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Bishnupur can be reached both by train and by bus. It is only a 5-hour drive (about 150Km) from Kolkata and regular buses, taxis and trains from Howrah are available.
By Train
Trains to Bishnupur depart from 2 stations in Kolkata: Howrah Jn (HWH) and Santragachi Jn (SRC)
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No
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Train
| Departure
| Arrival
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Duration
| Running Days from
Kolkata
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1
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Rupasibangla Ex
(12883)
| 06:00 AM
(Howrah Jn)
| 09:43 AM
(Bishnupur)
| 3h 43m
| All Days
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2
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Aranyak Express
(12885)
| 07:56 AM
(Santragachi Jn)
| 11:13 AM
(Bishnupur)
| 3h 17m
| Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri & Sat
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3
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Hwh Prr Exp
(12827)
| 04:50 PM
(Howrah Jn)
| 08:04 PM
(Bishnupur)
| 3h 14m
| All Days
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4
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Hwh Ckp Pas
(58011)
| 11:05 PM
(Howrah Jn)
| 03:33 AM
(Bishnupur)
| 4h 28m
| All Days
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By Air
| Airports near Bishnupur
| Type
| Aerial Distance
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Sonari Airport, Jamshedpur (IXW)
| Domestic
| 129 km
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Intl Airport, Kolkata (CCU)
| International
| 135 km
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Bisra Munda Airport, Ranchi (IXR)
| Domestic
| 222 km
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Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad (HYD)
| International
| 1182 km
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By Bus
Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC) and South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC) buses ply regularly between Dharmatala/ Esplanade bus stand of Kolkata and Bishnupur
By Road
From Kolkata travel to Dankuni, take the Durgapur Expressway, at Ratanpur crossing turn left and take the Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar road, go straight through to Arambagh and Bishnupur.
From other places
- By bus from Tarakeshwar
- By bus from Durgapur
- By train from Kharagpur
- By bus from Bardhman
- By bus from Durgapur
- By train from Asansol
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