Dwarka to Jamnagar Cab Rental Service Taxi Charges & Booking
Jamnagar sits 130-142 km east of Dwarka, about two and a half to three hours on NH 151A, the eastward highway that starts at the NH 51 junction on Dwarka’s edge, with a one-way sedan running Rs.2,200-2,756. This is the transfer that ends the coast loop: after Dwarka darshan you turn your back on the Gulf of Kachchh, cross at Khambhalia, and aim for Saurashtra’s airport city, where Lakhota Lake holds an island fort museum and the Bala Hanuman temple has not stopped chanting Ram Naam since 1 August 1964, a practice that started in Jamnagar and reached Dwarka itself three years later. Unlike the Porbandar leg of the same loop, trains do run direct here, seventeen of them daily or weekly, the fastest covering the section in about one hour twenty-five; the cab still earns its fare on door-to-door timing, and JGA airport, seven to eight kilometres from the lake, keeps Mumbai on a daily flight for the exit.
Two clocks decide this booking. The first is darshan: take the morning slot at Dwarkadhish, check the day’s windows in our Dwarkadhish Temple darshan timings guide, roll out of the temple lane by 11:00, take tea at Khambhalia around 12:30, and reach your Jamnagar hotel by 1:30-2:00; if Khijadia Bird Sanctuary is on the list, buy the ticket at the sanctuary gate or on the Gujarat Forest Department portal before you set out; the gate itself shuts at 5 PM. The second is the exit: the Vande Bharat clears Dwarka in the pre-dawn window, roughly 03:35 to 04:07 depending on the timetable revision, which no night-before darshan plan survives, the evening 19252 drops you at Jamnagar at 22:40 for a night train onward, and a Mumbai flight out of JGA means the cab comes to your hotel, not the other way round.
Dwarka to Jamnagar Distance and Route Options
There is one road worth taking here, not two: NH 151A the whole way, no coastal detour that beats it, no interior line that shortens it. What you actually choose is the mode, because this corridor has three workable ones and each ends with a different last kilometre.
| Mode | Distance | Time | What it suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| A: NH 151A road, direct | 130-142 km | 2.5-3 hours | Default door-to-door: the Khambhalia halt and the hotel drop sit on the road you drive anyway |
| B: Direct train, then station transfer | 138-139 km rail | 1h25m fastest, up to 2h40m | Solo or budget travel: Vande Bharat pace at Rs.520-1,190, with a 5-10 km city transfer instead of a gate drop |
| C: GSRTC bus | About 141 km | About 3 hours | Lowest cash on the board, Rs.92-384, at the cost of a bus-stand drop and fixed departure clocks |
Line A: the NH 151A road (default). NH 151A is the auxiliary route of NH 51: it begins at the NH 51 junction on Dwarka’s edge and runs east, past Bhatiya at roughly 40-50 km where tea stalls and pumps line the shoulder, reaches the Khambhalia bazaar at 85-90 km, and runs the last stretch into Jamnagar through open farmland and small villages. Most operators quote 131-135 km; MakeMyTrip bills 142 km, which is where the higher Rs.2,756 fare comes from, and redbus puts the bus distance at 141 km. Call it 130-142 and price the middle.
The rail arithmetic, briefly. Seventeen trains connect Dwarka and Jamnagar directly, none of them slow by Saurashtra standards. The Vande Bharat 22926 clears Dwarka between 03:35 and 04:07 and reaches Jamnagar by 05:15-05:30, the fastest clock on the section, the daily 19252 runs 20:46 to 22:40, and 3A on the 19252 costs Rs.520 against the sedan’s Rs.2,200. For a solo traveller with a flexible morning, the train is the better instrument; for a family, a hotel pickup, or any fixed afternoon plan, the cab wins on the door clock. The full timetable sits in the section below.
By bus. GSRTC runs through the day from early hours to about 21:00-22:00, over fifty services a day including private operators, Rs.92-384 on the board, roughly three hours. It drops at the Jamnagar bus stand, not your hotel, and the last stretch into the city is the slowest part of the corridor. Worth knowing the price of the alternatives; rarely worth booking unless the budget is the only clock that matters.
