Sambalpur: 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.
Sambalpur is a city of 189,366 people in India (Odisha), 152 m (499 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Sambalpur runs from about 10 h 52 min a day in late December to 13 h 29 min in late June (computed for 21.47° 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 Sambalpur in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Sambalpur · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Jamshedpur, 272 km — tours
- Nowrangapur, 290 km — tours
- Dhanbad, 362 km
- Ranchi, 250 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Raipur, 244 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bhubaneswar, 234 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bhilai, 265 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Cuttack, 227 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bokāro, 332 km
- Āsansol, 395 km
Common questions
How big is Sambalpur?
About 189,366 people live in Sambalpur, across 51 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Sambalpur in?
Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30.
What currency is used in Sambalpur?
The Rupee (INR). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Sambalpur?
Jamshedpur (272 km), Nowrangapur (290 km), Dhanbad (362 km), Ranchi (250 km), Raipur (244 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.