The cheapest taxi option for Meerut 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
Drive
Meerut to Delhi
by Car
MeerutDelhi
70 km · 1-1.5 hours drive · cab from ₹3,300
Distance
70km
Drive Time
1hrs
Highway
Cab From
₹3,300
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What are the road stages from Meerut to Delhi?
| Road stage | Distance (km) | Drive time | Road quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meerut to Dasna | 32 | 25 min | Excellent |
| Dasna to Indirapuram | 20 | 20 min | Excellent |
| Indirapuram to Delhi | 18 | 30 min | Excellent |
How far is Delhi from Meerut by car?
Delhi is approximately 70 km from Meerut by road, a drive of about 1-1.5 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.
Booking a cab from Meerut to Delhi? The 70 km journey takes about 1-1.5 hours. Choose a Sedan (Swift Dzire) to match your group size and budget. You get a verified driver, a clean AC vehicle and a fixed, transparent fare.
Your Route
Meerut
Meerut to Dasna · 32km · Excellent
Dasna to Indirapuram · 20km · Excellent
Indirapuram to Delhi · 18km · Excellent
Delhi
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Segment by Segment
The Road Ahead
3 segments · 70 km total
Greenfield six-lane access-controlled carriageway, no cross traffic and no settlements on the alignment
Elevated for much of the way over Ghaziabad, which is the whole point: the old route through the town could take an hour on its own
The Delhi-Meerut Expressway starts at Akshardham and runs fourteen lanes wide through the city — the widest stretch of road in the country
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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
Dense fog from late December through January is the one real hazard. The expressway's speed limit becomes meaningless and pile-ups happen. Leave after 9 AM in fog season rather than at dawn.
Driving Tips
1
This is the Meerut to Delhi direction — the same road as Delhi to Meerut, driven the other way, so the stops below are measured from Meerut
2
Leave Meerut by 6 AM to clear the city before the morning build-up — on a 70 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 Meerut
4
This is the shortest guide on the site for a reason — 70 km of access-controlled expressway with no junction to get wrong
5
The expressway is tolled from Sarai Kale Khan; the FASTag lane is the only sensible way through and the cash queue at peak is genuinely long
6
Avoid 8-10 AM and 6-8 PM: the Delhi end is a commuter corridor and the fourteen lanes fill up like any other city road
Food Stops
1Meerut bypass (5 km)
2Dasna (32 km)
Best Car for This Trip
We recommend Sedan (Swift Dzire) for the Meerut to Delhi drive. Well-maintained highway makes a sedan the perfect, cost-effective choice.
Fuel Planning
2 fuel stations along the route. Limited pumps on parts of this route — fill up at every opportunity.
The Meerut 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 Meerut 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)
- 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 Meerut to Delhi easier than Delhi to Meerut?
The road and the distance are identical at 70 km, so the drive time is much the same at 1-1.5 hours. What changes is where the congestion falls: leaving Meerut you clear its outskirts first, and you arrive into Delhi at whatever that city's traffic is doing when you get there.
FAQ
Meerut to Delhi Road Trip FAQs
The road and the distance are identical at 70 km, so the drive time is much the same at 1-1.5 hours. What changes is where the congestion falls: leaving Meerut you clear its outskirts first, and you arrive into Delhi at whatever that city's traffic is doing when you get there.
Meerut bypass (5 km) and Dasna (32 km) are the practical stops, and the distances given are measured from Meerut 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 Meerut 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 Meerut before the morning build-up. On a 70 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 70 km, and the same 3 stages in the opposite order — the detailed guide for the other direction is at /travel-by-car/delhi-to-meerut. The one real difference is that Indirapuram 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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