Last updated: October 2026 · Method: built from published site information and recurring traveller reports; figures approximate — verify on site.
📄 Image slot — an empty desert highway with a distant fort silhouette.
Bikaner and Jaisalmer sit about 330 km apart across the northern Thar — the classic two-desert-city transfer, and easier by road than by rail.
The options
- Road via Pokaran: the standard route runs through Nokha, Ramdevra and Pokaran on the Jodhpur road, roughly 5-6 hours; the Pokaran fort stop turns the transfer into a day.
- Train: direct trains exist but are few and slow; the common rail route goes via Jodhpur with a change — the train connections guide covers the current patterns.
- The desert detour: some drivers route via the eastern edge for the desert reserve country; slower, scenically better in the green weeks.
Planning note: fuel and food stops are real planning items on this road — fill up at Nokha and eat at the Pokaran highway stalls, not at random.