Rajkot Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Regular STC buses connect Rajkot with Jamnagar (Rs 42, 2½ hours, every 30 minutes), Junagadh (Rs 45, two hours), Porbandar (Rs 70, five hours), Veraval (Rs 70, five hours), Ahmedabad (Rs 80, 3½ hours) and Bhuj (Rs 90, seven hours, every 30 minutes) – the road to Bhuj is now excellent.

More comfortable private buses operate to Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Una (for Diu), Mt Abu, Udaipur and Mumbai. Several offices are on Kanak Rd, by the bus stand. Head to Jay Somnath Travels (2433315; Umesh Complex; 5.30am-midnight) for buses to Bhuj (Rs 110, six hours, four daily).

Train

There are at least four trains daily to/from Ahmedabad (2nd class Rs 86, five hours, 246km). Trains also go to/from Jamnagar (Rs 51, two hours, 84km) and Porbandar (Rs 77, five hours, 216km). The 9006 Saurashtra Mail leaves at 5.40pm and arrives in Mumbai at 8.10am (sleeper/3AC/2AC Rs 286/777/1104, 738km). There’s also the 9119 to Veraval (2nd class Rs 75, four hours, 186km) which leaves at 1.10pm.

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Air

There are daily flights to Mumbai (US$95) with Indian Airlines (2222295).

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