Car hire and driving in Pudukkottai
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 TRZ means 44 km (27 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 Pudukkottai
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pudukkottai to Kāraikkudi | India | 36 km (22 mi) | about 33 min |
| Pudukkottai to Tiruchirappalli | India | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Pudukkottai to Thanjavur | India | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Pudukkottai to Kumbakonam | India | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Pudukkottai to Dindigul | India | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Pudukkottai to Madurai | India | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Pudukkottai to Karur | India | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 34 min |
| Pudukkottai to Nagapattinam | India | 120 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 49 min |
| Pudukkottai to Kallakurichi | India | 151 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 18 min |
| Pudukkottai to Sivakasi | India | 153 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 20 min |
| Pudukkottai to Neyveli | India | 155 km (96 mi) | about 2 h 22 min |
| Pudukkottai to Salem | India | 159 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 26 min |
| Pudukkottai to Mumbai | India | 1,158 km (720 mi) | about 17 h 40 min |
| Pudukkottai to Bengaluru | India | 318 km (197 mi) | about 4 h 51 min |
| Pudukkottai to Hyderabad | India | 780 km (484 mi) | about 11 h 53 min |
| Pudukkottai to Ahmedabad | India | 1,554 km (966 mi) | about 23 h 42 min |
| Pudukkottai to Chennai | India | 340 km (211 mi) | about 5 h 11 min |
| Pudukkottai to Kolkata | India | 1,693 km (1,052 mi) | about 25 h 49 min |
| Pudukkottai to Surat | India | 1,362 km (846 mi) | about 20 h 46 min |
| Pudukkottai to Pune | India | 1,051 km (653 mi) | about 16 h 2 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 Pudukkottai?
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.