En Route: Bhatiya, Khambhalia and Where to Stop
The road is straight, well-surfaced, and short enough that one good halt beats three bad ones. Distance markers from the Dwarka temple lane:
Bhatiya, around 40-50 km. A rail junction first and a road village second. Tea, diesel, and a stretch of the legs; nothing worth a long halt. Drivers treat it as the halfway coffee stop and so should you.
Khambhalia, around 85-90 km. The halt that matters. This is the district headquarters of Devbhumi Dwarka, with a proper bazaar, full kathiyawadi thalis at the road-side hotels, and the junction where the corridor splits: NH 151A runs north-east to Jamnagar while the interior line goes east toward Junagadh and Keshod, the road our Dwarka to Junagadh car rental guide covers. The bazaar is also where Gujarat buys its ghee: Jamkhambhaliya ghee travels all over the state and the shops sell it by the tin, worth five minutes if the boot has space. If anyone in the car wants a temple stop, this is where the detour minutes come from, not Bhatiya.
Between Khambhalia and Jamnagar. Farmland, a few dhabas doing dal-rice and roti to order, and the first Jamnagar suburb signs at about the 120 km mark. Return traffic is thin outside festival days; the same stops serve the drive back. The road is drivable after dark, though livestock near the villages argues for doing the run in daylight anyway. By the time the lake appears, the trip is over; the next section prices the cab that got you there.
Dwarka to Jamnagar Taxi Fare
Five operators publish this fare on the open web, and they agree more than they differ: the sedan band is Rs.2,200-2,756 one-way, and the spread comes down to two choices you make before anyone quotes you, the distance the operator bills (131 or 142 km) and the class you book. Here is the grid as of October 2026.
| Operator | Billed distance | Sedan, one-way | Upgrades | How they bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cab Bazar | 131 km | Rs.2,200 (Etios/Dzire) | SUV Rs.3,100 | Per-km Rs.9 sedan, Rs.12.5 SUV, Rs.13.5 Crysta |
| Gozo Cabs | 131 km, 2h40m | From Rs.2,376 | Round trip from Rs.12.50/km | One-way fare; round trip billed per km |
| RealRental | 141 km, 2h21m | Rs.2,397 | Ertiga Rs.2,961, Marazzo Rs.4,371, Crysta Rs.5,640 | Tolls billed at actual cost |
| MakeMyTrip | 142 km included | Rs.2,756 plus taxes | Premium Rs.3,528 | Extra Rs.15.5/km beyond 142 km |
| Dwarkesh Cab | 130 km | From Rs.10/km | SUV Rs.12/km, Innova Rs.18/km | Per-km billing, distance confirmed at booking |
What the grid means in practice. Book the 131 km operators and the sedan lands at Rs.2,200-2,400; book MakeMyTrip and you pay for 142 km whether you drive them or not, which is Rs.350-550 of pure rounding in their favour. Both numbers are honest, neither is a trap, but a family of four splitting Rs.2,200 against a train’s Rs.520 per head is not comparing the same product: the taxi buys a 10:00 departure from the temple lane, two bags in the boot, and a Khambhalia halt of exactly the length you want.
Vehicle classes. The per-km rates cluster tightly across the market: hatchback and sedan Rs.8-10, SUV (Ertiga, Marazzo) Rs.12-12.5, Innova Crysta Rs.13.5-18, twelve and seventeen seaters Rs.18-20. On a 131 km run that puts a sedan at Rs.1,050-1,310 of raw running cost, which tells you what the Rs.2,200 quote is actually paying for: the empty return leg, driver, fuel and the booking layer. Three people with luggage fit an Ertiga at Rs.2,961-3,100; six or a full family with bags wants the Crysta at Rs.5,640, which still undercuts two sedan fares once you are four or more. One luggage check before you book: many budget sedans out of Dwarka are CNG-fitted, and the cylinder takes the boot down to about two medium trolley bags, so an SUV is the honest choice once bags multiply.
