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Delhi to Bathinda
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300 km · 6-6.5 hours drive · cab from ₹3,300

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Distance

300km

Drive Time

6hrs

Highway

NH-7 / NH-54 via Patiala

Cab From

₹3,300

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How far is Bathinda from Delhi by car?

Bathinda is approximately 300 km from Delhi by road, a drive of about 6-6.5 hours depending on traffic and stops. The recommended vehicle is a SUV (Innova/Ertiga), and a one-way AC cab starts at ₹3,300 (sedan), ₹4,500 (SUV), or ₹6,900 (tempo). Toll and state tax are extra. Start by 5-6 AM for the smoothest run.

Travelling from Delhi to Bathinda? Cover the 300 km stretch in approximately 6-6.5 hours on NH-7 / NH-54 via Patiala. Choose a SUV (Innova/Ertiga) to match your group size and budget. You get a verified driver, a clean AC vehicle and a fixed, transparent fare.

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The Route

How the Delhi to Bathinda drive runs

Highway

NH-7 / NH-54 via Patiala

Towns on the way

Patiala · Barnala

When to go

An early 6-7 AM departure clears Delhi before peak and reaches Bathinda by early afternoon.

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When to Go

Seasonal Road Conditions

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Food Stops

Best Car for This Trip

We recommend SUV (Innova/Ertiga) for the Delhi to Bathinda drive. Mountain roads and luggage space make SUVs ideal.

Fuel Planning

fuel stations along the route. Limited pumps on parts of this route — fill up at every opportunity.

The Delhi to Bathinda road trip by the numbers

Distance, driving time, fuel stop counts and indicative fares verified weekly against our drivers' actual route runs.

300 km
Total distance
one-way
6.0 hr
Driving time
plus stops
₹3.3K
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The single biggest mistake first-time road-trippers make on Delhi–Manali is not stopping at Mandi for lunch. Plan your fuel and food stops in advance — it cuts your real travel time by an hour because you're not hunting for somewhere on the way.
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Founder & CEO, Triveni Cabs™
Road Trip Q&A

More about driving from Delhi to Bathinda

How much is a cab Delhi to Bathinda?
₹3,300 in a sedan for the 300 km one way, ₹4,500 in an SUV, ₹6,900 in a tempo traveller. Outstation hires bill on a 300 km per day minimum, so at 300 km the distance itself sets the fare. The rate covers the vehicle, the driver, fuel and AC. Tolls, parking, any state permit and the driver night allowance are charged at actual on top and are not inside that figure.
What is the drive time Delhi to Bathinda?
6-6.5 hours for 300 km on NH-7 / NH-54 via Patiala. Add half an hour for one proper stop. A 6 AM start out of Delhi is worth more than any shortcut, because the hour you save is at the congested end.
Which is the best car for the Delhi to Bathinda drive?
SUV (Innova/Ertiga) for this route over 300 km. On a highway route the choice is mostly about luggage and legroom; the drive itself does not punish a smaller car. A sedan takes two or three comfortably, an SUV four with bags, and a tempo traveller is the step up beyond that.
What time should we leave Delhi?
Between 5 and 6 AM, which clears Delhi before the build-up. On 300 km and 6-6.5 hours the hour gained at the start is the hour you are not driving tired at the far end. Our drivers would rather start early than make it up later.
Should I book Delhi to Bathinda one-way or return?
Yes, when you are not coming back — you pay the forward distance rather than the forward distance plus a return leg you are not in. It is worth asking on a route we run regularly, because a one-way that pairs with a car already returning is the cheapest a one-way gets. Call +91 7668570551 and ask what is going your way.
What do the tolls come to on Delhi to Bathinda?
Charged at actual, with the receipts available, so you pay what the road charged rather than a number we estimated. That is deliberate: toll rates change, expressway stretches are priced by distance rather than per barrier, and a quoted toll is out of date before it is useful. Where we have researched a corridor's plazas in detail, the toll-cost page for that route lists them with car and SUV figures.
Can I book Delhi to Bathinda for tomorrow morning?
Call or WhatsApp +91 7668570551, or use the form on this page. You get the fare, the vehicle and the driver's details confirmed before the journey rather than on the day. Same-day bookings are taken subject to a car being free; for an early-morning pickup the night before is safer, because that is when the available cars get allocated.
Who will be driving us Delhi to Bathinda?
A verified commercial driver who knows this route, in an insured, GPS-tracked vehicle from our own fleet. Long-distance trips are monitored by the operations desk while they run. If something goes wrong mid-journey there is a person to call, not a form to fill in.
Do you issue a tax invoice for Delhi to Bathinda?
Yes. Mention it when you book and give us the GSTIN, and a tax invoice is issued against the booking. Account customers can have invoices consolidated monthly rather than one per trip. A printed receipt is given at the end of the journey in every case, GST or not.
Are there extras on top of the Delhi to Bathinda fare?
Four things, all billed at actual rather than estimated: tolls, parking, any state permit the route needs, and the driver night allowance at ₹300 per night if the trip keeps the driver away overnight. Monument and park entry fees are separate too where a trip includes them. Everything else — fuel, the driver, AC, and the vehicle — is inside the quoted rate, and the quote is confirmed before the booking rather than at the end of the journey.
Do you charge by the hour if the car waits on Delhi to Bathinda?
No hourly waiting charge. On an outstation hire the 300 km per day minimum already pays for the day, and charging an hourly wait on top of it would be billing twice for the same thing — the reasoning is set out at /cab-waiting-charges-explained. A point-to-point drop is different: it is priced as a journey rather than a period, so if you want the car to wait somewhere for an hour or two, say so when you book and it is quoted in.

