Puri Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

From the sprawling bus station (224461) near Gundicha Mandir, frequent buses serve Konark (Rs 20, 30 minutes), Satapada (Rs 39, three hours) and Bhubaneswar (Rs 25, two hours). For Pipli and Raghurajpur, take the Bhubaneswar bus. For other destinations change at Bhubaneswar.

Train

Book well ahead if travelling during holiday and festival times. The booking counter at the train station can become incredibly crowded, but CT Rd agencies will book tickets for a small fee.

The Purushottam Express No 2801 travels to Delhi (non-AC sleeper/3AC sleeper/2AC sleeper Rs 501/1354/1924, 32 hours, 8.15pm), while Howrah can be reached on the Puri-Howrah Express No 2838 (Rs 247/641/895, nine hours, 7.35pm) and the Sri Jaganath Express (Rs 227/611/865, 10 hours, 10.15pm). The Neelachal Express No 2875 goes to Varanasi (Rs 377/1005/1421, 21 hours, 10.40am), continuing to Delhi on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. To Sambalpur, the Puri-Sambalpur Express No 8304 (2nd class/chair Rs 105/356, six hours, 4.30pm) is best.

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