#77 of 79 · desert
Udaipur to Jaisalmer
Udaipur, Rajasthan → Jaisalmer
500 km · Nov – Feb · Easy
Lakes to limestone. The Aravallis flatten, the light goes gold, and the road becomes a ruled line toward the last fort on the desert. Best as two days, with Jodhpur in the middle.
Viewpoints
Kumbhalgarh turn
A worth-it detour into the hills.
85 km
1,100 m
Jodhpur
Blue city, and the right place to sleep.
260 km
231 m
Osian
Sand and a temple town before the dunes.
330 km
250 m
Jaisalmer ramparts
The fort on the horizon is the finish.
500 km
225 m
- Road
- Wide, fast NH. Watch for cattle, glare, and sudden sand on the tarmac after Jodhpur.
Tips
- 01
Winter only
April onwards the tar sweats and so will you.
- 02
Sunset at Sam
The dunes are 40 km past town. Time it.
- 03
Two days
500 km of desert is a grind if you treat it as a dash.
From the road
1 notes
Field reports from people who have driven this route.
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Rehan T.
Dec 2025
Night in Jodhpur. The last two hundred kilometres were a ruled line. Sam at sunset, fort at blue hour.
