Car hire and driving in Tiruchirappalli
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 TRZ means 6 km (4 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 Tiruchirappalli
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiruchirappalli to Thanjavur | India | 48 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Pudukkottai | India | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Karur | India | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Kumbakonam | India | 78 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Kāraikkudi | India | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Dindigul | India | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Kallakurichi | India | 106 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 37 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Salem | India | 110 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Madurai | India | 118 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Erode | India | 121 km (75 mi) | about 1 h 51 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Neyveli | India | 124 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam | India | 125 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Mumbai | India | 1,110 km (690 mi) | about 16 h 56 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Bengaluru | India | 268 km (167 mi) | about 4 h 5 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Hyderabad | India | 731 km (454 mi) | about 11 h 9 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Ahmedabad | India | 1,505 km (935 mi) | about 22 h 57 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Chennai | India | 306 km (190 mi) | about 4 h 40 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Kolkata | India | 1,662 km (1,033 mi) | about 25 h 20 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Surat | India | 1,313 km (816 mi) | about 20 h 1 min |
| Tiruchirappalli to Pune | India | 1,002 km (623 mi) | about 15 h 17 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 Tiruchirappalli?
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.