India guide

Arrival playbooks — India's 9 major airports

What to do in the 30 minutes between immigration and the city. Prepaid taxi fares, Uber pickup zones, SIM counter details, ATM guidance, and the one local scam each airport is known for.

Delhi

DEL · Delhi

Indira Gandhi International Airport

Mumbai

BOM · Maharashtra

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

Bangalore

BLR · Karnataka

Kempegowda International Airport

Chennai

MAA · Tamil Nadu

Chennai International Airport

Kolkata

CCU · West Bengal

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

Hyderabad

HYD · Telangana

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

Kochi

COK · Kerala

Cochin International Airport

Goa (South)

GOI · Goa

Dabolim Airport (Goa Mopa airport is MOA, not GOI)

Ahmedabad

AMD · Gujarat

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

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