Find Petrol Pumps Near You and Along Highways in India

How the Petrol Pump Finder Works

Enter your starting point and destination. The finder plans the road route and lists every petrol pump within your chosen distance of the road, in the order you will reach them, with the distance from your start and a directions link for each one.

Longest stretch without fuel

The finder also shows the longest part of the route with no petrol pump. On hill roads, such as the routes to Spiti, Kinnaur or Ladakh, pumps can be far apart, so fill up before a long gap and carry enough fuel for it.

Where the data comes from

Petrol pump locations, brands and CNG details come from OpenStreetMap. Most highway pumps are mapped, but a new or small pump may be missing, and opening hours are not always recorded.

How Pumps Are Matched to Your Route

The finder first requests the driving route from OpenRouteService and traces it as a line of points roughly every 50 metres. It then checks every fuel station in its India-wide list against that line and keeps the ones that sit within your chosen search distance of the road. Each pump is placed at the point on the route nearest to it, so the “from start” figure is the distance you will actually drive to reach it, not a straight-line measurement. Two map entries for the same forecourt are merged, so a station appears only once.

Choosing a search distance

• 300 m: only pumps directly beside the road, ideal on expressways and divided highways where you cannot leave easily.
• 1 km: the default, which also picks up pumps at junctions and on service roads.
• 2 km to 5 km: useful in towns and in thinly served hill districts, where the nearest pump may be in a nearby bazaar rather than on the main road.

Reading the Longest-Gap Warning

After listing the pumps, the finder measures the distance between each one and the next, including the first stretch from your start and the last stretch to your destination. The largest of these is shown as the longest stretch without fuel. When that gap is 60 km or more, the finder highlights it in the list and shows where it begins and ends, so you know exactly where to fill up beforehand. If you have selected the CNG filter, the gap is measured between CNG stations only, which on hill routes is often much longer.

Fuel Planning on Hill Routes

Pumps become scarce once you leave the main valleys of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Ladakh. Distances also feel longer in the hills, because mileage falls on steep climbs and a 100 km stretch can take four hours or more. A few habits help:

• Refill whenever the tank drops to half, rather than waiting for the warning light.
• On the Manali–Leh highway, the pump at Tandi near Keylong is widely treated as the last reliable stop for a very long distance; fill up completely there.
• Carry an approved fuel can only where permitted, and never store loose fuel inside the passenger cabin.
• Many hill pumps close in the evening and may run short in peak season, so plan to refuel during daylight.
• Keep some cash as well as UPI, since mobile network coverage can be patchy in remote areas.

Brand Filter and Station Details

Results can be filtered by brand, including Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, HP, Nayara, Jio-bp and Shell, which is handy if you use a brand loyalty card or fleet card. Labels for CNG and 24-hour opening appear only where volunteers have recorded these details on OpenStreetMap, so a pump without a label may still offer them.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the petrol pumps open 24 hours?

Only pumps marked as open 24 hours in OpenStreetMap are labelled that way. Many highway pumps operate through the night, but in hill areas many close in the evening, so refuel during the day.

Can I find CNG stations?

Yes. Tick “Only stations with CNG” to show stations recorded as selling CNG. CNG coverage outside the plains is limited, so plan CNG trips into the hills carefully.

Can I estimate the fuel cost too?

Yes. Use our Fuel Cost Calculator for the fuel cost and the Toll Calculator for tolls on the same route.