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Rourkela · India

Car hire and driving in Rourkela

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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Drives from Rourkela

Car rental from Rourkela: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Rourkela to SambalpurIndia125 km (77 mi)about 1 h 54 min
Rourkela to RanchiIndia132 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Rourkela to BhetiaIndia146 km (90 mi)about 2 h 13 min
Rourkela to JamshedpurIndia150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Rourkela to MangoIndia154 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Rourkela to RaigarhIndia156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 22 min
Rourkela to BaripādaIndia195 km (121 mi)about 2 h 58 min
Rourkela to PuruliyaIndia197 km (122 mi)about 3 h
Rourkela to AmbikāpurIndia198 km (123 mi)about 3 h 1 min
Rourkela to HazāribāghIndia203 km (126 mi)about 3 h 6 min
Rourkela to ChasIndia206 km (128 mi)about 3 h 8 min
Rourkela to PhusroIndia206 km (128 mi)about 3 h 9 min
Rourkela to MumbaiIndia1,295 km (804 mi)about 19 h 45 min
Rourkela to DelhiIndia1,047 km (651 mi)about 15 h 58 min
Rourkela to DhakaBangladesh591 km (367 mi)about 9 h 1 min
Rourkela to BengaluruIndia1,285 km (798 mi)about 19 h 36 min
Rourkela to HyderabadIndia859 km (534 mi)about 13 h 6 min
Rourkela to AhmedabadIndia1,263 km (785 mi)about 19 h 15 min
Rourkela to ChennaiIndia1,126 km (700 mi)about 17 h 10 min
Rourkela to KolkataIndia362 km (225 mi)about 5 h 31 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 Rourkela?

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

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  • 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.