The cheapest taxi option for Jaisalmer to Jaipur is a Sedan (Maruti Dzire or Toyota Etios) at ₹6,270 for a one-way booking. SUV (Innova/Ertiga) costs ₹8,550 and a 12-seater Tempo Traveller costs ₹13,110. All fares include fuel, driver and AC; tolls and state tax are additional at actual.
Road Trip Guide
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Jaisalmer to Jaipur
by Car
JaisalmerJaipur
570 km · 9-10 hours drive · cab from ₹6,270
Distance
570km
Drive Time
9hrs
Highway
Cab From
₹6,270
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What are the road stages from Jaisalmer to Jaipur?
| Road stage | Distance (km) | Drive time | Road quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaisalmer to Pokhran | 110 | 2 hrs | Good |
| Pokhran to Jodhpur | 150 | 2.5 hrs | Good |
| Jodhpur to Jaipur | 335 | 5 hrs | Good |
How far is Jaipur from Jaisalmer by car?
Jaipur is approximately 570 km from Jaisalmer by road, a drive of about 9-10 hours depending on traffic and stops. The recommended vehicle is a SUV (Innova/Ertiga), and a one-way AC cab starts at ₹6,270 (sedan), ₹8,550 (SUV), or ₹13,110 (tempo). Toll and state tax are extra. Start by 5-6 AM for the smoothest run.
Need a reliable ride from Jaisalmer to Jaipur? Cover the 570 km stretch in approximately 9-10 hours. A SUV (Innova/Ertiga) is available for solo travellers, families and groups alike. Pay one transparent fare covering tolls and driver allowance — confirmed upfront.
Your Route
Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer to Pokhran · 110km · Good
Pokhran to Jodhpur · 150km · Good
Jodhpur to Jaipur · 335km · Good
Jaipur
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Segment by Segment
The Road Ahead
3 segments · 570 km total
Golden city mirage, fort visible 10 km before arrival
Nuclear test site town, Thar Desert begins, sand dunes
NH-62, Rajasthan desert landscape unfolds
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Sedan
Swift Dzire / Etios · 4 Seater
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SUV
Innova Crysta / Ertiga · 6-7 Seater
Tempo Traveller
12-Seater AC · 12 Seater
When to Go
Seasonal Road Conditions
Winter Driving Conditions
Dec — Feb
Best time (Oct-Feb). Desert nights drop to 5°C. Carry heavy woolens for desert camp overnight.
Driving Tips
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This is the Jaisalmer to Jaipur direction — the same road as Jaipur to Jaisalmer, driven the other way, so the stops below are measured from Jaisalmer
2
Leave Jaisalmer by 6 AM to clear the city before the morning build-up — on a 570 km run the hour saved at the start is the hour you are not driving in the dark at the end
3
Plan a stop every two to three hours; the food stops below are listed by distance from Jaisalmer
4
This is a genuinely long desert drive — start early and carry extra water (minimum 5 liters)
5
Jaisalmer Fort is a living fort — people still reside inside its golden sandstone walls
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Petrol stations exist but are spaced 60-80 km apart after Jodhpur — never skip one
Food Stops
1Pokhran (85 km)
2Jodhpur (235 km)
3Beawar (390 km)
Best Car for This Trip
We recommend SUV (Innova/Ertiga) for the Jaisalmer to Jaipur drive. Mountain roads and luggage space make SUVs ideal.
Fuel Planning
7 fuel stations along the route. Well-spaced stations. Fill up once mid-route for a comfortable buffer.
The Jaisalmer to Jaipur road trip by the numbers
Distance, driving time, fuel stop counts and indicative fares verified weekly against our drivers' actual route runs.
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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.
Pankaj Singh Gaur
Founder & CEO, Triveni Cabs™
Road Trip Q&A
More about driving from Jaisalmer to Jaipur
Verified against these sources
Verified against official tourism, transport and weather data. We refresh these sources quarterly.
- GOVNational Highways Authority of India (NHAI)— official toll plaza, FASTag and national-highway data(nhai.gov.in)
- GOVParivahan Seva (Ministry of Road Transport)— official commercial vehicle permit and tax portal(parivahan.gov.in)
- WIKIHawa Mahal (Wikipedia)— Pink City iconic façade, Jaipur(en.wikipedia.org)
- WIKIAmber Fort (Wikipedia)— UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jaipur(en.wikipedia.org)
- GOVRajasthan Tourism— official Rajasthan tourism board (Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Pushkar)(tourism.rajasthan.gov.in)
Quick Answer
Is the drive from Jaisalmer to Jaipur easier than Jaipur to Jaisalmer?
The road and the distance are identical at 570 km, so the drive time is much the same at 9-10 hours. What changes is where the congestion falls: leaving Jaisalmer you clear its outskirts first, and you arrive into Jaipur at whatever that city's traffic is doing when you get there.
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Jaisalmer to Jaipur Road Trip FAQs
The road and the distance are identical at 570 km, so the drive time is much the same at 9-10 hours. What changes is where the congestion falls: leaving Jaisalmer you clear its outskirts first, and you arrive into Jaipur at whatever that city's traffic is doing when you get there.
Pokhran (85 km) and Jodhpur (235 km) are the practical stops, and the distances given are measured from Jaisalmer rather than from the other end — a point worth making, because every listing of this route online measures them the other way. Plan a break every two to three hours.
Yes, and on this direction it is worth asking specifically. A one-way drop is cheaper than a round trip when you are not coming back, and because we run the Jaipur to Jaisalmer direction regularly there is a reasonable chance of pairing your trip with a return run — which is the cheapest a one-way ever gets. Call 7668570551 and ask what is going your way.
Around 6 AM, which clears Jaisalmer before the morning build-up. On a 570 km day the hour you save at the start is the hour you are not driving in the dark at the far end.
Broadly yes — the plazas are the same barriers and most charge per crossing — but a return-journey rate applies at some plazas within the same day, and a plaza can occasionally be one-directional. Our toll-cost page for this corridor lists the plazas with the car and SUV figures. On a fare booked with us the toll is charged at actuals with the receipts available, so you pay what the road charged rather than an estimate.
Same road, same 570 km, and the same 3 stages in the opposite order — the detailed guide for the other direction is at /travel-by-car/jaipur-to-jaisalmer. The one real difference is that Jodhpur to Jaipur is your last stage here and your first stage there, which changes what the hardest hour of the day is.
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