Car hire and driving in Vijayawada
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 VGA means 17 km (11 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 Vijayawada
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vijayawada to Thenali | India | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Vijayawada to Guntur | India | 31 km (19 mi) | about 28 min |
| Vijayawada to Gudivāda | India | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Vijayawada to Eluru | India | 54 km (33 mi) | about 49 min |
| Vijayawada to Machilīpatnam | India | 63 km (39 mi) | about 58 min |
| Vijayawada to Chilakalūrupet | India | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Vijayawada to Narasaraopet | India | 71 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Vijayawada to Bhimavaram | India | 94 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Vijayawada to Khammam | India | 98 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Vijayawada to Tadepalligudem | India | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 31 min |
| Vijayawada to Miryalaguda | India | 122 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 52 min |
| Vijayawada to Ongole | India | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Vijayawada to Mumbai | India | 870 km (541 mi) | about 13 h 16 min |
| Vijayawada to Delhi | India | 1,395 km (867 mi) | about 21 h 16 min |
| Vijayawada to Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1,295 km (805 mi) | about 19 h 45 min |
| Vijayawada to Bengaluru | India | 512 km (318 mi) | about 7 h 49 min |
| Vijayawada to Hyderabad | India | 253 km (157 mi) | about 3 h 51 min |
| Vijayawada to Ahmedabad | India | 1,111 km (691 mi) | about 16 h 57 min |
| Vijayawada to Chennai | India | 382 km (238 mi) | about 5 h 50 min |
| Vijayawada to Kolkata | India | 1,052 km (654 mi) | about 16 h 2 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 Vijayawada?
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.