Chandigarh to Chandigarh Airport Taxi Service

The name confuses first-time visitors: Chandigarh airport is not inside Chandigarh's sectors. Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport sits on the Mohali side, near Aerocity and not far from Zirakpur. From most of the city it is about 15 to 20 km, roughly 30 to 45 minutes by car.

Getting out of the sectors

From the southern sectors the car heads out past Tribune Chowk and onto the airport road. From the northern sectors near Sukhna Lake, the Secretariat or PGI, the drive is longer because you cross more of the grid and its roundabouts first. Panchkula pickups come across through the Zirakpur side, which is where traffic can build up at peak hours.

Chandigarh's roads are wide and well marked, but the roundabouts, the traffic lights on the main dividing roads and the Zirakpur flyover approaches are what decide whether a trip takes 30 minutes or 50.

Give us the sector and house number when you book. The numbered grid makes addresses easy to find, even at 3 a.m. Visitors are often surprised that there is no Sector 13; if you are in a guest house, the name of the nearest market or chowk helps too.

Timing for city pickups

Who books from the city

• PGI patients and attendants heading home after treatment; the driver can wait near the hospital gate you specify.
• Government officers and visiting officials staying near the Secretariat or in guest houses.
• Tourists who have seen Sukhna Lake, the Rock Garden and the Rose Garden and are flying on to Goa, Mumbai or Bengaluru.
• Families in the sectors catching the first flight of the day without waiting on an app cab at 3 a.m.
• Panjab University students and visiting faculty flying home at semester end or after a conference; pickups from the campus gates or the hostels.
• Hotel guests in Sector 17, Sector 35 and the hotels along the Zirakpur road.

Car options for the airport run

For a solo traveller or couple, a Swift Dzire, Honda Amaze or Toyota Etios. For families with large suitcases or a wheelchair user with an attendant, the Toyota Innova, Innova Crysta or Mahindra Marazzo, which have more room for bags and an easier step in and out. Wedding parties and groups flying out together can book a 12-seater or 17-seater Tempo Traveller. All air-conditioned. For a short city hop the smaller car is usually enough; the luggage, not the distance, is what should decide.

Arrivals: being met at IXC

When you are flying into Chandigarh, share the flight number. The driver waits at arrivals, calls you after landing, and drives you to your sector, Panchkula, Zirakpur or a hotel. If you are heading on to Himachal or into Punjab rather than staying in the city, the same car can take you straight there; ask about our Himachal tours and the routes into Punjab.

Where we come from

We are a Jalandhar taxi operator, about 3 hours up the road, and we cover the Chandigarh tricity on pre-booked trips. Book the day before for early flights so the car is in place.

Longer trips from Chandigarh

Living across the boundary in Mohali? See the Mohali to airport page. For flights out of Delhi there is the Chandigarh to Delhi airport taxi, and for road trips to Gurugram or Noida, the Chandigarh to Delhi NCR cab. Flying from Amritsar? Use the Chandigarh to Amritsar airport taxi. Every route into this airport is on the Chandigarh airport hub.

Book the car

Call or WhatsApp +91 72680 42000 with your sector or hotel, flight time and number of bags. We confirm the car and quote, including parking, before the day, and send the driver's name and number on WhatsApp.

Questions people ask about this trip