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Distance Between Indian Cities
Approximate road distance and driving time between major Indian cities. Numbers based on common highway routes; actual drive depends on traffic and route choice.
How it works
We use a static lookup of city pairs along common National Highway routes — for example Delhi–Jaipur via NH48 (Delhi-Mumbai Expressway alternate), Mumbai–Pune via NH48 (Mumbai-Pune Expressway), Bengaluru–Chennai via NH48. The drive time assumes a steady 55–60 km/h on highways including standard rest stops. There is no live GPS or traffic call — everything is precomputed, so results are instant and the same for all users.
Worked example
Delhi to Jaipur via NH48 is ~280 km, comfortable in about 5 hours including a Mid-Way Behror or Manesar stop. Mumbai to Pune via the Mumbai-Pune Expressway is ~150 km and takes around 3 hours in non-peak traffic. Bengaluru to Chennai via NH48 (Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway sections) is ~350 km, roughly 6 hours. Add 30–90 minutes for monsoons, festival weekends or city-exit jams.
When to use this
- Quick sanity check before booking a one-way Ola Outstation or Zoomcar
- Estimating diesel cost for a road trip using our fuel trip cost calculator
- Comparing total time vs train (IRCTC) or Indigo flight on the same sector
For toll cost on the same sector, see the FASTag toll estimator.
FAQ
Why does Google Maps show a different distance?
Google Maps picks the *current best* route based on traffic. Our numbers are the standard NH route — usually within 5-10% of Maps for same start/end addresses.
Drive time at 60 km/h seems optimistic — is it?
For NH expressways yes (closer to 80 km/h is doable). For state highways 50-55 km/h. We use 60 as a midpoint. Add 30-50% for city entry/exit.
Why isn't [my city] in the list?
We baked in popular metro pairs only. For exact distance between any two cities, Google Maps or Bing Maps is the reliable source. We'll add more pairs if there's demand.