Verified against these sources

Verified against official tourism, transport and weather data. We refresh these sources quarterly.

  1. GOVNational Highways Authority of India (NHAI)— official toll plaza, FASTag and national-highway data(nhai.gov.in)
  2. GOVParivahan Seva (Ministry of Road Transport)— official commercial vehicle permit and tax portal(parivahan.gov.in)
  3. GOVDelhi Tourism— official Delhi tourism board(delhitourism.gov.in)
  4. REFDelhi International Airport (DIAL)— official IGI Airport terminal, flight and pickup information(newdelhiairport.in)

Quick Answer

How far is Bathinda from Delhi by car?

300 km by road, and 6-6.5 hours behind the wheel. At that distance a single day is comfortable with an early start.

FAQ

Delhi to Bathinda Road Trip FAQs

300 km by road, and 6-6.5 hours behind the wheel. At that distance a single day is comfortable with an early start.

NH-7 / NH-54 via Patiala, end to end. 300 km and 6-6.5 hours. 2 towns of any size on the way. That is the route our drivers run rather than whatever a navigation app suggests on the day — the difference usually shows up at the city ends, where a shorter line on a map is not the faster road.

Patiala and Barnala — in that order from Delhi. The useful halfway mark is around 150 km. We have deliberately not put a kilometre figure against each of these: the records behind this page name the towns on the route but not their distance from the start, and a figure invented to fill the gap is worse than no figure. The driver will tell you where the stop falls.

An early 6-7 AM departure clears Delhi before peak and reaches Bathinda by early afternoon. That is about the destination and the season rather than the road being shut — where a route genuinely closes we say so on the page for that route. For the drive itself, a 6 AM departure is worth more than any choice of month: it clears Delhi before the build-up and gets you in before dark whatever the time of year.

Long-distance run into south-west Punjab to Bathinda, one of the region's oldest cities. About 300 km, usually 6-6.5 hours via the Patiala–Barnala corridor. Popular for business, the thermal power and oil-refinery belt, and family visits. 300 km, 6-6.5 hours, and door to door at both ends. The case for the road over a train or a flight on a corridor like this is not speed — it is that you keep the car at the other end and stop where you like on the way.

SUV (Innova/Ertiga) for this corridor. On a highway route of 300 km the choice is mostly luggage and legroom — the road itself does not punish a smaller car. Fares for each are on this page, computed from the published per-km rate rather than quoted separately.

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