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Car hire and driving in Mumbai

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 BOM means 2 km (1 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 Mumbai

Car rental from Mumbai: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Mumbai to BhayandarIndia26 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Mumbai to PanvelIndia26 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Mumbai to DombivaliIndia26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Mumbai to BhiwandiIndia31 km (19 mi)about 29 min
Mumbai to UlhasnagarIndia32 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Mumbai to KalyānIndia33 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Mumbai to AmbarnathIndia33 km (21 mi)about 30 min
Mumbai to BadlapurIndia41 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Mumbai to VirārIndia43 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Mumbai to Pimpri-ChinchwadIndia109 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Mumbai to PimpriIndia109 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Mumbai to PuneIndia119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Mumbai to DelhiIndia1,153 km (716 mi)about 17 h 35 min
Mumbai to BengaluruIndia845 km (525 mi)about 12 h 53 min
Mumbai to HyderabadIndia618 km (384 mi)about 9 h 25 min
Mumbai to AhmedabadIndia441 km (274 mi)about 6 h 43 min
Mumbai to ChennaiIndia1,033 km (642 mi)about 15 h 45 min
Mumbai to KolkataIndia1,654 km (1,028 mi)about 25 h 14 min
Mumbai to SuratIndia236 km (147 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Mumbai to JaipurIndia922 km (573 mi)about 14 h 3 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 Mumbai?

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.