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Puducherry · India

Car hire and driving in Puducherry

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 PNY means 4 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 Puducherry

Car rental from Puducherry: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Puducherry to NeyveliIndia51 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Puducherry to TiruvannamalaiIndia88 km (55 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Puducherry to KallakurichiIndia97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Puducherry to KanchipuramIndia101 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Puducherry to TambaramIndia115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Puducherry to KumbakonamIndia118 km (73 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Puducherry to PallāvaramIndia120 km (75 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Puducherry to RānipetIndia123 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Puducherry to NagapattinamIndia130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Puducherry to VelloreIndia133 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Puducherry to AmbatturIndia134 km (84 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Puducherry to AvadiIndia135 km (84 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Puducherry to MumbaiIndia1,088 km (676 mi)about 16 h 35 min
Puducherry to DhakaBangladesh1,721 km (1,069 mi)about 26 h 15 min
Puducherry to BengaluruIndia269 km (167 mi)about 4 h 6 min
Puducherry to HyderabadIndia624 km (388 mi)about 9 h 31 min
Puducherry to AhmedabadIndia1,452 km (902 mi)about 22 h 9 min
Puducherry to ChennaiIndia137 km (85 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Puducherry to KolkataIndia1,488 km (925 mi)about 22 h 42 min
Puducherry to SuratIndia1,271 km (790 mi)about 19 h 23 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 Puducherry?

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.