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Srinagar · India

Car hire and driving in Srinagar

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 SXR means 11 km (7 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 Srinagar

Car rental from Srinagar: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Srinagar to AnantnagIndia51 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Srinagar to JammuIndia150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Srinagar to PathānkotIndia216 km (134 mi)about 3 h 18 min
Srinagar to BatālaIndia256 km (159 mi)about 3 h 54 min
Srinagar to AmritsarIndia274 km (170 mi)about 4 h 11 min
Srinagar to HoshiārpurIndia302 km (187 mi)about 4 h 36 min
Srinagar to JalandharIndia315 km (196 mi)about 4 h 49 min
Srinagar to PhagwāraIndia331 km (206 mi)about 5 h 3 min
Srinagar to FirozpurIndia352 km (219 mi)about 5 h 22 min
Srinagar to MogaIndia365 km (227 mi)about 5 h 34 min
Srinagar to LudhianaIndia366 km (228 mi)about 5 h 35 min
Srinagar to ShimlaIndia398 km (248 mi)about 6 h 5 min
Srinagar to DelhiIndia647 km (402 mi)about 9 h 52 min
Srinagar to AhmedabadIndia1,249 km (776 mi)about 19 h 2 min
Srinagar to SuratIndia1,446 km (899 mi)about 22 h 3 min
Srinagar to JaipurIndia802 km (499 mi)about 12 h 14 min
Srinagar to KanpurIndia1,000 km (622 mi)about 15 h 15 min
Srinagar to LucknowIndia996 km (619 mi)about 15 h 11 min
Srinagar to NagpurIndia1,499 km (931 mi)about 22 h 51 min
Srinagar to IndoreIndia1,268 km (788 mi)about 19 h 20 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 Srinagar?

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.