How to Reach Jaipur

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Being the capital city of Rajasthan, Jaipur is well connected to other major destinations across the country via an extensive road, rail and air network. Reaching the place therefore is easy both for the international tourists and the domestic tourists alike.

How to reach Jaipur

There is no travel like train travel. It is cheapest and the entertaining journey one can have. The capital city of Jaipur falls on the broad and meter gauge line of the Indian Railways. On the broad gauge line, Jaipur is connected with major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Mysore, Agra, Lucknow and Bangalore. Within the state of Rajasthan, train services interconnected Jaipur with Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Kota and Ajmer. On the meter gauge line, Jaipur is linked with places like Sirohi and Sri Ganganagar.

If time is a concern, then tourists can also reach Jaipur by availing a flight. The nearest airport to Jaipur is located at Sanganer which handles both international and domestic flights. Domestic carriers like Jet Airways, Indian Airlines, Kingfisher Airlines, Air Deccan, Air India, Spice Jet, Air Sahara and Go Air also operate daily flights to Jaipur from Delhi and Mumbai. Jet Airways also connect Udaipur to Jaipur via a direct flight. Among other carriers, Spice Jet links Jaipur to Ahmedabad and Mumbai, Indigo Air operates between Mumbai and Kolkata and Indian Airline connect Ahmedabad and Delhi to Jaipur. Other cities from where flights are available to Jaipur are Hyderabad, Chennai, Goa, Raipur and Bangalore. International flights are available to Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Bangkok, Muscat and Sharjah.

By road, Jaipur can be reached from Delhi via the NH 8. The national highway passes through Gurgaon. Direct buses are also available to Jaipur. Buses are operated by the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation. From Delhi the buses leave from Bikaner House, Pandara Road, just adjacent to India Gate. The Sindhi Camp Bus Stand or the Narayan Singh Circle is the man bus terminus in Jaipur.