Bikaner: 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.
Bikaner is a city of 644,406 people in India (Rajasthan), 229 m (751 ft) above sea level. Our booking partner lists 110 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Bikaner runs from about 10 h 25 min a day in late December to 13 h 58 min in late June (computed for 28.02° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Bikaner in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Bikaner · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 110 places to stay in Bikaner. Of the 83 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (55), and 4 are five-star. Across 17 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.6 out of 10. Guests have left 3,474 reviews in total.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Delhi, 390 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Faisalabad, 378 km (Pakistan)
- Jaipur, 273 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Multan, 301 km (Pakistan)
- Faridabad, 394 km
- Najafgarh, 365 km — trains
- Jodhpur, 197 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Bahawalpur, 222 km (Pakistan)
- Gurugram, 367 km — trains
- Arifwala, 254 km (Pakistan)
Twin towns and sister cities: Udine.
Common questions
How big is Bikaner?
About 644,406 people live in Bikaner, across 155 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Bikaner in?
Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30.
What currency is used in Bikaner?
The Rupee (INR). Traffic drives on the left.
How many hotels are there in Bikaner?
Our booking partner lists 110 places to stay in Bikaner, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Bikaner?
Delhi (390 km), Faisalabad (378 km), Jaipur (273 km), Multan (301 km), Faridabad (394 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.