Bandhavgarh National Park Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Tala is connected with Umaria, the nearest railhead, by frequent buses and shared jeeps (Rs 15, one hour) and taxis (Rs 300).

Useful trains out of Umaria: 8478 Kalinga Utkal Express to Puri (Rs 531/1343/1788, 25 hours, 6.17am) and 8477 Kalinga Utkal Express to Delhi Nizamuddin (Rs 466/1160/1524, 17 hours, 8.50pm).

For other places it’s best to go to Jabalpur on the 8234 Narmada Express (Rs 230/561/663, 4½ hours, 4.25pm), which continues on to Pipariya (for Pachmarhi), Bhopal, Ujjain and Indore.

Bandhavgarh National Park