Gaya Travel - Nearest Airport, Station and driving distances

How to reach

Gaya is an important Junction in the Mughalsarai-Dhanbad Grand Chord Section of the East Central Railway (erstwhile Eastern Railway). It has direct Train Services from New Delhi, Howrah and Mumbai. It is about 1100 km away from New Delhi and 450 Km away from Kolkata (Howrah Junction). Altogether Four Rajdhani Express Trains apart from other Super-Fast trains take you directly from Delhi to Gaya. While Rajdhani Express takes 12 hours, the other Mail Express trains take 15 to 17 hours. From Kolkata it is an overnight journey of approximately Six hours. It has direct train links from Puri, Nagpur, Indore, Lucknow , Patna as well

Gaya has one International Airport. Indian Airlines operates Bi-weekly Kolkata-Gaya-Bangkok and Kolkata-Gaya-Yangoon flights and Druk Airlines of Bhutan operates Paro-Gaya-Bangkok bi-weekly flights. With the completion of New Terminal Building, more Domestic and International flights are expected to be added to the fleet.

Gaya is well connected by Roads (National Highways) as well. The Grand Trunk Road (NH-31) touches Gaya at Dobhi, 30 km south joining Delhi & Kolkata Expressway. The state capital Patna is 120 km away and well connected by road (NH-83) and train services.

Gaya does not have an airport of its own.

By Rail

There is a small railway station, which is located on the northern part of the town. As Gaya is on the main Delhi-Calcutta railway line, there are a number of trains to Delhi, Calcutta, Varanasi, Puri and Patna.

Railway Station Name:Gaya Junction

Many of the trains going between Delhi and Kolkata (Calcutta) go through Gaya. There are direct trains to Varanasi (4-6 hr), Puri, and Patna (2½ hr). As the trains are extremely crowded between Varanasi and Gaya, it is best to book a ticket in advance.

By Road

There are two bus stands in Gaya, on either side of the Falgu River. The Gandhi Maidan bus station is on the west side of the Falgu River and there are a number of buses to Patna (4 hours) and Ranchi (7 hours), from here. One can catch buses for Rajgir (3 hours) from the Gaurakshini bus station to the east of the Falgu River. There is good bus service for the holy towns of Bodhgaya and Varanasi. Auto-rickshaws ply between Gaya and Bodhgaya, but they are overcrowded, most of the time.

One can move around the city in auto-rickshaws and cycle-rickshaws.

Distance from Bus Stand 15 k,Bus Stand Name:Gaya Bus Stand

Buses to Patna (100km, 4 hr) and Ranchi (7 hr) depart from the Gandhi Maidan Bus Stand. Buses to Rajgir (3 hr) depar t from the Gaurakshini Bus Stand, across the river. Buses to Rajgir and Nalanda (2 hr, every hour) depart from the Manpur bus stand on the other side of the Phalgu River.

Arrival and departure. On Delhi (16 ½ hrs)- Kolkata (7 hrs) line, not the main one, you have to pick your trains.