By road: the expressway changed the answer
Before March 2026, the trip ran on older state highways through town centres - two and a half to three hours. The Ahmedabad-Dholera Greenfield Expressway replaced that: 109.019 km from Sarkhej on Ahmedabad's Sardar Patel Ring Road to Adhelai near Bhavnagar, access-controlled, designated NH-751 and NE-8.
Distances to Dholera, at a glance
- Ahmedabad International Airport - about 120 km
- Vadodara Airport - about 140 km
- Bhavnagar Airport - about 60 km
- Delhi-Mumbai Expressway - about 120 km east of the region
- DFC freight link at Sanand - about 100 km
- Pipavav Port - about 200 km · Kandla Port - about 200 km · Mundra Port - about 350 km
- Bhavnagar port (proposed) - about 65 km
By rail
No passenger rail serves Dholera today. The Sarkhej-Dholera semi-high-speed rail line was approved in May 2026 - about ₹20,667 crore, with a completion horizon up to 2030-31 - and is currently at tender stage. The approval record is dated; operations are not.
By air
Dholera's own international airport is under construction, reported about 80% complete at the July 2026 official review, with operationalisation targeted for late 2026. Until flights begin, the nearest commercial airports are Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Bhavnagar.
Verify before you travel
Distances above come from official connectivity material. Physical status changes - check Chapter 6, ground reality before planning a visit.