Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, also spelt Amdavad and historically known as Karnavati, is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Ahmedabad, also spelt Amdavad and historically known as Karnavati, is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 makes it the sixth-most populous city in India, and the encompassing urban area population estimated at 8,854,444 is the seventh-most populous in India. Ahmedabad is located near the banks of the Sabarmati River, 25 km (16 mi) from the capital of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, also known as its twin city.
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Worth seeing in and around Ahmedabad
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Narendra Modi Stadium
Narendra Modi Stadium is an international cricket stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. With a total capacity of 132,000, it is the world's largest cricket stadium and the largest overall stadium in the world by capacity.
8.1 km · cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India · Wikipedia - 02Sidi Saiyyed Mosque
The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, popularly known locally as Sidi Saiyyed ni Jali, is a Sunni mosque located in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. The mosque was built by Sidi Sayyad, a Habshi nobleman, in 980 AH.
1.1 km · mosque in Gujarat, India · Wikipedia - 03Historic City of Ahmadabad
The Historic City of Ahmadabad or Old Ahmedabad, the walled city of Ahmedabad in India, was founded by Ahmad Shah I of the Gujarat Sultanate in 1411. It remained the capital of the state of Gujarat for six centuries and later became the important political and commercial centre of Gujarat.
1.7 km · Old fort city of Ahmedabad, India · Wikipedia - 04Sidi Bashir Mosque
The Sidi Bashir Mosque is a former Sufi mosque, now in partial ruins in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Only the central gateway and two minarets survive; they are known as the Jhulta Minar or Shaking Minarets.
3.1 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 05Kankaria Lake
Kankaria Lake is the largest lake in Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located in the southeastern part of the Ahmedabad, in the Maninagar area.
3.6 km · tourist place and lake in Ahmedabad, India · Wikipedia - 06Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad
The Jama Masjid, also known as Jumah Mosque or Jami' Masjid, is a Friday mosque located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It was built in 1424 during the reign of Ahmad Shah I. The inscription on the central mihrab commemorates the inauguration of the mosque in 827 AH, on the 1st Sarar, or January 4, by Sultan Ahmad Shah I. The mosque lies in the old walled city, and it is situated outside Bhadra Fort area.
1.6 km · mosque of Gujarat, India · Wikipedia - 07Gujarat University
The Gujarat University is a public state university located at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The university is an affiliating university at the under-graduate level and a teaching university at the post graduate level.
3 km · state public university in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India · Wikipedia - 08Sarkhej Roza
The Sarkhej Roza is a Sufi mosque and tomb complex located in the village of Makarba, 7 kilometres south-west of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, India. Although there are many rozas across Gujarat, the Sarkhej Roza complex is a Monument of National Importance.
7.6 km · mosque and tomb complex in Ahmedabad, India · Wikipedia - 09Vastrapur Lake
Vastrapur Lake, officially Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta Lake, is situated in western part of Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is officially named after Narsinh Mehta.
4.7 km · lake in India · Wikipedia - 10Sanskar Kendra
Sanskar Kendra is a museum at Ahmedabad, India, designed by the architect Le Corbusier. It is a city museum depicting history, art, culture and architecture of Ahmedabad.
1.1 km · museum and architectural site at Ahmedabad, India · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Ahmedabad has several floridly carved historic monuments including the Stepwell at Adalaj and the Rani Mosques (dedicated to Rani Sipri and Rani Rupmati). There are some museums and art galleries. Modern office buildings and malls dot the more recently developed areas.
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Things to do
Ahmedabad Heritage Walk Watch a Gujarati film at Gauri Cinema in East Zone, or at Sapna Cinema in New West Zone. Watch a Bollywood (Hindi) or Hollywood film at Cinépolis, Sunset Drive-In Cinema, PVR Cinemas or Mukta A2 Cinema in New West Zone; or Grand Cinemas in West Zone. Diwali — one of the popular festival in Ahmedabad. It's called the festival of light. People make many sweets and meet each other on this day.
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Where to eat
Ahmedabad is a gastronomic paradise, and there are many restaurants. Gujaratis are fond of eating and the food generally tends to be on the sweeter side. Gujaratis are mostly vegetarians hence most local dishes are vegetarian. However, with the recent advent of international and domestic food chains non-vegetarian food has become popular.
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Getting to Ahmedabad
- Airports
- Sardar Vallabh Patel (AMD), 9 km · Vadodara (BDQ), 102 km · Rajkot (HSR), 173 km
- Stations
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, 8.9 km · Ahmedabad Junction railway station, 3.1 km · Sabarmati Junction railway station, 5.7 km · Maninagar railway station, 4.9 km
- Vadodara → Ahmedabad103 km · quickest by road, 2h 6m · ₹720–900
- Rajkot → Ahmedabad201 km · quickest by road, 3h 45m · ₹1,420–1,780
- Surat → Ahmedabad205 km · quickest by road, 3h 47m · ₹1,570–1,970
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ahmedabad
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ahmedabad. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAn auto rickshaw or a taxi should cost roughly ₹ 200 or 300 respectively.
- Get aroundOne can also travel using a combination of BRTS, AMTS and/or auto rickshaw.
- Get aroundShouting 'auto' or 'rickshaw' at a passing rickshaw should be enough to catch the drivers attention.
- Get aroundSince auto rickshaws are the dominant travel mode apart from BRTS and AMTS, there are few taxis in Ahmedabad.
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