Bangalore to Jaisalmer With a Dog
Roughly 2200km by road, which is around 34 hours of driving. Almost nobody does this by car with a dog. Train or plane is the sensible route.
Bangalore to Jaisalmer and Jaisalmer to Bangalore are one journey, so everything here applies whichever way you are pointing.
Do not drive this one
Roughly 2200km. Two days out, two days back, and a dog that spends more of the holiday in a car than out of it. For Jaisalmer the railhead is Jaisalmer station, connected to Jodhpur and Delhi.
Leaving Bangalore
Jaisalmer lies north west of Bangalore, roughly 2200km by road. Bangalore's exits clear faster than Delhi's or Mumbai's, but the ORR still costs you forty minutes at the wrong hour. Head out before 7am and the first hour is easy. Sunday evening returns are the reliably painful part.
Where to break this journey
If you insist on driving, these break the haul into days that a dog can actually manage.
Of the 57 destinations we cover, Jaisalmer is the 34th closest to Bangalore.
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Jaisalmer in one paragraph
Desert heat is a serious risk for dogs outside deep winter, and sand reaches burning temperatures. Camel safari operators generally do not accommodate dogs. Nights get genuinely cold in winter.
The full Jaisalmer guide explains what the place is actually like with a dog rather than in a brochure.
Veterinary access at the far end
Limited. Basic care in Jaisalmer town, with anything serious meaning a long drive to Jodhpur, roughly 5 hours.
Save a clinic to your phone while you are still in Bangalore, along with a second one in case the first does not answer. Emergency vets by city.
Timing it from Bangalore
The kindest large city climate in India for a dog, which is why thick coated breeds cope here in a way they do not elsewhere. Monsoon brings the usual paw and skin problems.
Two monsoons rather than one, so damp related problems run longer than most cities.
Set that against Jaisalmer, where the advice is to go november to february and avoid March to September. The overlap between those two windows is your actual travel season, and it is usually narrower than either one suggests on its own.
Doing this journey with your dog
At around 34 hours of driving this is two days each way, which is the argument for the train. Secure the dog properly. A crate strapped down or a harness clipped to a seat belt point, never loose on a lap or hanging out of a window. In a sudden brake an unrestrained dog becomes a projectile, and over 34 hours the odds of one sudden brake on an Indian highway are close to certain. On a run this long they will settle far better in a defined space.
Our breed climate checker scores how your breed copes with the conditions at Jaisalmer, and the travel hub has the other 56 destinations if this one turns out to be the wrong fit.
Questions people ask
How far is Jaisalmer from Bangalore?
Roughly 2200km by road, north west of Bangalore, which is around 34 hours of driving. At that distance almost nobody drives it with a dog, and the figure is an estimate rather than a looked-up number.
Should I fly or take the train from Bangalore to Jaisalmer?
The train wins on almost every measure except duration. No weight limit, you stay with the dog throughout, and you control the temperature and the water. Flying out of Bangalore means handing them over at a counter and getting them back at the far end.
Can I drive from Bangalore to Jaisalmer with a dog if I want to?
You can, over two or three days. Igatpuri, Nashik, Matheran sit broadly along the corridor and make sensible overnight stops.
What is the best time to visit Jaisalmer with a dog?
November to February. Avoid March to September, because extreme desert heat.
Do I need to book pet friendly stays in Jaisalmer ahead?
Yes, and confirm by phone rather than trusting a listing. Properties marked pet friendly frequently turn out to mean small dogs only, or specific rooms, or an undisclosed fee. Get the size limit in writing.
What should I pack for Bangalore to Jaisalmer?
Water and a collapsible bowl, their own food rather than a new one, the physical vaccination card, any medication, a spare lead, poo bags and an old towel. The vaccination card is the item people leave behind and then need.
Times shown are calculated, using terrain and distance to estimate an effective speed. Verified against 56 known routes. Traffic, roadworks and one bad ghat section can each add an hour.
The rest of the planning
Dates, stops, packing and the order to do things in. The planner covers what this page does not.
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