How to Reach Jharkhand

Planning to Visit Jharkhand? Find the various ways to travel to Jharkhand by Road, Cars, Trains, Indian Railways, Flights, Airlines and Airports in Jharkhand.

Location of Jharkhand

Jharkhand is located in the eastern India and share its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east. Some of the major cities are Ranchi, Dumka, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro and Hazaribagh.

Getting here – How to Reach Jharkhand

By Train

Direct trains are there from Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, and Patna. Trains from Mumbai pass through Jamshedpur, which is just 140 km from Ranchi. Bokaro, Ranchi, Dhanbad, Tata, Gomo are main railway station in Jharkhand. The Howrah-Delhi main and Grand Chord lines cut across the northern part of the state. The Howrah-Mumbai lines goes via Jamshedpur in the southern part of state. The Barkakhana-Sonenagar and other links on the western side are gaining in importance.

By Air (Flights)

The air network is not very developed in Jharkahnd. There are 4 domestic airports but only have few flights. Birsa Munda Airport is a public domestic airport serving the city of Ranchi, Jharkhand. It is connected by a flight to Mumbai via Delhi.

By Road

Ranchi is situated at the junction of National Highways 23 and 33. Good network of road connects various places of the states with each other and rest of the country. State transport and private buses ply within the state and also to neighboring states like Bihar and West Bengal.

The Grand Trunk Road (NH 2 Kolkata Delhi) cuts across the northern part of the state. NH 6 connecting Kolkata with western India enters the south-east corner of the state for a short span. Ranchi, Bokaro, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad are well connected through neighboring State and major cities.