The cheapest taxi option for Mathura to Delhi 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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Mathura to Delhi
by Car
MathuraDelhi
180 km · 2.5-3 hours drive · cab from ₹3,300
Distance
180km
Drive Time
2.5hrs
Highway
Cab From
₹3,300
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What are the road stages from Mathura to Delhi?
| Road stage | Distance (km) | Drive time | Road quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathura to Jewar | 105 | 1-1.25 hours | Excellent |
| Jewar to Greater Noida | 35 | 25 min | Excellent |
| Greater Noida to Delhi | 40 | 1 hour | Good |
How far is Delhi from Mathura by car?
Delhi is approximately 180 km from Mathura by road, a drive of about 2.5-3 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 Mathura to Delhi trip? Expect 180 km and about 2.5-3 hours on the road. Pick the Sedan (Swift Dzire) that fits your party — sedan, SUV or tempo. Book in two minutes with a fixed fare, verified driver and 24/7 support.
Your Route
Mathura
Mathura to Jewar · 105km · Excellent
Jewar to Greater Noida · 35km · Excellent
Greater Noida to Delhi · 40km · Good
Delhi
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Segment by Segment
The Road Ahead
3 segments · 180 km total
Open expressway running parallel to the Yamuna through farmland, with service plazas at intervals and almost nothing else
The Yamuna Expressway proper: six lanes, access-controlled, dead straight, with the new Jewar airport taking shape on the left
Urban driving out through Noida to the Yamuna Expressway head at Zero Point — this is the slowest 40 km of the trip by a wide margin
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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
January fog on the Yamuna Expressway is severe and the straight alignment encourages speed into it. This is the single most dangerous condition on this route — delay the start rather than driving into it.
Driving Tips
1
This is the Mathura to Delhi direction — the same road as Delhi to Mathura, driven the other way, so the stops below are measured from Mathura
2
Leave Mathura by 6 AM to clear the city before the morning build-up — on a 180 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 Mathura
4
Get onto the Yamuna Expressway and the drive is trivial — the difficulty is entirely in crossing Noida to reach it, so leave by 6 AM
5
Mathura exit for the Janmabhoomi and Vishram Ghat, and the Vrindavan exit is a few kilometres earlier if that is where you are actually going
6
The expressway is a notorious speeding stretch with a poor accident record — the limit exists for a reason and the straightness is the hazard, not the comfort
Food Stops
1Mathura bypass (5 km)
2Yamuna Expressway plaza (90 km)
3Greater Noida (140 km)
Best Car for This Trip
We recommend Sedan (Swift Dzire) for the Mathura to Delhi drive. Well-maintained highway makes a sedan the perfect, cost-effective choice.
Fuel Planning
3 fuel stations along the route. Limited pumps on parts of this route — fill up at every opportunity.
The Mathura to Delhi 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 Mathura to Delhi
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)
- GOVUttar Pradesh Tourism— official Uttar Pradesh tourism board (Agra, Varanasi, Ayodhya, Mathura, Lucknow)(uptourism.gov.in)
- GOVDelhi Tourism— official Delhi tourism board(delhitourism.gov.in)
- REFDelhi International Airport (DIAL)— official IGI Airport terminal, flight and pickup information(newdelhiairport.in)
Quick Answer
Is the drive from Mathura to Delhi easier than Delhi to Mathura?
The road and the distance are identical at 180 km, so the drive time is much the same at 2.5-3 hours. What changes is where the congestion falls: leaving Mathura you clear its outskirts first, and you arrive into Delhi at whatever that city's traffic is doing when you get there.
FAQ
Mathura to Delhi Road Trip FAQs
The road and the distance are identical at 180 km, so the drive time is much the same at 2.5-3 hours. What changes is where the congestion falls: leaving Mathura you clear its outskirts first, and you arrive into Delhi at whatever that city's traffic is doing when you get there.
Mathura bypass (5 km) and Yamuna Expressway plaza (90 km) are the practical stops, and the distances given are measured from Mathura 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 Delhi to Mathura 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 Mathura before the morning build-up. On a 180 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 180 km, and the same 3 stages in the opposite order — the detailed guide for the other direction is at /travel-by-car/delhi-to-mathura. The one real difference is that Greater Noida to Delhi is your last stage here and your first stage there, which changes what the hardest hour of the day is.
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