With an intention of linking two economic hubs of the country, the government of India planned the Delhi Mumbai Expressway, a 1,380-km controlled access highway, which would cut down the travel time between the two major cities from 24 hours to 12 hours. The foundation stone for the expressway, will be India’s largest greenfield expressway, was laid in March 2019 and is expected to be completed by October 2025.
The Delhi Mumbai expressway, which is being developed at an expense of Rs 98,000 crore, will pass through five states, namely Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra and several greenfield sites, which will be developed into warehousing hubs. The expressway will begin from Gurgaon and pass through Jaipur and Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh and Vadodara in Gujarat. The stretch from Sohna in Haryana to Dausa in Rajasthan was inaugurated on February 12, 2023, while the 845-km Delhi- Vadodara section was opened on October 2, 2023.
Delhi Mumbai Expressway: Quick facts
| Name | Delhi Mumbai Expressway |
| Length | 1,380-km |
| Estimated cost | Rs 1,00,000 crore |
| Status | In progress |
| Lane | Eight (expandable to twelve lanes) |
| Project model | Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model |
| Owner | National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) |
| Travel time | 12 hours |
| Inauguration | 2027 |
| States covered | Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra |
| Start point | DND Flyway, Delhi and Sohna, Haryana |
| End point | Virar-Maharashtra and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Maharashtra |
| Speed | 120 km per hour |
Delhi Mumbai expressway construction status
The Delhi-Mumbai expressway, which is According to reports, 756 km of the Delhi Mumbai expressway is now operational. The nearly completed tunnel near Kota along the route aims to reduce travel time between Gurgaon and Vadodara to around 10-12 hours.
- The first stretch of the expressway from Sohna in Haryana to Dausa in Rajasthan, was opened on February 12, 2023.
- An 845-km section from Delhi to Vadodara was inaugurated on October 2, 2023, reducing travel time from 18-20 hours to 10 hours.
- Later, on February 20, 2024 the 86-km Vadodara-Bharuch section was opened to public, reducing travel time to around 40 minutes.
The timeline for the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway’s inauguration has been revised multiple times. The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project, which was planned to be operational by January 2023 and later October 2025, is now expected to be ready by 2027 as per reports. According to officials, as cited in reports, the Rajasthan segment of the Delhi-Mumbai expressway is nearing completion and about 35 km is remaining to be completed.
Expressway to reduce Gurgaon-Vadodara travel time
As per media reports, the construction of the Kota tunnel on the Delhi-Mumbai expressway is nearing completion. Once opened, the route will ease access for commuters travelling between Gurgaon and Vadodara. The travel time between the two cities will significantly reduce from 20-22 hours currently to 10-12 hours.
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Delhi Mumbai Expressway toll rates
| Types of Vehicles | Maximum toll amount | Increased toll amount (For Delhi-Gurgaon section) |
| Private cars | – | Rs 85 per trip |
| Light vehicles (cars) | Rs 500 | Rs 120 per trip |
| Commercial vehicles | Rs 805 | Rs 120 per trip |
| Heavy vehicles (Buses and trucks) | Rs 1,685 | Rs 250 per trip |
The expressway will have over 90 exit points. It will also have the first-ever electric lane in India.
Connectivity with other expressways
- The Union Government is planning to connect the Delhi Mumbai expressway with the Agra-Gwalior greenfield expressway, to be completed in 2027, in Kota. This expressway will also be connected to the Bundelkhand expressway in Etawah and Agra Expressway in Lucknow. This will significantly reduce travel time between Delhi and Gwalior to four hours.
- The Road and Transport Ministry has also approved an expressway between Chennai and Surat, connecting the Delhi Mumbai expressway at Surat.
- The trans-Haryana expressway will be connected to the Delhi-Mumbai expressway. The NHAI will develop an 86-km-long road to reduce traffic congestion in Delhi-NCR and decongest NH-44 from Srinagar to Kanyakumari. This expressway will be between Paniyala and Barodameo in Alwar Rajasthan. It will be developed at a cost of Rs 1400 crore and expected to be completed in two years.
- A four-lane expressway will come up in Jaipur that will be linked to the Delhi-Mumbai expressway via Bandikui. The project is under construction.
Delhi-Mumbai expressway connectivity to New Haryana Expressway
The trans-Haryana expressway will be linked to the Delhi-Mumbai expressway, which is expected to reduce travel time between north and west India. The NHAI will develop a 86-km road, which will help reduce decongest Delhi-NCR and the NH-44 (Srinagar to Kanyakumari). The project will be completed in around two years. The upcoming expressway will enable people in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to easily access the expressway.
