Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand, was once the summer capital of Bihar. Situated at a height of 2100 ft above the sea level Ranchi was one of the most important cities in Bihar.

While at Ranchi - Ranchi is linked to North, East, West and South by rail and to every important part of the country by road and Patna-Delhi-Mumbai by air. Rickshaws and Tempos are readily available on Rly. Station and bus stands [Birsa {Khadgarha} bus stand and Ratu Bus Stand] to take you to any part of the city almost 24 hours, but avoid late night movements. Rickshaw and reserved tempo fare from both the stands to Albert Ekka (Firayalal) chowk is negotiable which come to Rs. 10/- and 25/- to 35/- respectively. You can have hotels to suit your purse near Rly. Station and Bus Stands. From Ranchi town to different sites of sight seeing, you can have regular bus service or you can charter taxi (private cars) or hire tempo - fare is negotiable.

Luxury hotels, skyscraper offices and air-conditioned shopping, doctors, surgeons and physicians of national repute and their nursing homes and clinics, good hospitals, medicine and diagnostic centers, beauty clinics and such other facilities are enough to assure you to meet any eventualities and thwart your anxieties.

AIR CONNECTION 

Ranchi is the only city of Jharkhand which is connected by a daily airbus flight to Mumbai via Delhi, the capital of India. The flight time to, nearest airport, Patna from Ranchi is 45 minutes. It is expected that some more flights will be added soon. Kolkata, overnight by train, is the nearest international airport.

TRAIN CONNECTION

Ranchi is very well connected to other parts of the country. Direct trains are there from Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, Patna. Trains from Mumbai pass through Jamshedpur which is just 140 kms from Ranchi. The different train details with their arrival and departure timings at Ranchi station are as follows:

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