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How to Reach Sonepur

The nearest airport is Jay Prakash Narayan Airport.

Overview

The nearest airport is Jay Prakash Narayan Airport.

Transport Options

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By Air

The nearest airport is Jay Prakash Narayan Airport (PAT), about 8 km from Sonepur.

Nearby airports

Straight-line distances from the centre of town.

  • •Jay Prakash Narayan Airport (PAT) — about 8 km
  • •Darbhanga Airport (DBR) — about 99 km
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By Train

The nearest railway station is Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station, about 1 km from central Sonepur.

Railway access

Long-distance trains arrive from many other major cities including Lucknow, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Vadodara, Surat, Nagpur, Pune, Raipur, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Ranchi, Chennai, Bangalore, Mysore, Hyderabad, Goa, Mangalore, Kozhikode and Kochi.

  • •Long-distance trains arrive from many other major cities including Lucknow, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Vadodara, Surat, Nagpur, Pune, Raipur, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Ranchi, Chennai, Bangalore, Mysore, Hyderabad, Goa, Mangalore, Kozhikode and Kochi.
  • •There are three railway stations serving Patna:
  • •From Howrah: Danapur Express, Garib Rath Express, Jan Shatabdi Express, Lal Quila Express, Rajdhani Express, Udyan Abha Toofan Express, Vande Bharat Express, Vibhuti Express
  • •From Mumbai: Mumbai CSMT–Rajendra Nagar Patna Express, Mumbai LTT–Patna Rajendra Nagar Express

Nearby railway stations

Straight-line distances from the centre of town.

  • •Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station — about 1 km
  • •Patna Junction railway station — about 3 km
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By Road

Though public transport is non-existent there are a few buses plying on the main routes. Prices are generally 20-30% less than Tempos.

By bus

Though public transport is non-existent there are a few buses plying on the main routes. Prices are generally 20-30% less than Tempos.

  • •Though public transport is non-existent there are a few buses plying on the main routes.

By car

Patna is connected by road with all major cities of the country via (National Highway 30, 31 & 19).

  • •Patna is connected by road with all major cities of the country via (National Highway 30, 31 & 19).
  • •BSTDC (Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation) offers deluxe bus/car rental services for the following destinations: Bodhgaya, Ranchi, Rajgir, Pawapuri, Nalanda & Vaishali,
  • •On the other hand, the Inter-State Bus Terminus at Bankipore (Near Gandhi Maidan) and Mithapur, Luxury buses are available to the Nepal border (Raxaul/Birganj), Gaya, Siliguri, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Purnia etc.

Practical Tips

  • •Long-distance trains arrive from many other major cities including Lucknow, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Vadodara, Surat, Nagpur, Pune, Raipur, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Ranchi, Chennai, Bangalore, Mysore, Hyderabad, Goa, Mangalore, Kozhikode and Kochi.
  • •From Howrah: Danapur Express, Garib Rath Express, Jan Shatabdi Express, Lal Quila Express, Rajdhani Express, Udyan Abha Toofan Express, Vande Bharat Express, Vibhuti Express
  • •From Mumbai: Mumbai CSMT–Rajendra Nagar Patna Express, Mumbai LTT–Patna Rajendra Nagar Express
  • •From New Delhi: Amrit Bharat Express, Bihar Sampark Kranti Express, Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express, Garib Rath Express, Howrah Rajdhani Express, Lal Quila Express, Magadh Express, Sharamjeevi Express, Tejas Rajdhani Express, Udyan Abha Toofan Express, Vikramshila Express
  • •From Ranchi: Hatia Express, Jan Shatabdi Express, Vande Bharat Express

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