Gaya Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Buses to Patna (Rs 50, three hours, hourly) and Ranchi (Rs 101, seven hours, hourly) leave from the Gandhi Maidan bus stand. Some buses to Patna also leave from a stand next to the train station. Buses to Rajgir (Rs 35, 2½ hours, every 30 minutes) use the Gaurakshini bus stand, across the river.

Gaya is on the Delhi–Kolkata railway line with regular trains to Delhi (sleeper/3AC Rs 319/899, 16 hours) and Kolkata (Rs 183/515, eight hours), and less frequent services to Varanasi (Rs 110/310, four hours). There are four daily trains to Patna (Rs 101/188, two hours).

At the train station you’ll be besieged by autorickshaw drivers assuming you’re heading to Bodhgaya. It should cost Rs 80, or you can take a cycle-rickshaw to Kacheri stand and a crowded shared autorickshaw (Rs 8) from there.