Car hire and driving in Tirunelveli
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 TRV means 88 km (55 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 Tirunelveli
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tirunelveli to Thoothukudi | India | 50 km (31 mi) | about 45 min |
| Tirunelveli to Nāgercoil | India | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Tirunelveli to Sivakasi | India | 81 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Tirunelveli to Rajapalayam | India | 82 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 15 min |
| Tirunelveli to Thiruvananthapuram | India | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Tirunelveli to Kollam | India | 122 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 52 min |
| Tirunelveli to Madurai | India | 141 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Tirunelveli to Alappuzha | India | 171 km (107 mi) | about 2 h 37 min |
| Tirunelveli to Dindigul | India | 185 km (115 mi) | about 2 h 50 min |
| Tirunelveli to Kāraikkudi | India | 191 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 54 min |
| Tirunelveli to Kochi | India | 206 km (128 mi) | about 3 h 9 min |
| Tirunelveli to Kanayannur | India | 208 km (129 mi) | about 3 h 10 min |
| Tirunelveli to Mumbai | India | 1,261 km (784 mi) | about 19 h 14 min |
| Tirunelveli to Bengaluru | India | 472 km (293 mi) | about 7 h 12 min |
| Tirunelveli to Hyderabad | India | 966 km (600 mi) | about 14 h 44 min |
| Tirunelveli to Chennai | India | 562 km (349 mi) | about 8 h 34 min |
| Tirunelveli to Surat | India | 1,481 km (920 mi) | about 22 h 35 min |
| Tirunelveli to Pune | India | 1,165 km (724 mi) | about 17 h 46 min |
| Tirunelveli to Nagpur | India | 1,389 km (863 mi) | about 21 h 11 min |
| Tirunelveli to Coimbatore | India | 265 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 3 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 Tirunelveli?
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.