Round trip and the per-km alternative. MakeMyTrip quotes Rs.5,512 for the return, almost exactly double the one-way; Gozo’s Rs.12.50 per km model exists because a chauffeur-driven round trip should not charge a full second fare when the car was coming back anyway. MakeMyTrip also runs promo codes that have taken up to Rs.500 off the board price, the cheapest arithmetic on the grid if your date is flexible. If Jamnagar is a two-night stop with a Khijadia morning and a JGA evening flight, book the single leg now and the return when the exit clock firms up. Tolls: the run carries a paid FASTag plaza, Dharampur-Danta on NH 151A, of roughly Rs.100 for a car, and published calculators put the one-way car total anywhere between about Rs.100 and Rs.205 depending on which plazas they map; keep the tag funded, since cash lanes cost more. Confirm the billed distance and the toll line before you pay, and nothing else about this fare needs negotiating.
Reaching Jamnagar by Train
Seventeen trains connect the two stations directly across 138-139 km of broad gauge, and the section is fast because the Saurashtra line runs it straight through Khambhalia. Six departures cover the useful part of the day.
| Train | Days | Dwarka dep | Jamnagar arr | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22926 Vande Bharat | Six days a week | 03:35-04:07 | 05:15-05:30 | Fastest on the section, check NTES |
| 22946 Saurashtra Mail | Daily | 11:40 | 14:03 | 2h23m, the daytime option |
| 19210 Bhavnagar Express | Daily | 15:51 | Hapa 18:50 | About 2h50m to the Jamnagar belt |
| 20820 weekly (Okha-Puri) | Wednesdays | 19:23 | 21:22 | 1h59m |
| 19252 evening express | Daily | 20:46 | 22:40 | 1h54m, the workhorse |
| 19573 Jaipur Express | Mondays | 21:33 | 23:25 | 1h52m |
Fares and the last kilometre. On the 19252, 3A costs Rs.520, 2A Rs.725 and 1A Rs.1,190; the Vande Bharat’s chair car sits between the two for a morning run that lands you before breakfast. Jamnagar Junction stands about 5 km from Lakhota Lake, so the station-to-hotel transfer is a 10-15 minute auto ride, not a second journey. Several services run on to Hapa, the suburb on the Rajkot side, which is a fine drop if your hotel sits east of the centre but the wrong one for the lake. The Vande Bharat’s slot shifts between timetable revisions, anywhere from 03:35 to 04:07 out of Dwarka on public boards, so confirm your date on NTES before you build a darshan plan around it.
When the train wins. A solo traveller, a fixed office morning in Jamnagar, or an overnight 19252 that saves one hotel night: Rs.520 against Rs.2,200 is real money. The train loses exactly where the taxi wins: it cannot start at the temple lane, it cannot halt at Khambhalia for thali, and it cannot drop a family of five at a hotel door with the Khijadia permit papers in the boot.
By Bus: GSRTC and Private Operators
Over fifty services a day run this corridor, closer to a hundred and twenty once the private operators are counted, across about 141 km in roughly three hours. GSRTC fares sit between Rs.92 and Rs.384 depending on class, the first bus rolls out around 01:30 and the last around 21:00-22:00, and the private AC and sleeper coaches fill the evening slots from about Rs.140 upward: Shiv Shakti’s first coach leaves at 06:00, Gujarat Travels runs a 20:00 departure, and the booking platforms list both kinds on one board. Boarding in Dwarka is at the Jakat Naka stand; drops in Jamnagar are at the ST bus stand, Indira Marg, Jolly Bungalow and Victoria Bridge. The economics are simple: the bus is the cheapest seat on the corridor and the least flexible thing on it, with no Khambhalia halt of your choosing and a city-centre drop that still needs a rickshaw to the hotel.
By Air: The JGA Pairing
Jamnagar Airport, officially the civil enclave at Govardhanpur, sits 7-8 km from the centre inside an Indian Air Force base and is the only airport in Gujarat with two runways. IndiGo and Air India fly Mumbai daily at about one hour twenty-five in the air, Air India Express has added Jamnagar-Mumbai frequencies, and Star Air covers Ahmedabad and Surat. Prepaid taxis to the city run Rs.250-450.
For this trip the airport matters twice. Fly in, and the cab meets you: JGA to the Dwarka temple lane is about 140 km, 2.5-3 hours, which is the whole of this article driven in reverse with a flight’s fatigue in the way, so book the sedan before you land. Fly out, and the cab delivers: your Khambhalia-timed departure from the hotel is arrival at JGA two hours before a Mumbai flight, with the 7 km final leg instead of a 140 km panic. Travellers with evening international connections often prefer Rajkot Hirasar, 90 km east with the wider network; from the lake that is a different day’s driving. Capacity on the Mumbai run thickens around the refinery’s quarterly shutdown and maintenance windows, so if your exit falls in one of those weeks, book the seat before the fare moves.
