Vasant Kunj is threaded by Vasant Kunj Road, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road and Nelson Mandela Marg, linking it directly to South Delhi, Gurgaon and the airport corridor. Chhatarpur on the Yellow Line and Vasant Vihar and Munirka on the Magenta Line are the nearest Delhi Metro stations, with Delhi Aerocity also in reach.

A dedicated Vasant Kunj station is under construction on the new Golden Line, which will run through the locality between Aerocity and Tughlakabad.

Several well-known schools sit within a short distance of Vasant Kunj, including Bhatnagar International School, Delhi Public School, Heritage International School and Deep Public School, alongside Ramanujan Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya and a Kendriya Vidyalaya.

The Indian Institute of Mass Communication is also close by, adding to the locality's education and research base.

Vasant Kunj's Institutional Area is home to the corporate offices of Bharti Enterprises and Maruti Suzuki India, an ONGC office, and an IBM Research centre at the ISID campus.

Government and public bodies based here include the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority, the National Book Trust, the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts and the CRPF's Shaurya officers' training institute.

Sultan Ghari, regarded as Delhi's first Islamic mausoleum, stands within Vasant Kunj, and the Qutb Minar World Heritage complex lies a short distance away. The South-Central Ridge of the Delhi Ridge, known here as the Sanjay Van forest, wraps around the locality and draws walkers and nature lovers.

A five-star hotel on Nelson Mandela Marg anchors the locality's hospitality scene.

The DLF Emporio, DLF Promenade and Ambience Mall form one of Delhi's best-known luxury retail and fashion clusters, joined by the standalone Vasant Square Mall for everyday shopping.

The DDA-run Vasant Kunj Sports Complex is one of the city's most prominent sporting facilities, and a nationally recognised horse-riding club is also based in the locality.

Developed by the Delhi Development Authority on land acquired from Kishangarh village, Vasant Kunj is laid out across five sectors, A to E, each subdivided into pockets and blocks, with wide roads and extensive green cover.

Two natural water bodies sit within the locality, one behind Sector A and the other along JNU Road, and two police stations, North and South, cover the area.