HYD · Layover Guide
Hyderabad
Stop in Hyderabad.
Best layover: 4–16h
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62
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Visa on arrival · US passport30 min to center
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Hyderabad for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 62 · Discover 49 · Ease 5
Why Hyderabad scores 62
Airport qualityLounges, facilities, routing
62DiscoverThings to do in the city
49EaseTransit ease, visa access
5Getting there
Metro — 30 min to city center
30
min to center
metro- 01Metro — 30 min to city center
- 01Charminar and the historic Laad Bazaar pearl and bangle markets
- 02Golconda Fort with its acoustic clapping point and panoramic ramparts
- 03Hyderabadi biryani at Paradise Restaurant or Bawarchi in RTC X Roads
- 04Hussain Sagar Lake and the 18-metre Buddha statue on its central island
- 05Salar Jung Museum's vast collection including the Veiled Rebecca marble sculpture
Experiences in Hyderabad
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Where to stay →Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
8 lounges
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