What to See in Jamnagar
Jamnagar rewards a half-day in the centre and one birding morning, which is exactly what this drive buys you if you leave Dwarka after the midday meal. The lake district is walkable, the sanctuary sits a quarter hour out of town, and the coral walk at Narara is a full morning further down the Gulf. Two clocks apply: the sanctuary gate shuts at 5 and the city sits only 12-16 km away, so the birds go before the sightseeing does.
Lakhota Lake and the island fort
Ranmal Lake, known to everyone as Lakhota, fills the middle of the old city: an artificial water body laid out by Jam Ranmalji II between 1820 and 1852, spread across five lakh square metres and split into three parts. In the centre stands the Lakhota fort, an island museum holding sculpture from the 9th to the 18th centuries, with Bhujia Kotha just offshore. The municipal corporation has developed a 1.8 km heritage promenade around the periphery, open since 2016, and the whole fixture lies about 5 km from the railway station. Come by early evening: the gardens fill, the fort catches the last light, and the temple you came for is on the far shore.
Bala Hanuman: the chanting that has not stopped since 1964
On the south-east corner of the same lake sits Shri Bala Hanuman Sankirtan Mandir, built by Prembhikshu Maharaj in 1963-64, where the Ram Dhun of Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram has run without a single break since 7:30 PM on 1 August 1964. The Guinness Book recognised it twice, in 1982 and 1988, and Jamnagar still calls itself Chhoti Kashi on the strength of it. The practice did not stay here: under the same lineage it reached Dwarka in 1967 and Porbandar the same year, then Rajkot, Junagadh and Mahuva. Early evening, when the aarti joins the relay of chanters, is the hour to walk in.
Willington Crescent, the chhatri and the oil city
Beyond the lake the civic monuments sit a short walk away: Willington Crescent, the Ranjitsinhji statue and chhatri, and the old Solarium, with Bedi Gate still the point locals name when they give directions. Jamnagar carries a second identity behind the temple-town one: 35-45 km south-west at Motikhavdi, the Reliance refinery complex, described as the largest single-location refining hub in the world, gives the city its oil-town reputation and fills JGA with the business traffic that keeps Mumbai on multiple daily frequencies.
Khijadia Bird Sanctuary: the morning that has to be booked around
Twelve to sixteen kilometres north-east of the centre, where the Ruparel and Kalindri rivers were dammed before Independence and fresh water met the salt marsh, lies Khijadia: 6.05 square kilometres of lakes, bunds and mangrove creeks, declared a sanctuary in 1982 and made India’s 49th Ramsar site on 2 February 2022. Over 250 species have been recorded here, from Dalmatian pelican and painted stork to black-necked stork, darter and Indian skimmer, with spotted deer and jackals on the landward side. The sanctuary runs 6:30 AM to 5 PM, entry is Rs.40 for Indians with a 25 per cent weekend surcharge, and there is a Rs.400 car fee, an interpretation centre, three watchtowers, paddle boats on the lake and a three-kilometre walk to reach the interior. Two things beat everything else: tickets, issued at the sanctuary gate or online through the Gujarat Forest Department, and September to February, when the migratory flocks do. It is 18 km from the railway station and 22 km from the airport, both of which your driver already knows.
Narara and the coral walk
Sixty kilometres down the Gulf, inside the Marine National Park, Narara offers the strangest hour on this coast: at low tide visitors walk out over the sea bed, corals and small fish under a few centimetres of water. The park runs 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM, the visit takes three to four hours with the boat, and the drive from the city is an hour each way. If the birding morning and the coral morning both matter, give Jamnagar two nights; if only one fits, Khijadia wins on proximity and the shorter drive. Boat slots and tide tables shift daily, so let the hotel or your driver arrange the Sikka launch rather than arriving on spec.
