Where treatment actually happens
Most international patients end up in one of a handful of cities. Each has its own hospital cluster, airport connections and cost of living. These guides cover what matters once you are on the ground.
Delhi
New Delhi
India's largest concentration of tertiary hospitals
DEL
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Haryana
Gurugram
Purpose-built private hospitals in the NCR
DEL · About 45 to 75 minutes by road from the airport, traffic dependent to the hospital belt
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Maharashtra
Mumbai
Oncology, cardiac care and transplant depth
BOM
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Maharashtra
Navi Mumbai
Newer hospital campuses across the harbour
BOM
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Tamil Nadu
Chennai
India's longest-running medical travel destination
MAA
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Karnataka
Bengaluru
Cardiac surgery and robotic programmes
BLR
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Telangana
Hyderabad
Transplant, oncology and a large international caseload
HYD
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West Bengal
Kolkata
The primary destination for patients from Bangladesh
CCU
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Gujarat
Ahmedabad
Cardiac and orthopaedic care in western India
AMD
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Kerala
Kochi
Quaternary care alongside a recovery-friendly climate
COK
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Haryana
Faridabad
Large-capacity hospital campus in the NCR
DEL
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Tamil Nadu
Vellore
A teaching hospital of long international standing
MAA · About 2.5 to 3.5 hours by road from Chennai airport to the hospital belt
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Maharashtra
Nagpur
Central India's tertiary referral centre
NAG
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