Travel
information in Allahabad
Air
There are flights from Bamrauli Airport (15 km west) to Delhi, three days a week. The Indian Airlines office (624-105) is at Tashkent Marg, Civil Lines. Taxis from the airport to downtown.
Train
Allahabad has four railway stations.The main train station is Allahabad Junction, in the centre of town. Allahabad is on the board gauge route between Delhi and Calcutta, so many express trains stop here. There are express trains to Delhi (10 hr, 2 daily), Calcutta (15 hr, 3 daily), Lucknow (3 1/2 hr), Bombay (24 hr), and Satna (4 hr) for Khajuraho.
Most trains for Varanasi leave from the Allahabad City Station at Ram Bagh, which is a metre gauge line. The 135 km trip takes three or four hours.
Bus
There are buses to Varanasi that takes 31/2 hours from the Civil Lines (MG Marg) bus stand, by the Tourist Bungalow. There are also buses to Gorakhpur (8 hr), Agra, Sunauli (9 hr), and Faizabad (4 1/2 hr) for Ayodhya. At 3 pm there is a deluxe bus to Lucknow (5 hr).
Buses to Jhansi and Satna leave from the Leader Rd bus stand, which is besides the railway station. Buses to western destinations such as Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, and Delhi leave and arrive here.
Buses to Citrakut depart from the Zero Road bus stand. Beside the government buses to Chitrakut you can get higher quality private buses. You can ask at the local travel agents, or there is a good chance someone will approach you with an offer to take a private bus to Citarkut when you arrive at the Zero Road bus stand. Buses to Satna and Mahoba also leave from here.
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