Car hire and driving in New Delhi
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 DEL means 14 km (9 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 New Delhi
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Delhi to Faridabad | India | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| New Delhi to Gurugram | India | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| New Delhi to Narela | India | 28 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| New Delhi to Bahadurgarh | India | 28 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| New Delhi to Greater Noida | India | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| New Delhi to Modīnagar | India | 42 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| New Delhi to Sonīpat | India | 46 km (28 mi) | about 42 min |
| New Delhi to Palwal | India | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| New Delhi to Hāpur | India | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| New Delhi to Bhiwadi | India | 57 km (36 mi) | about 52 min |
| New Delhi to Meerut | India | 62 km (39 mi) | about 57 min |
| New Delhi to Bulandshahr | India | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| New Delhi to Mumbai | India | 1,149 km (714 mi) | about 17 h 32 min |
| New Delhi to Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1,424 km (885 mi) | about 21 h 43 min |
| New Delhi to Hyderabad | India | 1,256 km (780 mi) | about 19 h 9 min |
| New Delhi to Ahmedabad | India | 775 km (482 mi) | about 11 h 50 min |
| New Delhi to Kolkata | India | 1,304 km (810 mi) | about 19 h 53 min |
| New Delhi to Surat | India | 936 km (582 mi) | about 14 h 17 min |
| New Delhi to Chattogram | Bangladesh | 1,623 km (1,009 mi) | about 24 h 45 min |
| New Delhi to Pune | India | 1,174 km (730 mi) | about 17 h 54 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 New Delhi?
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.