Jalālābād: 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.
Jalālābād is a city of 271,900 people in Afghanistan (Nangarhar), 575 m (1,886 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Jalālābād runs from about 9 h 54 min a day in late December to 14 h 30 min in late June (computed for 34.43° 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 Jalālābād in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Jalālābād · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Peshawar, 114 km (Pakistan)
- Kabul, 118 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Rawalpindi, 256 km (Pakistan)
- Bannu, 161 km (Pakistan)
- Sargodha, 332 km (Pakistan)
- Dera Ismail Khan, 292 km (Pakistan)
- Muzaffarābād, 277 km (Pakistan)
- Battagram, 237 km (Pakistan)
- Jhang Sadr, 392 km (Pakistan)
- Islamabad, 251 km (Pakistan)
Twin towns and sister cities: San Diego.
Common questions
How big is Jalālābād?
About 271,900 people live in Jalālābād, across 122 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Jalālābād in?
Asia/Kabul, currently UTC+4:30.
What currency is used in Jalālābād?
The Afghani (AFN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Jalālābād?
Peshawar (114 km), Kabul (118 km), Rawalpindi (256 km), Bannu (161 km), Sargodha (332 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.