travel

Trains, Planes and Buses are major modes of inter-city transportation within Jharkhand. For travel within cities, there are many other modes such as buses, auto-rickshaws and private vehicles like 2-wheelers and cars, or even walking and cycling.

Airports – Jharkhand currently has only 2 functional airports – 1 domestic airport connecting to other states and cities in the country, and 1 International airport connecting to cities within the state as well as other parts of the country.

• Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi
• Dhanbad Airport, Dhanbad

Railway Stations – Bihar has a total of 310 train terminals/railway stations (at least one for each city/town, and more than 1 in some cities) that connect to other cities and towns within the state as well as those in other states in the country. Some of the major train terminals and junctions in the state are:

• Dhanbad Junction, Dhanbad
• Tatanagar Junction, Patliputra
• Bokaro Railway Station, Bokaro steel city
• Madhupur Junction, Madhupur
• Hatia Railway Station, Hatia
• Ranchi Junction, Ranchi
• Koderma Junction, Koderma

Bus Terminals – Jharkhand has many interstate buses run by private as well as government companies. These include “Jharkhand Paryatak” buses which can be boarded at stops/terminals that are available in every division and town in the state. The prominent town/city bus terminals in the state are located in almost every city and town in Jharkhand - they can be easily found and are conveniently accessible.