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India · Gujarat

Ahmedabad: how to get there and around

Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.

Ahmedabad is a city of 6.4 million people in India (Gujarat), 56 m (184 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (AMD), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Ahmedabad Junction railway station. Our booking partner lists 926 places to stay.

Key facts

Population6.4 million
Elevation56 m (184 ft)
Area464 km²
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata (UTC+5:30 now)
CurrencyRupee (INR)
Dialling code+91
Driving sideLeft
Plug typesAC power s and sockets: British and related types, BS 546, Euro
Postal codes261201
UN/LOCODEINAMD
People are calledAhmedabadi
Coordinates23.026, 72.587
Ahmedabad

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Daylight in Ahmedabad runs from about 10 h 46 min a day in late December to 13 h 36 min in late June (computed for 23.03° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.

Getting there

Ahmedabad is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (AMD), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, whose 11,499-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.

Flights to Ahmedabad: every airport, routes and times

By rail: stations on record include Ahmedabad Junction railway station, Sabarmati Junction railway station. Trains to Ahmedabad

Buses to Ahmedabad · Driving and car hire

Where to stay

Our booking partner lists 926 places to stay in Ahmedabad. Of the 805 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (474), and 22 are five-star. Across 116 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.6 out of 10. Guests have left 39,765 reviews in total.

Hotels in Ahmedabad: the full picture, and book

What people come for

Most-visited sights in Ahmedabad with published visitor numbers (Wikidata)
SightVisitors a yearYear
Sabarmati Ashram700,000—

The busiest is Sabarmati Ashram at 700,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.

UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Historic City of Ahmadabad.

Tours, tickets and day trips from Ahmedabad

Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Twin towns and sister cities: Valladolid, Astrakhan, Rio de Janeiro, Columbus, Jersey City.

Common questions

Which airport serves Ahmedabad?

Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (AMD), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre.

How big is Ahmedabad?

About 6.4 million people live in Ahmedabad, across 464 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Ahmedabad in?

Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30.

What currency is used in Ahmedabad?

The Rupee (INR). Traffic drives on the left.

How many hotels are there in Ahmedabad?

Our booking partner lists 926 places to stay in Ahmedabad, bookable on this site.

Which cities are near Ahmedabad?

Surat (205 km), Indore (334 km), Vadodara (103 km), Nashik (359 km), Rājkot (201 km).

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.