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Car hire and driving in Madurai

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 IXM means 10 km (6 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 Madurai

Car rental from Madurai: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Madurai to DindigulIndia52 km (32 mi)about 48 min
Madurai to SivakasiIndia63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Madurai to KāraikkudiIndia73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Madurai to RajapalayamIndia81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Madurai to PudukkottaiIndia92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Madurai to KarurIndia116 km (72 mi)about 1 h 46 min
Madurai to TiruchirappalliIndia118 km (73 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Madurai to ThoothukudiIndia128 km (80 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Madurai to TirunelveliIndia141 km (88 mi)about 2 h 9 min
Madurai to ThanjavurIndia147 km (92 mi)about 2 h 15 min
Madurai to TiruppurIndia157 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Madurai to ErodeIndia164 km (102 mi)about 2 h 30 min
Madurai to MumbaiIndia1,163 km (723 mi)about 17 h 44 min
Madurai to BengaluruIndia344 km (214 mi)about 5 h 15 min
Madurai to HyderabadIndia831 km (516 mi)about 12 h 40 min
Madurai to AhmedabadIndia1,572 km (977 mi)about 23 h 58 min
Madurai to ChennaiIndia424 km (263 mi)about 6 h 28 min
Madurai to KolkataIndia1,779 km (1,106 mi)about 27 h 8 min
Madurai to SuratIndia1,376 km (855 mi)about 20 h 59 min
Madurai to PuneIndia1,061 km (659 mi)about 16 h 11 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 Madurai?

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.