Kunduz: 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.
Kunduz is a city of 161,902 people in Afghanistan, 402 m (1,319 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Kunduz runs from about 9 h 42 min a day in late December to 14 h 44 min in late June (computed for 36.73° 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 Kunduz in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Kunduz · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Peshawar, 390 km (Pakistan)
- Kabul, 246 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Dushanbe, 201 km (Tajikistan)
- Samarkand, 365 km (Uzbekistan)
- Mazār-e Sharīf, 156 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Mingora, 383 km (Pakistan)
- Qarshi, 359 km (Uzbekistan)
- Istaravshan, 354 km (Tajikistan)
- Jalālābād, 294 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kŭlob, 155 km (Tajikistan)
Common questions
How big is Kunduz?
About 161,902 people live in Kunduz (GeoNames).
What time zone is Kunduz in?
Asia/Kabul, currently UTC+4:30.
What currency is used in Kunduz?
The Afghani (AFN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Kunduz?
Peshawar (390 km), Kabul (246 km), Dushanbe (201 km), Samarkand (365 km), Mazār-e Sharīf (156 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.