Punjab · India
Jalandhar travel guide
Jalandhar is a city in Punjab, India, home to about 874,000 people.
- Best months
- November to March
- Nearest airport
- HWR64 km · Halwara International Airport
- Currency
- INRIndian rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Language
- English, Hindi
About
About Jalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in the state of Punjab in India. With a considerable population, it ranks as the third most-populous city in the state and is the largest city in the Doaba region.
Punjab's third largest city with a population of nearly one million has huge historic significance. Nearby flows the Beas River that marks the eastern-most border of Alexander the Great's conquests in 326 BCE. According to Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang or (Hsuan-tsang) who traveled to India between 627-643 CE, Adinapur (the current Jalalabad) was an important Buddhist center with lot of vihara (monasteries). At that time Adinapur was the capital of a powerful kingdom that encompassed a good part of southern Himachal Pardesh. But the city retains almost nothing of its past.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Jalandhar
See
- Devi Talab Mandir
- Nikku Park
- Sodal Mandir
- Nakodar
Do
- Pushpa Gujral Science City
- Wonderland
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When to go
The best time to visit Jalandhar
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Jalandhar are November to March. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; July is the wettest, with about 208 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Jalandhar: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Halwara International Airport (HWR), about 64 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ, 86 km) and Pathankot Airport (IXP, 101 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Travel options from Delhi include train and road travel. Jalandhar is well connected by trains, including a Shatabdi train from Delhi to Amritsar via Jalandhar which runs twice a day with air-conditioned chair car coaches. Jammu Mail, among others, runs in the night from Delhi to Jalandhar.
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HWR · Halwara International Airport
ATQ · Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport
IXP · Pathankot Airport
Questions
Jalandhar: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Jalandhar?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Jalandhar are November to March. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; July is the wettest, with about 208 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Jalandhar?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Halwara International Airport (HWR), about 64 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ, 86 km) and Pathankot Airport (IXP, 101 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Jalandhar?
Indian rupee (INR).
Nearby
Destinations near Jalandhar
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.