The new Haryana expressway project, developed at an estimated cost of Rs 1,400 crore, will connect Paniyala and Barodameo in Rajasthan’s Alwar.
Delhi Mumbai Expressway: Rules
- The maximum speed on the expressway is 120 kmph.
- Stopping vehicle on the Mumbai Delhi expressway route is prohibited as it is a high-speed corridor.
- Two or three wheeler vehicles such as bullock carts, auto rickshaws, bikes, etc. are not allowed to enter the Delhi Mumbai expressway. It can result in a fine of Rs 5,000.
- Toll gates on the Mumbai Delhi expressway route are located at Shamshabad, Khalipur, Pinan, Barakapara and Durgapur.
- Khalipur, located on the partial operational stretch, is around 20 km from the starting point and the toll charges are Rs 90.
- Barakapara, located on the partial operational stretch, has a toll charge of Rs 500 and Rs 800 for light and commercial vehicles, respectively.
Delhi Mumbai Expressway route
| DND-Faridabad-KMP route: 59 km | 9 km in Delhi
50 km in Haryana
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| Sohna-KMP-Vadodara: 845 km | 79 km in Haryana
373 km in Rajasthan 244 km in Madhya Pradesh 149 km in Gujarat |
| Vadodara-Virar: 356 km | 277 km in Gujarat
79 km in Maharashtra |
| Virar-JNPT route: 92 km | 92 km in Maharashtra |
Section 1: DND-Faridabad-KMP route: 59 km
The Delhi-Mumbai expressway will start from the Delhi Noida Driveway (DND) flyway in Delhi and pass through areas such as Shaheen Bagh, Okhla, Kalindi Kunj. Sohna in Haryana will serve as an entry-exit point. The 59-km route will merge with KMP expressway in Nuh.
The expressway is expected to reduce the travel time between Maharani Bagh and Sohna from 2.5 hours to only 25 minutes. The elevated corridor will cover densely populated localities of Delhi such as Yamuna Khadar, Okhla Vihar and Batla House, moving parallel to the Yamuna riverbank.
Delhi Mumbai Expressway to connect Jewar Airport
The NHAI has allotted Rs 537 crore for connecting the upcoming Noida International Airport with Yamuna Expressway and the Delhi Mumbai Expressway. A 750-metre road will be built to directly link the Jewar Airport with the Yamuna Expressway. Moreover, a 31-km expressway link is being constructed to link the airport with the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway through Ballabhgarh in Haryana. The NHAI is planning to build an interchange at the 30-km point on the Yamuna Expressway, where it will intersect with the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. The proposed link road between Jewar and Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will provide connectivity between the Noida Airport and the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.
Section 2: Sohna-KMP-Vadodara
The 160-km Sohna-Dausa section in Haryana will cover 11 villages in the Gurugram district, seven villages in Palwal and 47 villages in the Nuh district. The 844-km Gurgaon-Vadodara section will start from Alipur Village near Sohna, serving as the main entry for vehicles. In Madhya Pradesh, the expressway will cover east of Bhanupura, east of Garoth, east of Sitamau, east of Jaora, west of Ratlam and west of Thandla. After passing through the tunnel near Kota, the expressway moves towards Gujarat, covering areas such as Chhayan village, north of Dahod, parts of Godhra, Dodka village and Vadodara.
Section 3: Vadodara-Virar section
The Delhi-Mumbai expressway will have a 354-skm section from Vadodara to Virar section. The Delhi-Vadodara section will start from Sohna–Gurgaon Road near Alipur village and connect NE-1 Ahmedabad interchange at Dodka village. The expressway will cover key areas such as Dodka Village, Fajapur Village, Samiyala and Laxmipura, Dehgam Village, Moti Naroli Village, east of Navsari and east of Valsad. This section will also cover some areas in Maharashtra, including the state border and part of Virar, Palghar.
Section 4: Virar-JNPT
In Maharashtra, the Delhi-Mumbai expressway will cover Virar, Amane and Badlapur and finally end at JNPT, Mumbai. The route will span a length of 92 km.
Project cost
The Delhi-Mumbai expressway will be developed in four sections with a total of 52 construction packages, each having a length of 8 to 46 km.
The Delhi Mumbai expressway project is being developed at a cost of around Rs 1,00,000 crores, including the land acquisition cost. The NHAI has set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV), DME Developers (DMEL), to finance the expressway project and it will be fully owned by the authority.
