Guwahati: 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.
Guwahati is a city of 962,334 people in India (Assam), 59 m (194 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre. It has 6 railway stations on record, including Guwahati railway station. Our booking partner lists 906 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Guwahati runs from about 10 h 33 min a day in late December to 13 h 49 min in late June (computed for 26.18° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Guwahati is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,000 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Shillong Airport (SHL, 58 km).
Flights to Guwahati: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Guwahati railway station, Kamakhya Junction railway station, New Guwahati railway station, Azara railway station, Pandu railway station, Narangi railway station. Trains to Guwahati
Buses to Guwahati · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 906 places to stay in Guwahati. Of the 457 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (292), and 10 are five-star. Across 110 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.8 out of 10. Guests have left 24,918 reviews in total.
Hotels in Guwahati: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 19 hostels in Guwahati, out of 906 places to stay of every kind — 2.1% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 8 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.5 out of 10, which is 0.7 above the 7.8 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 1,818 reviews across them.
Hostels in Guwahati: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Dhaka, 306 km (Bangladesh) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Gazipur, 277 km (Bangladesh) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Rangpur, 254 km (Bangladesh) — trains · tours
- Lhasa, 391 km (China)
- Rajshahi, 375 km (Bangladesh)
- Comilla, 308 km (Bangladesh) — trains
- Mohammadpur, 353 km (Bangladesh) — trains
- Siliguri, 335 km — trains
- Chéngguān Qū, 390 km (China)
- Agartala, 265 km — tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Guwahati?
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Guwahati?
About 962,334 people live in Guwahati, across 216 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Guwahati in?
Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30.
What currency is used in Guwahati?
The Rupee (INR). Traffic drives on the left.
Are there hostels in Guwahati?
19 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Guwahati.
How many hotels are there in Guwahati?
Our booking partner lists 906 places to stay in Guwahati, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Guwahati?
Dhaka (306 km), Gazipur (277 km), Rangpur (254 km), Lhasa (391 km), Rajshahi (375 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.