Ratlām: 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.
Ratlām is a city of 264,914 people in India (Madhya Pradesh), 486 m (1,594 ft) above sea level. It has 1 railway station on record, including Ratlam Junction railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Ratlām runs from about 10 h 44 min a day in late December to 13 h 37 min in late June (computed for 23.33° 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 Ratlām in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
By rail: stations on record include Ratlam Junction railway station. Trains to Ratlām
Buses to Ratlām · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Ahmedabad, 253 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Surat, 329 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Indore, 106 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Vadodara, 220 km — trains · tours
- Bhopal, 241 km — trains · tours
- Nashik, 392 km
- Aurangabad, 385 km
- Jodhpur, 386 km
- Kota, 221 km — trains · tours
- Amravati, 386 km
Common questions
How big is Ratlām?
About 264,914 people live in Ratlām, across 50 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Ratlām in?
Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30.
What currency is used in Ratlām?
The Rupee (INR). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Ratlām?
Ahmedabad (253 km), Surat (329 km), Indore (106 km), Vadodara (220 km), Bhopal (241 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.