Why visit Surat
Townapedia lists 26 museums and landmarks, 27 parks and trails, 32 places to eat, 7 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Cable Bridge Surat, Heritage Square, Saraswati Mandir and Sardar Patel Museum.
Weather in Surat
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About Surat
Surat (Gujarati: [suːɾət̪]) is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat directly translates to countenance in Gujarati, Hindi and Urdu. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now the commercial and economic centre of South Gujarat, and one of the largest urban areas of western India.
From the Wikipedia article Surat (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Surat on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do6
Cable Bridge Surat
Bridge · 3.9 km
Cable-stayed bridge over the Tapti River, Surat
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Surat
School · 5.8 km
University in India
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
School · 5.8 km
Engineering institute of higher education
Museums and landmarks26
Saraswati Mandir
Museum
Writer's house museum, historic site in Gujarat, India
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Dutch & Armenian Tombs & Cemeteries
Monument and historic site · 1.5 km
Monument of national imporance. N-GJ-180.
Surat City's First Firetruck from the 19th century
Monument and historic site · 2.7 km
Swami Vivekanand Circle, Makkaipul, Nanpura, Surat.
Monument and historic site · 1.4 km
14 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds27
Dholakiya Garden,Katargam
Park · 2.9 km
Dolakiya Grden SSii Baba Nagar Society, Singapore Road, Surat
Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00
SMC Multi-Activity Zone
Park · 3.2 km
Opp. Morarji Desai Garden, Saint Park Society, Guru Ram Pavan Bhumi, Adajan Gam, Adajan, Surat
15 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes32
the shake maker
Cafe · Dessert · 2.4 km
We serve not just shakes, but the healthy shakes. Our shakes are pure milk based, no ice creams or ice is used and that differentiates us.
5 neel gagan apt Athwalines Road, surat
Mo-Su 11:00-23:00
Gokulam Dairy
Cafe · Cold Chocolate Milk · 2.8 km
RK Desai Marg, Surat
10:00-20:00
The Waffle House
Cafe · 3.2 km
19 19, Adinath Marg, Karunesh Nagar, D V Park Society, Yamuna Nagar, Surat, Gujarat 395010, India
Jagdish Baldaniya's Home
Restaurant · Regional · 2.9 km
A-84 Surbhi Vihar Society,Aie Mata Road, Surat
Jagruti stores
Ice cream · 3.6 km
D-24, Swami Vivekananda Garden, Poonam Nagar, Bhatar, Athwa, Surat, Gujarat, surat
Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
Amul Parlour - Ramdev Enterprise
Ice cream · 2.4 km
G-8 Ramdev Hieghts, Opp. Siddhi Vinayak Temple, Bhathena, Surat
20 more on the map.
Where to stay7
Hilton Garden Inn Surat City Centre
Motel and hotel · 1.3 km
No:7/39 City Survey, Opposite Railway Station, Surat
Churches and places of worship22
Shree Sai Ganesh Yuvak Mandal-1976
Place of worship · Hindu · 1.1 km
7/3216 Kachhiya Sheri, surat
Kantareshwar Mahadev Mandir
Place of worship · Hindu · 3.5 km
Near Narayan Nagar Soc. Katargam, Surat
Perrian.com
Place of worship · New Apostolic · 0.9 km
206 Pramukh Darshan Building Rampura Main Road, surat
Masjid e Aarifiya (Maslak e Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama'at)
Place of worship · Sunni · 2.6 km
Shopping8
V S Antique and Nursery
Shop · 3.0 km
G 209 Shiv Shakti Shopping complex Ghod Dhod Road, Surat
Gas and EV charging16
Indian Oil
Gas station · 2.9 km
Udhna Teen Rasta, Udhna BRTS Udhna Main Road, Surat
Schools, colleges and libraries14
Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology
School · 2.7 km
RK Desai Marg, Surat
Healthcare438
Map of Surat
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Getting there and nearby towns
Surat Airport (STV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 13 km away.
- Utrān 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
- Amroli 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- Bharthana Kosad 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Ichchhapor 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Sachin INA 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Sachīn 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Pardi Kanade 12 km southeast, about 12 min by car
- Vareli 13 km east, about 13 min by car
- Kadodara 14 km east, about 14 min by car
- Kansad 14 km south, about 14 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Surat at night, Hemant meena, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Panorama of Masjid al-Moazzam, Surat, Murtaza.aliakbar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Surat railway station - panoramio, prakash dakhara, CC BY 3.0
- Opp. Surat Railway , Surat - panoramio, Raman Patel, CC BY 3.0
- Beautiful Bungloww,Surat - panoramio, Raman Patel, CC BY 3.0
- Athwa Gate, Surat - panoramio, Raman Patel, CC BY 3.0
- Sadhna Society, Laxman Nagar, Varachha, Surat, Gujarat 395006, India - panoramio, prakash dakhara, CC BY 3.0
- Cable Bridge Surat, India, Pravega, CC0
- Blooming flower at heritage square, Imanushkasingh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- SVNIT, SURAT, Imanushkasingh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gezicht op de haven van Sūrat (Gujarāt), SK-A-4778, Rijksmuseum, CC0
- Masjid Al Moazzam in Syedna Abd-e-Ali Saifuddin Dargaah Complex - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Gopi Talav -DJI 0084, Ashvin29, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gopi Talav DJI 0041, Ashvin29, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gopi Talav 2, बृहस्पति, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gopi Talav 3, बृहस्पति, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gopi Talav, Nikunjbohra, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gopi Talav 4, बृहस्पति, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gopi Talav IMG 0266, Ashvin29, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gopi Talav 5, बृहस्पति, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marjan Shami Roza, Kinkhab, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MohammadFaizanShaikhMFS, Mofaizan5066, CC BY-SA 4.0
- SwarajExpress, Makwana1993, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Masjid al-Haram in 20th century label QS:Len,"Masjid al-Haram in 20th century", Shaikhmajeed74, Public domain
- Ligampally - Indore Humsafar Express, Makwana1993, CC BY-SA 4.0
- "THE ENGLISH CEMETERY", Yash Narola, CC BY-SA 4.0
- THE DUTCH CEMETERIES, Yash Narola, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dutch And Armenian Cemetery, Yash Narola, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Duth & Armenian Cemeteries, Parth3681, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 12931 - 12932 Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Double Decker Express, Nizil Shah, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Dutch Cemeteryentrance, YashIsIn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Armenian Tombs, YashIsIn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tempal - panoramio, prakash dakhara, CC BY 3.0
- Old English Tombs 1, YashIsIn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tomb of Francis Breton, English Cemetery, YashIsIn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old English Tombs description board, YashIsIn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dawer chamber - panoramio, prakash dakhara, CC BY 3.0
- Stone work singel pic - panoramio, prakash dakhara, CC BY 3.0
- Old Dutch Cemetery, Kinkhab, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Brown-headed Gull & Black-headed Gull, Gujarat, Yndesai, CC BY-SA 4.0
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