Amritsar: 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.
Amritsar is a city of 1.2 million people in India (Punjab), 244 m (801 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 865 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Amritsar runs from about 10 h 8 min a day in late December to 14 h 16 min in late June (computed for 31.62° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Amritsar is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, whose 12,000-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE, 46 km), Pathankot Airport (IXP, 99 km).
Flights to Amritsar: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Amritsar · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 865 places to stay in Amritsar. Of the 734 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (504), and 11 are five-star. Across 121 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8 out of 10. Guests have left 43,579 reviews in total.
Hotels in Amritsar: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 12 hostels in Amritsar, out of 865 places to stay of every kind — 1.4% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 5 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10, which is 0.3 above the 8.0 its hotels average — not unusual, since a hostel is judged on its staff and its common room rather than on its fittings. Guests have left 2,442 reviews across them.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Lahore, 50 km (Pakistan)
- Faisalabad, 171 km (Pakistan) — flights
- Rawalpindi, 278 km (Pakistan) — flights
- Gujranwala, 88 km (Pakistan)
- Multan, 361 km (Pakistan) — flights
- Ludhiana, 122 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Najafgarh, 391 km
- Srinagar, 274 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Sargodha, 214 km (Pakistan)
- Chandigarh, 207 km — trains · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Walsall, Bakersfield.
Common questions
Which airport serves Amritsar?
Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Amritsar?
About 1.2 million people live in Amritsar, across 170 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Amritsar in?
Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30.
What currency is used in Amritsar?
The Rupee (INR). Traffic drives on the left.
Are there hostels in Amritsar?
12 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Amritsar.
How many hotels are there in Amritsar?
Our booking partner lists 865 places to stay in Amritsar, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Amritsar?
Lahore (50 km), Faisalabad (171 km), Rawalpindi (278 km), Gujranwala (88 km), Multan (361 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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.