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Car hire and driving in Patna

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 PAT means 5 km (3 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 Patna

Car rental from Patna: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Patna to ChāpraIndia44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Patna to JahānābādIndia45 km (28 mi)about 41 min
Patna to ArrahIndia48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Patna to Bihār SharīfIndia59 km (36 mi)about 54 min
Patna to MuzaffarpurIndia64 km (40 mi)about 59 min
Patna to GayaIndia90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Patna to DarbhangaIndia98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Patna to BegusaraiIndia102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Patna to SiwānIndia105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Patna to BuxarIndia116 km (72 mi)about 1 h 46 min
Patna to Madhurampur DehriIndia117 km (73 mi)about 1 h 47 min
Patna to MothīhāriIndia119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Patna to MumbaiIndia1,453 km (903 mi)about 22 h 9 min
Patna to DelhiIndia853 km (530 mi)about 13 h
Patna to DhakaBangladesh572 km (356 mi)about 8 h 44 min
Patna to BengaluruIndia1,610 km (1,001 mi)about 24 h 33 min
Patna to HyderabadIndia1,144 km (711 mi)about 17 h 27 min
Patna to AhmedabadIndia1,303 km (809 mi)about 19 h 52 min
Patna to ChennaiIndia1,481 km (920 mi)about 22 h 35 min
Patna to KolkataIndia470 km (292 mi)about 7 h 10 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 Patna?

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.