Car hire and driving in Paltan
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Bangladesh traffic drives on the left. Picking up at DAC means 12 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.
Drives from Paltan
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paltan to Gazipur | Bangladesh | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Paltan to Narsingdi | Bangladesh | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Paltan to Nagar Naluākot | Bangladesh | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Paltan to Farīdpur | Bangladesh | 60 km (37 mi) | about 55 min |
| Paltan to Chāndpur | Bangladesh | 62 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Paltan to Nāgarpur | Bangladesh | 65 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Paltan to Bhairab Bāzār | Bangladesh | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Paltan to Ashuganj City | Bangladesh | 70 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Paltan to Brāhmanbāria | Bangladesh | 76 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Paltan to Tangail | Bangladesh | 76 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 10 min |
| Paltan to Comilla | Bangladesh | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Paltan to Agartala | India | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Paltan to Delhi | India | 1,423 km (884 mi) | about 21 h 42 min |
| Paltan to Hyderabad | India | 1,430 km (889 mi) | about 21 h 49 min |
| Paltan to Chennai | India | 1,594 km (990 mi) | about 24 h 18 min |
| Paltan to Kolkata | India | 247 km (153 mi) | about 3 h 46 min |
| Paltan to Chattogram | Bangladesh | 213 km (132 mi) | about 3 h 15 min |
| Paltan to Jaipur | India | 1,511 km (939 mi) | about 23 h 3 min |
| Paltan to Kanpur | India | 1,058 km (657 mi) | about 16 h 8 min |
| Paltan to Lucknow | India | 1,014 km (630 mi) | about 15 h 28 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 Paltan?
The left, as everywhere in Bangladesh.
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.