Muscat to Ahmedabad Flights

Tips for travellers from India

Mutrah is the better base for the souq and corniche, while Qurum places the Royal Opera House and coastal hotels closer. Neither choice puts every major sight within walking distance: the Grand Mosque is towards the airport, and Old Muscat lies beyond Mutrah. The National Museum stands opposite Al Alam Palace and can be reached by Mwasalat route 4. Pair it with the palace exterior and the views towards Al Jalali and Al Mirani forts, rather than crossing back to Qurum between stops.

For a Royal Opera House performance, the venue specifies formal or business dress and excludes jeans, T-shirts and trainers. House tours follow a separate smart-casual policy, so an afternoon architecture tour and an evening performance require different planning. Taxi arrivals for tours use Gates 3 or 4, and the opera house has a bus stop beside it. Oman Across Ages Museum is in Manah, around 140 kilometres from Muscat, not in the capital’s museum district; reserve it for an inland excursion. A day centred on Mutrah can instead combine the market, fort and waterfront without that long transfer. The airport’s western location makes a first stop near the Grand Mosque more logical than driving to Old Muscat and doubling back.

What's new in Ahmedabad

• May 2025: A Vande Bharat Express between Sabarmati and Veraval, the station for Somnath, was flagged off on 26 May 2025 and began regular runs the next day, covering about 438 km via Rajkot and Junagadh in around seven hours.
• January 2026: The last metro section, from Sachivalaya to Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, was inaugurated on 11 January 2026, completing phase 2. Trains now run from Motera through Gandhinagar, with a branch to GIFT City.

Tips for travellers

For a short stay, Ashram Road and Navrangpura are central and close to the metro, while hotels near Lal Darwaja and Khadia suit a trip built around the old city. The metro's east-west and north-south lines cross at Old High Court, and the Janmarg BRTS buses run on dedicated lanes. Gujarat is a dry state: liquor is sold only against a permit, which visitors from outside the state can obtain at some licensed hotel shops on showing identity documents.

November to February is the season for walking the old city. Uttarayan on 14 January fills the rooftops with kite flyers, and Navratri in September or October brings nine nights of garba across the city and heavy demand for hotels. The municipal heritage walk starts early in the morning from the Swaminarayan Temple in Kalupur. Dress modestly at the Jama Masjid and the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque; women are not allowed inside the prayer hall at Sidi Saiyyed.