Car hire and driving in Panipat
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 93 km (58 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 Panipat
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panipat to Karnāl | India | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Panipat to Sonīpat | India | 44 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Panipat to Narela | India | 61 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Panipat to Jīnd | India | 64 km (40 mi) | about 58 min |
| Panipat to Rohtak | India | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Panipat to Thānesar | India | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Panipat to Kaithal | India | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Panipat to Muzaffarnagar | India | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Panipat to Burāri | India | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Panipat to Bhālswa Jahangirpur | India | 75 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Panipat to Bahadurgarh | India | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Panipat to Kirāri Sulemānnagar | India | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Panipat to Mumbai | India | 1,219 km (758 mi) | about 18 h 36 min |
| Panipat to Delhi | India | 86 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Panipat to Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1,477 km (918 mi) | about 22 h 31 min |
| Panipat to Hyderabad | India | 1,343 km (835 mi) | about 20 h 29 min |
| Panipat to Ahmedabad | India | 831 km (517 mi) | about 12 h 41 min |
| Panipat to Kolkata | India | 1,367 km (850 mi) | about 20 h 51 min |
| Panipat to Surat | India | 1,001 km (622 mi) | about 15 h 16 min |
| Panipat to Chattogram | Bangladesh | 1,679 km (1,043 mi) | about 25 h 36 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 Panipat?
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.