How to Reach

Reaching Gwalior

Gwalior is accessible by roads, railways and air. Gwalior Junction is among those few stations that is served by both broad gauge and narrow gauge railway lines. This junction station serves as a link to five directions:  Agra, Jhansi, Shivpuri, Bhind, and Sheopur Kalan. All except Sheopur Kalan have broad gauge access with Gwalior. Though there are few direct trains connecting this city to Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai, Gwalior falls en-route on Delhi-Chennai, and Delhi-Mumbai trains. Bhopal – New Delhi Shatabdi Express and Chennai – Delhi Rajdhani Express pass through Gwalior junction.

How to Reach Gwalior from International Locations 

Gwalior, a historic city in Madhya Pradesh, India, is easily accessible from international locations via major Indian airports. Travelers from Europe (London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Rome), Southeast Asia (Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Hanoi), the American continents (New York, Chicago, Toronto, Mexico City, São Paulo), and the Middle East (Dubai, Doha, Riyadh, Muscat, Istanbul) can fly to India through major hubs such as Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) in New Delhi, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) in Mumbai. From these airports, Gwalior can be reached by domestic flights to Gwalior Airport (GWL), direct trains such as the Shatabdi Express from New Delhi, or by road via national highways (a 5-hour drive from New Delhi). 

Trains between Gwalior and New Delhi/ Delhi – Jabalpur Nizamuddin Express, Nizamuddin Link Express, NizamuddinExpress, Grand Trunk Express, Goa Express, Tamil Nadu Express, Bhopal Express, Gondwana Express,  Ujjaini Express, Mahakaushal Express, Karnataka Express,  Kerala Express, Sachkhand Express, Utkal Express,  Jhelum Express, Panch Valley Express, Punjab Mail, Chattisgarh Express, Patalkot Express, and Malwa Express connect Gwalior to Delhi. Bhopal  - New Delhi Shatabdi Express and Chennai - Apart from these daily trains, several trains operate on certain days of the week. Journeys between Gwalior and New Delhi/ Delhi take about four or six hours.

Trains connecting Gwalior to Mumbai – Amritsar Lokmanya Tilak Express, Punjab Mail, and Mangala Lakshadweep Express are daily trains connecting Gwalior to Mumbai. It takes a little over 24 hours to travel this distance of approximately 1500km.

Trains between Gwalior and Kolkata – Chambal Express is the only train plying between Gwalior and Kolkata and operates three days a week. A distance of approximately 1300km is covered in about 24 hours.

Trains connecting Gwalior to Chennai – Tamil Nadu Express and G.T. Express are daily trains operating between these two cities. In addition, Andaman Express, plying three days a week, and Dehra Dun Madurai Express, operating weekly, are two other trains connecting Gwalior and Chennai. Chennai – New Delhi Rajdhani also connects Gwalior to both Delhi and Chennai. Travelling time between these two stations about 1850km distant is approximately 30 hours.

Apart from these four metropolitan cities Gwalior is well connected with Agra, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Jhansi, Bhopal, Indore and Nagpur.

Roads - Roadway accessibility of Gwalior to other parts of India is excellent. National Highway (NH) 3, connecting Agra and Mumbai, and NH 75, connecting Gwalior and Parsora in Odhisa, are the main interstate highways of this city. NH 3 originates in Agra and passes through Dhaulpur, Gwalior, Indore, Nasik, and Thane before terminating in Mumbai. NH 75 begins from Gwalior and stretches upto Parsora via Jhansi, Panna, Satna, Daltonganj, Ranchi, Chakradharpur, and Chaibasa.

Air - Gwalior City is served by Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Airport. There are regular flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore.

Local conveyance

Within the city, tempos and auto rickshaws are the main modes of conveyance. These tempos and auto rickshaws could be hired completely or ridden on shared basis. They ply throughout the city and even to adjoining areas.

Commuting to ABV-IIITM – ABV-IIITM is about  7 km from Gwalior railway station and about 12 km from city airport. Auto rickshaws and tempos are available from railway station to institute campus. From airport you could hire cabs or auto-rickshaws. The institute has its own bus service for carrying passengers to and from the institute to important locations of the city.