How to Reach Hyderabad

How to Reach Hyderabad by Air

Hyderabad has a new state of the art airport which is serviced by international flights from Europe and the Middle East. Domestic flights operate from all major hubs. Taxis and auto-rickshaws ply back and forth to the city centre.

How to Reach Hyderabad by Rail

Hyderabad has three stations: Kacheguda, Hyderabad (Nampally) and Secunderabad. All three are major junctions on the South and West Zone sectors of the Indian Railways. These stations get a lot of traffic from all parts of the country ensuring that Hyderabad is well connected to all parts of India and to the many towns and villages in the state. Superfast, express and mail train services link it to major destinations like Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore and Thiruananthapuram.

How to Reach Hyderabad by Bus

Good motorable roads connect Hyderabad to Aurangabad (548 km), Bangalore (568 km), Mumbai (735 km), Calcutta (1588 km), Chennai (704 km), Tirupati (651 km) and Panaji (698 km). The state roadways bus service scene is fairly efficient. Both state roadways and privately owned buses ply to all the important places within the state and to neighbours in the region. There are services to even Mumbai and Nagpur in Maharashtra. Private bus services run air-conditioned video coaches but they need not deliver all they promise.

Getting Around Hyderabad

Visitors to the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad will find the city bus service a pleasant surprise with frequent service, courteous staff and relatively uncrowded buses. Other options cover the ubiquitous auto-rickshaws and cycle rickshaws that literally slalom their way through the city. Rental cars, private taxis, tourist coaches and intercity trains are other more comfortable ways to get around.