Delhi → Chandigarh
Delhi to Chandigarh is about 245 km by road (4.4–5.3 hours via Panipat and Karnal), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹1,552 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 269 km.
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Delhi to Chandigarh at a glance
- Distance
- ~245 km
- Drive time
- 4.4–5.3 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹1,552
- Toll allowance
- ₹490
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹2,042
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹1,021
About these numbers: petrol ₹95/litre (17 Sep 2026) at 15 km/litre; ₹2/km toll allowance, not verified against NHAI rates. Map data © OpenStreetMap. Method · Report an error
Delhi to Chandigarh route
Delhi → Panipat → Karnal → Kurukshetra → Ambala → Chandigarh
Road: NH709B · NE-2 · NH44 · NH344 · NH152 · NH5
Towns on the way
- Sonipat ↗ · ~12 km off the mapped road
- Panipat ↗ · ~1 km off the mapped road
- Karnal ↗ · ~2 km off the mapped road
- Kurukshetra ↗ · ~4 km off the mapped road
- Ambala ↗ · ~6 km off the mapped road
Crosses from Delhi into Chandigarh (ask taxis about permit charges).
Weather in Chandigarh
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
Search Delhi to Chandigarh with bus operators for your date; a direct service is not confirmed. Official tourism transport information ↗
Train
- Delhi: New Delhi
- Chandigarh: Chandigarh
Nearest airports
- Delhi: Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
- Chandigarh: Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC)
Things to do in Chandigarh
- Shopping: Sector 17 Plaza
- With children: Boating at Sukhna Lake
- For adults: Rock Garden art walk
Local food to try: Chole bhature · Punjabi thali.
Best time to travel
Suggested season: Oct–Mar.
Return trip: Chandigarh to Delhi
Same 245 km back, about ₹2,042 each way or ₹4,083 for the round trip.