Visakhapatnam Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

You’ll probably take the train to/from Vizag, but its bus stand (2746400) is well organised, with frequent services to Vijayawada (deluxe/Volvo Rs 225/404, nine hours) and Hyderabad (ordinary/Volvo Rs 382/676, 14/12 hours).

Train

Visakhapatnam Junction station is on the Kolkata–Chennai line. The overnight Coromandel Express (sleeper/3AC/2AC Rs 338/896/1263, 13½ hours) is the fastest of the five daily trains running to Kolkata. Heading south, it goes to Vijayawada (sleeper/3AC/2AC Rs 189/476/659, 5½ hours) and Chennai (sleeper/3AC/2AC Rs 315/831/1170, 13 hours). Many other trains head to Vijayawada daily; seven others go to Chennai.

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Boat

Boats depart every now and then for Port Blair in the Andaman Islands. If you want to try your luck, bookings for the 56-hour journey can be made at the Shipping Office (2565584, 2562661; Av Bhanoji Row; 8am-5pm) in the port complex.

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Air

Vizag’s airport (2572020) is 13km west of town. An autorickshaw there should cost Rs 120. Bus 38 will take you there for Rs 6.

Air Deccan (2543352, 9849677008; Prantosini Apartments No 7, CBM Compound; 9am-8pm) Daily flights: Hyderabad, Chennai, Tirupathi and Bengaluru.

Air Sahara (6672333; Kalyani Estates, near Big Bazaar, Dwarakanagar) Daily flights: Hyderabad and Mumbai; frequent flights to Bengaluru, Delhi and Kolkota.

Indian Airlines (2746501, 1800 1801407; LIC Bldg) Daily flights: Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai (via Hyderabad) and Delhi.

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