Kanchipuram to Hyderabad | India | 523 km (325 mi) | about 7 h 59 min |
| Kanchipuram to Ahmedabad | India | 1,359 km (845 mi) | about 20 h 44 min |
| Kanchipuram to Kolkata | India | 1,418 km (881 mi) | about 21 h 37 min |
| Kanchipuram to Surat | India | 1,182 km (734 mi) | about 18 h 1 min |
| Kanchipuram to Chattogram | Bangladesh | 1,663 km (1,033 mi) | about 25 h 21 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 Kanchipuram?
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.