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Delhi Mumbai Expressway state-wise routes
Delhi Mumbai Expressway route in Haryana
| Route | Location |
| NH919 (Sohna – Palwal), flyover interchange | Bhirawati village in Sohna |
| Western Peripheral Expressway (KMP Expressway) cloverleaf interchange | Near Khalilpur village in Gurgaon |
| Flyover interchange east of Ujina on Nuh-Hodal link | MDR (Major District Road – 132) |
| Interchange between Bhadas-Hathin | MDR135 in Bhadas |
| Flyover interchange towards the west of Pinangwan on Moolthan-Hodal section | MDR131, Pinangwan |
| NH22, flyover interchange east of Ferozepur Jhirka | Ferozepur Jhirka |
| Kolgaon village, south of Ferozpur Jhirka | Haryana-Rajasthan border |
The expressway will start at NH919 from Bhirawati village in Sohna. It will run parallel to the Delhi-Alwar route in Haryana and will exit the state at Kolgaon village, Ferozpur Jhirka.
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Delhi Mumbai Expressway route in Rajasthan
| Route | Location |
| Interchanges at NH45, NH14 and NH44. | Alwar |
| Interchange at NH25A | Rajgarh |
| Interchange on Manoharpur-Dausa highway | NH148 |
| Intersections at NH21 and NH23 | Jaipur |
| Interchange south-west of Sawai Madhopur | NH552 |
| Indragarh interchange | NH29 |
| Rawatbhata interchange | NH9A |
| Neemuch interchange | NH31A |
Delhi Mumbai Expressway route in Madhya Pradesh
| Route | Location |
| Interchange east of Bhanpura-Neemuch | MP |
| East of Garoth | MP |
| Interchanges at NH31 and NH14 | Mandsaur, MP |
| Jaora | Jaora, MP |
| Ratlam and Banswara | MP |
| Thandla | MP |
Delhi Mumbai Expressway route in Gujarat
| Route | Location |
| Dahod | Chhayan village |
| Godhra | Godhra |
| Vadodara | Vadodara |
| Surat | Surat |
| Navsari | Navsari |
Delhi Mumbai Expressway route in Maharashtra
| Route | Location |
| Valsad | Chhayan village |
| Vapi-Silvassa | Godhra |
| Virar | Palghar district |
| Amane and Badlapur | Thane district |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) | Navi Mumbai |
The Delhi Mumbai expressway will link urban centers of the national capital through the Delhi-Faridabad-Sohna section of the corridor, along with a branch leading to the Jewar Airport and another to Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai.
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Sustainable infrastructure and expressway features
Wildlife crossings
The upcoming expressway, which will also be the longest greenfield expressway, will have India’s first animal bridges or animal overpasses. These will be designed to keep the wildlife section unaffected from the new infrastructure. There will be around five such animal overpasses, with a combined length of around 2.5 kms, passing through Ranthambore wildlife corridor and Mukundra wildlife sanctuaries in Rajasthan.
Environment-friendly features
According to NHAI officials, the Delhi-Mumbai expressway will be among the most modern in the world. The greenfield Delhi Mumbai expressway is also expected to cut around 850 million kg of carbon dioxide emissions. Besides, about 32 crore liters of fuel will be saved every year, owing to reduced traffic congestion. The lights on the expressway will operate on solar power. The expressway will have a tree cover of two million trees, watered with drip irrigation on the entire stretch with rainwater harvesting system at every 500 metres.
E-highway
There are plans to develop an e-highway, which is expected to cut down the logistics costs by 70%. It will allow commercial vehicles like trucks and buses to move at a speed of 120 kmph. Four lanes on this eight-lane expressway will be for e-vehicles only. A 1.5-metre-high wall will be constructed on both sides of the road for security. Toll plazas will be set up in slip lanes instead of highways.
Expandable lanes
The Delhi-Mumbai expressway can be expanded to 12 lanes to manage future traffic. A 21-m wide space has been provided in the middle for this purpose.
Helipad
There are also plans to allow helicopters to land at specific points along the expressway, including Alipur village near Gurgaon, where the expressway begins.
Multi-modal logistics parks
According to Anurag Jain, secretary, road transport and highways ministry, the first of the four planned multi-modal logistics parks in India along the corridor would come up in Indore. It will involve land acquisition of 300 acre for the facility and construction will be undertaken under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
Delhi Mumbai expressway to be developed as digital highways
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has said that it will develop the Delhi Mumbai expressway, along with the Hyderabad-Bengaluru corridor as digital highways for faster rollout of technologies such as 5G networks. There are plans to set up around 10,000 km of optic fibre cables (OFC) across the country by 2025.
