Car hire and driving in Tiruvannamalai
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 PNY means 85 km (53 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 Tiruvannamalai
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiruvannamalai to Kallakurichi | India | 56 km (35 mi) | about 51 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Ambur | India | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 8 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Vellore | India | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Rānipet | India | 83 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 16 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Neyveli | India | 83 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 16 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Gundupālaiyam | India | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Puducherry | India | 88 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Cuddalore | India | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Kanchipuram | India | 96 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Chittoor | India | 109 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Salem | India | 119 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Robertsonpet | India | 119 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 49 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Mumbai | India | 1,009 km (627 mi) | about 15 h 23 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1,749 km (1,087 mi) | about 26 h 41 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Bengaluru | India | 181 km (112 mi) | about 2 h 45 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Hyderabad | India | 577 km (359 mi) | about 8 h 48 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Ahmedabad | India | 1,383 km (859 mi) | about 21 h 5 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Chennai | India | 162 km (101 mi) | about 2 h 28 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Kolkata | India | 1,513 km (940 mi) | about 23 h 4 min |
| Tiruvannamalai to Surat | India | 1,198 km (745 mi) | about 18 h 16 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 Tiruvannamalai?
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.