Return Trip and Onward Journeys
The return runs the same 130-142 km at the same fares: Rs.2,200-2,756 for the sedan, Khambhalia again as the natural halt, and the Bhatiya tea stall on the way back for those who missed it going. Morning trains climb the other way to Dwarka; check the outbound board at Jamnagar Junction when the exit date firms up, because the useful departures shift with the day of the week. If the car is yours for both legs, book them as one conversation: the round-trip models (MakeMyTrip Rs.5,512, Gozo at Rs.12.50 per km) exist precisely because an empty return leg should not be charged at full fare.
The loop closes here. Most readers of this page are finishing the Saurashtra circuit rather than starting it: the coast legs behind them, priced in our Dwarka to Somnath and Dwarka to Porbandar guides, with Jamnagar as the eastern pivot where the trip turns into an airport exit. Others arrive down the same chain from the south, the run our Diu to Jamnagar car rental page covers, and use this drive as the inland shortcut to Dwarka. Either direction, the corridor is the same road with the same halt.
Onward from Jamnagar. East to Rajkot is 90 km, about 1.5-2 hours, which puts Hirasar airport and the wider network within an evening flight’s reach. South-east, the Gujarat forest road to Sasan Gir runs 155-165 km via Junagadh and Kalavad, a day’s driving that pairs the lions with the lake city, priced in our Sasan Gir to Jamnagar car rental guide. South through the same Khambhalia junction, the interior line carries on to Junagadh and Keshod for anyone extending the pilgrimage. Jamnagar works best as a two-night pivot: one night for the lake and the chant, one for Khijadia and the coral morning.
Travel Tips and Checklist
Before you leave Dwarka. Take the morning darshan slot and clear the temple lane by 11:00; that single decision puts you in Jamnagar for lunch with the afternoon still free for the lake. Confirm your operator’s billed distance (131 or 142 km) and the toll line before payment. If the pre-dawn Vande Bharat is the plan, the taxi is not: you sleep in Dwarka and walk to the station, and the cab is for everyone on the two-thirty clock instead.
On the road. Fuel and cash from Bhatiya onward; Khambhalia’s bazaar has the ATMs, the full meals and the last easy decision point before the city. The road is drivable after dark but carries livestock near the villages, so daylight wins. Build the Khambhalia halt at 85-90 km rather than a Bhatiya coffee: one proper stop, twenty minutes, and the last stretch runs straight into the lake signs. The corridor has had its own four-laning under Bharatmala, the Dwarka-Khambaliya-Devariya package on NH 151A, and the Kalavad-Jamnagar approach has been upgraded in parallel, so diversion boards still appear on the Jamnagar end; the road runs smooth otherwise, but let the driver’s local sense set the pace on the last stretch.
In Jamnagar. November to February is the season, migratory birds at Khijadia and weather that tolerates a lake walk; weekend sanctuary entry carries the 25 per cent surcharge and the 5 PM gate does not move. Keep the gate time as the day’s hard edge, Narara’s tide table as the soft one, and the aarti at Bala Hanuman as the hour you do not reschedule. September, when the first flocks arrive, is the quiet compromise if the winter dates are gone.
Packing list for the corridor. Temple clothes for the morning and shoes you can kick off at the aartis, a layer for the 04:07 station start or the evening chant, binoculars if Khijadia is not optional, cash for the bazaar and the boat launch, and the booking confirmations on your phone. Nothing else this 130-142 km asks for; the next section is the questions everyone asks before paying.
Three Ways to Run This Trip
Plan A: the standard crossing. Morning darshan at Dwarkadhish, out of the temple lane by 11:00, Khambhalia thali around 12:30, hotel check-in at 1:30. Afternoon at Lakhota Lake, evening aarti at Bala Hanuman, dinner near the promenade. One night covers the city; the onward train or the next morning’s flight picks up from there. This is the plan the fare grid is priced for and the one most bookings should take.
Plan B: the birding two-nighter. Same arrival as Plan A, with the Khijadia ticket already bought online or set for the gate counter. Next morning, sanctuary at 6:30, back by 10, Narara’s low-tide window if the boat is arranged the night before, lake and chant in the evening. Second night buys the coral morning; JGA’s Mumbai flight takes you out from the 7 km airport on day three, cab called to the hotel two hours before departure.
