The cheapest taxi option for Jodhpur to Udaipur is a Sedan (Maruti Dzire or Toyota Etios) at ₹3,300 for a one-way booking. SUV (Innova/Ertiga) costs ₹4,500 and a 12-seater Tempo Traveller costs ₹6,900. All fares include fuel, driver and AC; tolls and state tax are additional at actual.
Road Trip Guide
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Jodhpur to Udaipur
by Car
JodhpurUdaipur
260 km · 4-5 hours drive · cab from ₹3,300
Distance
260km
Drive Time
4hrs
Highway
Cab From
₹3,300
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What are the road stages from Jodhpur to Udaipur?
| Road stage | Distance (km) | Drive time | Road quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jodhpur to Pali | 70 | 1.5 hrs | Good |
| Pali to Ranakpur | 80 | 1.5 hrs | Good |
| Ranakpur to Gogunda | 60 | 1.5 hrs | Moderate |
| Gogunda to Udaipur | 40 | 45 min | Good |
How far is Udaipur from Jodhpur by car?
Udaipur is approximately 260 km from Jodhpur by road, a drive of about 4-5 hours depending on traffic and stops. The recommended vehicle is a Sedan (Swift Dzire), 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.
Planning a Jodhpur to Udaipur trip? The 260 km journey takes about 4-5 hours. Pick the Sedan (Swift Dzire) that fits your party — sedan, SUV or tempo. You get a verified driver, a clean AC vehicle and a fixed, transparent fare.
Your Route
Jodhpur
Jodhpur to Pali · 70km · Good
Pali to Ranakpur · 80km · Good
Ranakpur to Gogunda · 60km · Moderate
Gogunda to Udaipur · 40km · Good
Udaipur
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Segment by Segment
The Road Ahead
4 segments · 260 km total
Mehrangarh Fort on horizon, Blue City approach
Descending to plains, Rajasthan rural landscape
Ranakpur Jain Temple — 1,444 pillars, each uniquely carved
Aravalli exit, Maharana Pratap memorial, tribal villages
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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). Pleasant 15-25°C. Desert sunsets are spectacular. Fort visits are comfortable.
Driving Tips
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This is the Jodhpur to Udaipur direction — the same road as Udaipur to Jodhpur, driven the other way, so the stops below are measured from Jodhpur
2
Leave Jodhpur by 6 AM to clear the city before the morning build-up — on a 260 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 Jodhpur
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The Ranakpur temple has 1,444 hand-carved marble pillars with NO two designs alike — mind-blowing
5
Jodhpur's Clock Tower market area is best explored on foot — incredible spice and handicraft bazaar
6
Mirchi Vada near Clock Tower is Jodhpur's signature street food — spicy and unforgettable
Food Stops
1Pali (80 km)
2Ranakpur (160 km)
3Gogunda (220 km)
Best Car for This Trip
We recommend Sedan (Swift Dzire) for the Jodhpur to Udaipur drive. Well-maintained highway makes a sedan the perfect, cost-effective choice.
Fuel Planning
4 fuel stations along the route. Limited pumps on parts of this route — fill up at every opportunity.
The Jodhpur 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 Jodhpur 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)
- WIKIMehrangarh Fort (Wikipedia)— fortress, Jodhpur(en.wikipedia.org)
Quick Answer
Is the drive from Jodhpur to Udaipur easier than Udaipur to Jodhpur?
The road and the distance are identical at 260 km, so the drive time is much the same at 4-5 hours. What changes is where the congestion falls: leaving Jodhpur you clear its outskirts first, and you arrive into Udaipur at whatever that city's traffic is doing when you get there.
FAQ
Jodhpur to Udaipur Road Trip FAQs
The road and the distance are identical at 260 km, so the drive time is much the same at 4-5 hours. What changes is where the congestion falls: leaving Jodhpur you clear its outskirts first, and you arrive into Udaipur at whatever that city's traffic is doing when you get there.
Pali (80 km) and Ranakpur (160 km) are the practical stops, and the distances given are measured from Jodhpur 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 Jodhpur 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 Jodhpur before the morning build-up. On a 260 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 260 km, and the same 4 stages in the opposite order — the detailed guide for the other direction is at /travel-by-car/udaipur-to-jodhpur. The one real difference is that Gogunda 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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