Udaipur: 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.
Udaipur is a city of 451,100 people in India (Rajasthan), 565 m (1,854 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Maharana Pratap Airport (UDR), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Udaipur City railway station. Our booking partner lists 1,446+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Udaipur runs from about 10 h 39 min a day in late December to 13 h 42 min in late June (computed for 24.59° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Udaipur is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Maharana Pratap Airport (UDR), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,484 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Udaipur: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Udaipur City railway station, Rana Pratap Nagar Railway Station. Trains to Udaipur
Buses to Udaipur · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 1,446+ places to stay in Udaipur (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 900 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (552), and 40 are five-star. Across 193 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.5 out of 10. Guests have left 52,741 reviews in total.
Hotels in Udaipur: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 53 hostels in Udaipur, out of 1,446 places to stay of every kind — 3.7% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 24 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.7 out of 10, which is 0.2 above the 8.5 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 8,260 reviews across them.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Ahmedabad, 208 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Surat, 388 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Jaipur, 332 km — flights · trains · buses
- Indore, 300 km — flights · tours
- Vadodara, 259 km — tours
- Rājkot, 392 km
- Jodhpur, 200 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kota, 224 km — trains · tours
- Bikaner, 384 km — trains
- Bhavnagar, 352 km
Common questions
Which airport serves Udaipur?
Maharana Pratap Airport (UDR), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre.
How big is Udaipur?
About 451,100 people live in Udaipur, across 37 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Udaipur in?
Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30.
What currency is used in Udaipur?
The Rupee (INR). Traffic drives on the left.
Are there hostels in Udaipur?
53 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Udaipur.
How many hotels are there in Udaipur?
Our booking partner lists 1,446 or more places to stay in Udaipur, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Udaipur?
Ahmedabad (208 km), Surat (388 km), Jaipur (332 km), Indore (300 km), Vadodara (259 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.