Car hire and driving in Surat
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 STV means 13 km (8 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 Surat
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surat to Navsari | India | 30 km (19 mi) | about 27 min |
| Surat to Bilimora | India | 49 km (31 mi) | about 45 min |
| Surat to Bharūch | India | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Surat to Valsād | India | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Surat to Vapi | India | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Surat to Bhavnagar | India | 94 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Surat to Vadodara | India | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Surat to Nandurbar | India | 147 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Surat to Anand | India | 151 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 19 min |
| Surat to Botad | India | 162 km (101 mi) | about 2 h 28 min |
| Surat to Nadiād | India | 167 km (104 mi) | about 2 h 32 min |
| Surat to Nashik | India | 167 km (104 mi) | about 2 h 32 min |
| Surat to Mumbai | India | 236 km (147 mi) | about 3 h 36 min |
| Surat to Delhi | India | 940 km (584 mi) | about 14 h 20 min |
| Surat to Bengaluru | India | 1,045 km (649 mi) | about 15 h 56 min |
| Surat to Hyderabad | India | 727 km (452 mi) | about 11 h 5 min |
| Surat to Ahmedabad | India | 205 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 8 min |
| Surat to Chennai | India | 1,199 km (745 mi) | about 18 h 17 min |
| Surat to Kolkata | India | 1,609 km (1,000 mi) | about 24 h 32 min |
| Surat to Pune | India | 316 km (197 mi) | about 4 h 49 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 Surat?
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.