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Port Blair · India

Car hire and driving in Port Blair

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 IXZ means 3 km (2 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 Port Blair

Car rental from Port Blair: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Port Blair to Cox’s BāzārBangladesh1,090 km (677 mi)about 16 h 37 min
Port Blair to PuriIndia1,168 km (726 mi)about 17 h 49 min
Port Blair to ChattogramBangladesh1,191 km (740 mi)about 18 h 9 min
Port Blair to SrikakulamIndia1,203 km (747 mi)about 18 h 20 min
Port Blair to BrahmapurIndia1,203 km (748 mi)about 18 h 21 min
Port Blair to BhubaneswarIndia1,209 km (751 mi)about 18 h 26 min
Port Blair to HāthazāriBangladesh1,209 km (751 mi)about 18 h 27 min
Port Blair to RasapūdipalemIndia1,218 km (757 mi)about 18 h 34 min
Port Blair to RangamatiBangladesh1,222 km (759 mi)about 18 h 38 min
Port Blair to CuttackIndia1,222 km (760 mi)about 18 h 39 min
Port Blair to GajuwakaIndia1,225 km (761 mi)about 18 h 40 min
Port Blair to VisakhapatnamIndia1,225 km (761 mi)about 18 h 41 min
Port Blair to DhakaBangladesh1,362 km (846 mi)about 20 h 46 min
Port Blair to BengaluruIndia1,652 km (1,027 mi)about 25 h 12 min
Port Blair to HyderabadIndia1,663 km (1,034 mi)about 25 h 22 min
Port Blair to ChennaiIndia1,363 km (847 mi)about 20 h 47 min
Port Blair to KolkataIndia1,298 km (806 mi)about 19 h 47 min
Port Blair to GazipurBangladesh1,393 km (866 mi)about 21 h 15 min
Port Blair to NagpurIndia1,797 km (1,116 mi)about 27 h 24 min
Port Blair to CoimbatoreIndia1,722 km (1,070 mi)about 26 h 15 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 Port Blair?

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.