Vijayawada Travel - Nearest Airport, Station and driving distances

How to reach

Vijayawada is an important link in connecting the three regions of Andhra Pradesh and is a major transit point. Two National Highways, the National Highway 5 from Chennai to Calcutta and the National Highway 9 from Machilipatnam to Hyderabad pass through the city connecting it to other parts of the country. It is connected to other areas of the state, by state highways and district roads.

Airport

Vijayawada airport is 20 km from the town. It is connected by air with Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam.

The airport located at Gannavaram, about 20-km, from the city connects Vijayawada to Hyderabad and Vishakhapatnam. It's about a 30-minute flight from Hyderabad. NEPC Airlines flies to Chennai and Visakhapatanam on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Railhead

Vijaywada is on the main Chennai to Kolkatta and Chennai to Delhi lines and all express trains stop here. Situated along the Chennai- Howrah and Chennai-Delhi rail route, this is the largest railway junction of the South Central Railway. The quickest train from Vijayawada to Chennai is the Coromandel Express.

Situated along the Chennai- Howrah and Chennai-Delhi rail route, this is the largest railway junction of the South Central Railway. There are a number of express and super fast trains that connect Vijayawada with almost all the important places of the country.

South Central Railway was formed on 2nd October, 1966 by grouping Vijayawada and Hubli Divisions of Southern Railway and Secuderabad and Solapur Division of Central Railway.

Built in the year 1874 under the Nizam Guaranteed State Railway, the Secunderabad Railway Station building underwent expansion many times. The main portico and concourse still represent the Asaf Jahi architecture. The expansion on both the sides and the construction of the first floor of the building were completed under the stewardship of SCR, in the recent past of 30 years.

Road

Well connected.

Good motorable roads connect Vijayawada with all the places within the state and also with the major cities in India. Transport by road from Vijayawada to all the places of Buddhist interest is available in the form of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) buses.

Modern and updated technologies have also been introduced. To provide thorough cleaning in minimum possible time, 28 Automatic Washing machines were installed at major bus stations and district head quarters depots at a cost of Rs. 28 millions. Each machine washes about 250 buses a day effectively.

Two arterial roads - Mahatma Gandhi and Karl Marx - meet at the junction after traversing a major part of the city. Popular as the Leelamahal-Old Bus Stand centre, it is just a stone's throw from the city bus terminal and the Police Control room. Hundreds of city buses pass through the junction to reach the bus terminal or to go to one-town and beyond.