Bhubaneswar Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Baramunda bus station (2400540; NH5) has frequent buses to Cuttack (Rs 12, one hour), Puri (Rs 25, 1¼ hours) and Konark (Rs 25, two hours), and hourly buses to Berhampur (Rs 98, five hours).

Several services go to Kolkata (Rs 200 to 525, 12 hours), where price relates to comfort, Sambalpur (Rs 180, nine hours) and infrequent services to Baripada (Rs 120, seven hours).

Cuttack buses also go from the city bus stand, just off Station Sq, and the bus stop at the top end of Lewis Rd, from where buses also go to Puri.

Train

The Coromandal Express No 2841 travels daily to Chennai (non-AC sleeper/3AC sleeper/2AC sleeper Rs 397/1061/1502, 20 hours, 9.40pm). The Purushotlam Express No 2801 goes to Delhi (Rs 489/1320/1876, 31 hours, 9.48pm) and the Konark Express No 1020 to Mumbai (Rs 493/1358/1943, 37 hours, 3.15pm). Howrah is connected to Bhubaneswar by the Jan Shatabdi No 2074 (2nd class/chair Rs 142/460, seven hours, 6am daily except Sunday) and the Howrah Dhauli Express No 2822 (Rs 130/439, seven hours, 1.15pm). To Sambalpur, the Bhubaneswar-Sambalpur Express No 2893 (chair Rs 356, five hours, 6.40am) is quick, comfortable and convenient.

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Air

Indian Airlines (2530544; www.indianairlines.in; Rajpath; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat), or its subsidiary Alliance Air, flies daily to Delhi (US$315, 2.30pm), Mumbai (US$335, 2.25pm), Chennai (US$250, 3.55pm) and Kolkata (US$130, 12.55am).

Air Sahara (2535729; www.airsahara.net; airport; 10am-5.30pm) flies to Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru (Bangalore) and Kolkata. Check the website for schedules and latest fares.

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