Jaipur to Jaisalmer taxi
The longest single leg we run inside Rajasthan: 560 km and around nine hours of driving. Almost everyone breaks it at Jodhpur, and we would recommend it — nine hours in one push is a poor start to a desert trip.
- Road distance
- 560 km
- Typical driving time
- 9 hr
- Tolls and state tax
- Charged separately
Fares
What Jaipur to Jaisalmer costs
One-way and return, per vehicle. These are the fares we charge, not a starting point for a negotiation.
| Vehicle | Seats | One way+ tolls & state tax | Return+ tolls & state tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Dzire / Hyundai Aura | 4 | ₹6,160 | ₹12,320 |
| Maruti Ertiga / Toyota Rumion | 6 | ₹7,840 | ₹15,680 |
| Toyota Innova | 6 | ₹8,960 | ₹17,920 |
| Toyota Innova Crysta | 6 | ₹10,080 | ₹20,160 |
| Tempo Traveller | 12 | ₹14,560 | ₹29,120 |
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Jaisalmer is inside Rajasthan, so no state entry tax applies. Tolls only.
Along the way
Stops worth making
Ask the driver and these fit into the journey. Detours beyond the direct route are charged at the per-kilometre rate.
Jodhpur
335 km out and the obvious overnight halt. Splits the drive into five and a half hours, then three and a half.
Pokhran
The fort town on the last stretch, about 110 km before Jaisalmer.
Ramdevra
A pilgrimage stop near Pokhran, busy during the Bhadrapada fair.
What else can be charged
Charges that apply on this route
| Charge | Applies when | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Driver night allowance | Any driving between 9:00 pm and 6:00 am | Paid to the driver when the journey runs through the night. Charged once per night, not per hour. |
| Minimum daily running (outstation) | Outstation trips of more than one day | On a multi-day outstation trip each day is billed at the minimum distance even if you travel less. A three-day trip covering 400 km is billed at the minimum for three days. |
| Tolls and state tax | Any route with toll plazas or a state border | Included in the fixed one-way fares marked all inclusive. Everywhere else, billed at exactly what is paid on the road, with receipts — never rounded up, never estimated after the fact. |
| Dead mileage | All outstation trips | Outstation distance is counted from our garage and back to it, not from your door. It is how every operator in this market bills; most simply do not say so. We state it up front and show it as a line on your quote. |
| Cancellation | Any confirmed booking | Free if you cancel more than 24 hours before pickup; 10% of the fare inside 24 hours. The driver waits up to 1 hour at pickup. |
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Estimate
Price your Jaipur to Jaisalmer trip
Jaipur to Jaisalmer: questions people ask
- How long is the drive from Jaipur to Jaisalmer?
Around nine hours of actual driving for 560 km, so call it eleven hours door to door with halts. That is a full day in the car and nothing else.
- Should the drive be done in one day or broken at Jodhpur?
Broken at Jodhpur, almost always. It turns a punishing day into two comfortable ones and puts a genuinely good city in the middle. The fare is the same either way, because you are billed on distance, not on how you split it.
- How many days of minimum running are charged on a Jaisalmer trip?
Our minimum is 250 km per day. A return trip to Jaisalmer is 1,120 km, which is well past the minimum for the three days it realistically takes, so you are billed for the distance actually covered rather than the minimum.
- Can the car go out to the Sam sand dunes?
Yes, Sam is 40 km west of Jaisalmer on a sealed road and our vehicles go there. The dune drive itself is done in a jeep run by the camp, not in our car — that is separate and not something we book.
Ready when you are
Send us the dates and we will confirm the car and the fare. A person answers, 24 hours, all days.