As per an official statement by NHAI, the National Highways Logistics Management (NHLML), a fully owned special purpose vehicle (SPV) of NHAI, will implement the OFC network by building integrated utility corridors along the national highways (NHs).
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Real estate impact of Delhi Mumbai Expressway
Overall real estate growth along the corridor
The upcoming Delhi-Mumbai expressway will be one of the longest expressways in India, which is expected to significantly boost real estate opportunities across several areas along the corridor. Various townships, housing projects and commercial properties are coming up in various locations. Moreover, the infrastructure project will be a key growth driver for new developments, including townships, business parks and logistics parks. Key cities such as Surat, Ahmedabad and Vadodara are expected to see significant development in real estate sector.
Increase in land prices
The Delhi-Mumbai expressway project has steered real estate growth, leading to increase in property prices, especially in Gurgaon and Sohna elevated road and Sohna-Dausa part of the expressway. Prominent developers, including Godrej properties and Signature Global, are coming up with new projects along these locations.
In the recent three years, property prices along the Delhi-Mumbai expressway have increased by about 60% to 70%. Property rates in Dausa region have seen around 40.46% YoY growth. Further, land prices have increased from Rs 10,000 – Rs 11,000 per sqft to around Rs 15,000 – Rs 17,000 per sqft in recent years. Prices of apartments have also increased. Currently, the property rate in Dausa is Rs 14,922 per sqft. Land prices are expected to increase further around the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) by around 30% to 40%.
New real estate hubs
The Delhi-Mumbai expressway will pave way for the development of new real estate hubs. Sohna near Gurgaon is emerging into a preferred real estate destination. The expressway will pass through Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra. The town is expected to attract investors, offering new real estate opportunities across Dwarka Expressway and Delhi-Alwar Expressway (NH-248A).
Sohna as a real estate hub
Located in south of Gurgaon, Sohna is an emerging micro-market, witnessing rapid real estate developments. The direct connectivity with the Delhi-Mumbai expressway has made the Sohna region a preferred destination for big-ticket investments. The location has attracted investors, developers and buyers alike. Sohna Road, due to its proximity to the Sohna-Dausa stretch of the expressway and its central location in the NCR, has become a favourable real estate hotspot. Several sectors are being developed around the Dwarka Expressway and the Delhi-Alwar Expressway (NH-248A).
According to the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP), ten affordable group housing projects, 19 group housing projects in Sohna and 15 projects under the Deen Dayal Awas Yojana will be developed. Moreover, six to seven commercial projects will also come up in the region.
In the coming years, real estate investment avenues along Sohna-Dausa stretch are expected to increase for buyers. Once operational, the property investment opportunities will further rise across 26 districts, 11 of which are in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Price appreciation is also expected.
Growth of logistics sector
The development of the Delhi-Mumbai expressway has also positively impacted the logistics sector. Enhanced connectivity and reduced travel time between the two metro cities and other smaller cities and towns along the corridor will drive the industrial growth, especially in warehousing and logistics.
Top localities to invest near Delhi Mumbai expressway
| Locality | Property rates (in Rs per square foot) |
| Sohna | Rs 11,370 |
| Faridabad | Rs 7,410 |
| Yamuna Expressway | Rs 6,150 |
| Kota | Rs 4,800 |
| Vadodara | Rs 4,700 |
| Surat | Rs 4,500 |
| Virar | Rs 6,000 |
| Badlapur | Rs 4,200 |
Housing.com News Viewpoint
The Delhi-Mumbai expressway is an upcoming infrastructure project, which is expected to change the real estate landscape across several states, creating an increased demand for properties, including residential, commercial and rented properties. It is an ideal time to invest in the region if one is looking to gain sound returns on investment as property prices and rental rates are expected to increase in future.
Moreover, if you are looking for property options in NCR, you can consider areas Sohna region that caters to the mid-segment and luxury segment. These areas are expected to emerge as a sought-after realty destination at par with established localities like Cyber Hub and Golf Course in Gurgaon. In Maharashtra, cities such as Thane, Navi Mumbai and Palghar are emerging as coveted destinations for property investments.
The prices in these regions are expected to increase as the expressway project nears completion. Hence, it is crucial to stay aware of the latest price trends when investing in a property.
FAQs
How long does it take to drive from Delhi to Mumbai?
At present, it takes 22-24 hours to drive between Delhi and Mumbai.
How far away is Mumbai from Delhi?
The total distance between Mumbai and Delhi is 1,400 kms.
When will the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway be completed?
The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is expected to be completed by October 2025.
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