The cheapest taxi option for Jaisalmer to Udaipur is a Sedan (Maruti Dzire or Toyota Etios) at ₹5,830 for a one-way booking. SUV (Innova/Ertiga) costs ₹7,950 and a 12-seater Tempo Traveller costs ₹12,190. All fares include fuel, driver and AC; tolls and state tax are additional at actual.
Road Trip Guide
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Jaisalmer to Udaipur
by Car
JaisalmerUdaipur
530 km · 8-9 hours drive · cab from ₹5,830
Distance
530km
Drive Time
8hrs
Highway
Cab From
₹5,830
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What are the road stages from Jaisalmer to Udaipur?
| 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 Udaipur | 260 | 4.5 hrs | Good |
How far is Udaipur from Jaisalmer by car?
Udaipur is approximately 530 km from Jaisalmer by road, a drive of about 8-9 hours depending on traffic and stops. The recommended vehicle is a SUV (Innova/Ertiga), and a one-way AC cab starts at ₹5,830 (sedan), ₹7,950 (SUV), or ₹12,190 (tempo). Toll and state tax are extra. Start by 5-6 AM for the smoothest run.
Looking for a Jaisalmer–Udaipur cab you can trust? Expect 530 km and about 8-9 hours on the road. A SUV (Innova/Ertiga) is available for solo travellers, families and groups alike. Fares are fixed and all-inclusive — no surge, no hidden charges.
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Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer to Pokhran · 110km · Good
Pokhran to Jodhpur · 150km · Good
Jodhpur to Udaipur · 260km · Good
Udaipur
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Segment by Segment
The Road Ahead
3 segments · 530 km total
Golden city mirage appears, sand dunes, fort silhouette
Deep Thar Desert, nuclear test site, sparse population
Ranakpur temples, Aravalli to desert transition
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Jaisalmer to Udaipur Cab
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Sedan
Swift Dzire / Etios · 4 Seater
Most Popular
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 are 5°C — carry woolens for desert camp. Days are sunny and pleasant.
Driving Tips
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This is the Jaisalmer to Udaipur direction — the same road as Udaipur to Jaisalmer, driven the other way, so the stops below are measured from Jaisalmer
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Leave Jaisalmer by 6 AM to clear the city before the morning build-up — on a 530 km run the hour saved at the start is the hour you are not driving in the dark at the end
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Plan a stop every two to three hours; the food stops below are listed by distance from Jaisalmer
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This crosses the full breadth of the Thar Desert — carry minimum 5 liters water per person
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Stop at Jodhpur for Mehrangarh Fort or at least lunch — it is the midway point
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After Jodhpur, petrol stations are 60-80 km apart — never drive past one without checking your gauge
Food Stops
1Pokhran (120 km)
2Jodhpur (270 km)
3Ranakpur (430 km)
Best Car for This Trip
We recommend SUV (Innova/Ertiga) for the Jaisalmer to Udaipur 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 Udaipur 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 Udaipur
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)
- WIKICity Palace, Udaipur (Wikipedia)— royal palace complex, Udaipur(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 Udaipur easier than Udaipur to Jaisalmer?
The road and the distance are identical at 530 km, so the drive time is much the same at 8-9 hours. What changes is where the congestion falls: leaving Jaisalmer you clear its outskirts first, and you arrive into Udaipur at whatever that city's traffic is doing when you get there.
FAQ
Jaisalmer to Udaipur Road Trip FAQs
The road and the distance are identical at 530 km, so the drive time is much the same at 8-9 hours. What changes is where the congestion falls: leaving Jaisalmer you clear its outskirts first, and you arrive into Udaipur at whatever that city's traffic is doing when you get there.
Pokhran (120 km) and Jodhpur (270 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 Udaipur 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 530 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 530 km, and the same 3 stages in the opposite order — the detailed guide for the other direction is at /travel-by-car/udaipur-to-jaisalmer. The one real difference is that Jodhpur to Udaipur is your last stage here and your first stage there, which changes what the hardest hour of the day is.
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