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Silchar · India

Car hire and driving in Silchar

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 ZYL means 95 km (59 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 Silchar

Car rental from Silchar: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Silchar to SylhetBangladesh94 km (58 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Silchar to ImphalIndia116 km (72 mi)about 1 h 46 min
Silchar to AizawlIndia122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Silchar to ShillongIndia124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Silchar to DimāpurIndia152 km (95 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Silchar to NagaonIndia170 km (106 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Silchar to GuwahatiIndia184 km (114 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Silchar to AgartalaIndia189 km (118 mi)about 2 h 53 min
Silchar to BrāhmanbāriaBangladesh195 km (121 mi)about 2 h 59 min
Silchar to Ashuganj CityBangladesh201 km (125 mi)about 3 h 4 min
Silchar to Bhairab BāzārBangladesh204 km (126 mi)about 3 h 6 min
Silchar to Nagar NaluākotBangladesh218 km (136 mi)about 3 h 20 min
Silchar to DelhiIndia1,602 km (995 mi)about 24 h 26 min
Silchar to DhakaBangladesh272 km (169 mi)about 4 h 9 min
Silchar to HyderabadIndia1,701 km (1,057 mi)about 25 h 56 min
Silchar to KolkataIndia517 km (321 mi)about 7 h 53 min
Silchar to ChattogramBangladesh294 km (183 mi)about 4 h 29 min
Silchar to JaipurIndia1,716 km (1,066 mi)about 26 h 10 min
Silchar to KanpurIndia1,260 km (783 mi)about 19 h 13 min
Silchar to GazipurBangladesh258 km (160 mi)about 3 h 56 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 Silchar?

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.