Plan C: the solo rail run. Sleep in Dwarka, walk to the station for the pre-dawn Vande Bharat (published slots sit between 03:35 and 04:07; confirm your date on NTES), and step into Jamnagar before first light for Rs.520-1,190 instead of Rs.2,200. The 19252 at 20:46 does the same job in reverse for an evening departure. The train wins on cash and speed; it loses the Khambhalia halt, the temple-lane pickup and the hotel drop, which is exactly what Plan A is for.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the distance from Dwarka to Jamnagar by road?
The road distance is 130-142 km. Most operators quote 131-135 km on the NH 151A corridor through Bhatiya and Khambhalia; MakeMyTrip bills 142 km and the bus operators put it at 141 km. Rail measures 138-139 km over the same alignment.
How long does the drive from Dwarka to Jamnagar take?
Two and a half to three hours with one halt; two hours to two and a half without stops. The road is continuous tarmac, the only signal towns are Bhatiya and Khambhalia, and outside festival traffic the drive does not surprise you.
How much does a Dwarka to Jamnagar taxi cost?
One-way sedan fares run Rs.2,200-2,756 depending on the operator and the distance billed, SUVs (Ertiga, Marazzo) Rs.2,961-3,100, and an Innova Crysta about Rs.5,640. Per-km rates are Rs.8-10 for a sedan, Rs.12-12.5 for an SUV and Rs.13.5-18 for a Crysta, with tolls billed at cost.
Is there a direct train from Dwarka to Jamnagar?
Yes, seventeen trains run direct over 138-139 km. The Vande Bharat 22926 is the fastest option, clearing Dwarka in the pre-dawn window, about 03:35 to 04:07 depending on the timetable revision, on six days a week; confirm the day on NTES. The daily 19252 runs 20:46 to 22:40. Fares on the 19252 are Rs.520 in 3A, Rs.725 in 2A and Rs.1,190 in 1A.
How do I reach Jamnagar by bus from Dwarka?
GSRTC and private operators run over fifty services daily across about 141 km in roughly three hours, with fares from Rs.92 to Rs.384. The first bus leaves around 01:30 and the last around 21:00-22:00; boarding in Dwarka is at Jakat Naka, and drops are at the Jamnagar ST bus stand, Indira Marg and Victoria Bridge.
What route does the taxi take from Dwarka to Jamnagar?
The cab runs NH 151A east from Dwarka, the auxiliary of NH 51 that begins at the highway junction on the edge of town: Bhatiya at about 40-50 km, the Khambhalia bazaar and junction at 85-90 km, then the last stretch through farmland into Jamnagar at 130-142 km. It is the same corridor the Junagadh and Keshod interior roads branch from, and there is no coastal alternative that saves distance.
Where should I stop for food on the way?
Khambhalia, at 85-90 km, is the halt worth making: a proper bazaar, kathiyawadi thalis at the road-side hotels, ATMs and fuel, and the junction where the route divides. Bhatiya at 40-50 km serves tea and snacks only. Between Khambhalia and Jamnagar the dhabas cook dal-rice and roti to order; one good twenty-minute stop beats three quick ones.
Which airport should I use for Dwarka and Jamnagar?
Jamnagar (JGA) is the closer airport, 7-8 km from the city centre with daily Mumbai flights of about 1h25m, and about 140 km, 2.5-3 hours by cab from the Dwarka temple lane. For wider networks, Rajkot Hirasar sits roughly 90 km east of Jamnagar. Our air section above prices both pairings.
What are the best places to visit in Jamnagar?
Lakhota Lake with its island fort museum in the city centre, the Bala Hanuman temple on the south-east shore where the chant has not stopped since 1964, Khijadia Bird Sanctuary 12-16 km out, and the coral walk at Narara about 60 km down the Gulf. Two nights cover all four without hurrying the birds.
When is the best time to visit Jamnagar?
November to February, when migratory flocks fill Khijadia and the lake air suits an evening walk. September brings the first birds and the quietest lodgings; weekend sanctuary entry carries a 25 per cent surcharge and the sanctuary gate closing stays fixed at 5 PM whatever the season.
The corridor, in one line: 130-142 km of NH 151A, a sedan at Rs.2,200-2,756, a train at Rs.520 if your clock is fixed, and a city that repays the second night. Book the car for the door, keep the morning darshan, and let Khambhalia decide where you eat.
