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Sylhet · Bangladesh

Car hire and driving in Sylhet

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

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In Bangladesh traffic drives on the left. Picking up at ZYL means 7 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.

Drives from Sylhet

Car rental from Sylhet: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Sylhet to ShillongIndia74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Sylhet to SilcharIndia94 km (58 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Sylhet to BrāhmanbāriaBangladesh128 km (80 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Sylhet to Ashuganj CityBangladesh129 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Sylhet to Bhairab BāzārBangladesh131 km (81 mi)about 2 h
Sylhet to AgartalaIndia133 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Sylhet to Nagar NaluākotBangladesh139 km (86 mi)about 2 h 7 min
Sylhet to GuwahatiIndia143 km (89 mi)about 2 h 11 min
Sylhet to MymensinghBangladesh149 km (92 mi)about 2 h 16 min
Sylhet to AizawlIndia156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 23 min
Sylhet to NarsingdiBangladesh159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Sylhet to ComillaBangladesh174 km (108 mi)about 2 h 40 min
Sylhet to DelhiIndia1,511 km (939 mi)about 23 h 2 min
Sylhet to DhakaBangladesh199 km (123 mi)about 3 h 2 min
Sylhet to HyderabadIndia1,621 km (1,007 mi)about 24 h 44 min
Sylhet to ChennaiIndia1,790 km (1,112 mi)about 27 h 18 min
Sylhet to KolkataIndia442 km (274 mi)about 6 h 44 min
Sylhet to ChattogramBangladesh285 km (177 mi)about 4 h 21 min
Sylhet to JaipurIndia1,623 km (1,009 mi)about 24 h 45 min
Sylhet to KanpurIndia1,167 km (725 mi)about 17 h 48 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Sylhet?

The left, as everywhere in Bangladesh.

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.