Longest Bus Routes in India

07 Dec 2024 Credit: Pixabay

Leh to Kargil to Srinagar (800 km)

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Delhi to Kathmandu (1,250 km)

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Jodhpur to Bangalore (1,935 km)

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Kolkata to Digha (185 km)

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Ahmedabad to Dwarka (457 km)

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Bangalore to Thiruvananthapuram (725 km)

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Delhi to Manali (550 km)

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Mumbai to Goa (590 km)

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Hyderabad to Shirdi (550 km)

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Chennai to Pondicherry (155 km)

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