How To Reach
Ranchi

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.

:: INDIAN AIRLINES ::

Sector  Flight No.  Dep.  Arr. 
Ranchi to Delhi IC 810 15:15 Hrs. 17:00 Hrs.
Ranchi to Mumbai IC 810 15:15 Hrs. 19:55 Hrs.
Delhi to Ranchi IC 809 11:00 Hrs. 12:35 Hrs.
Mumbai to Ranchi IC 809 08:00 Hrs. 12:35 Hrs.
Ph.: Airport : 93042 73315, 2253111/12
Ph.: 9971303030

KingFisher

SECTOR Flight No. DEPARTURE ARRIVAL
Mumbai-Ranchi

IT-3571

11.40 am. 13.45 pm.
Ranchi-Patna

IT-3571

14.15 pm. 15.05 pm.
Patna-Mumbai 

IT-3571

15.35 pm. 18.05 pm.
Delhi-Patna

IT-3347

14.50 pm. 16.35 pm.
Patna-Ranchi 

IT-3347

17.05 pm. 17.55 pm.
Ranchi-Delhi

IT-3347

18.25 pm. 20:15 pm.
Delhi-Ranchi

IT-3347

14.50 pm. 17:55 pm.
Kolkata-Patna IT-4579 18.25 pm. 19.25 pm.
Patna-Kolkata IT-4580 20.20 pm. 22.00 pm.
Kolkata-Patna
(Tue., Thu., Sat & Sunday)
IT-4581 9.05 am. 10.40 am.
Patna-Kolkata
(Tue., Thu., Sat & Sunday)
IT-4582 12.00 pm. 01.30 pm.
Ranchi-Raipur
(Mon., Wed. & Friday)
IT-4573 07.30 am. 09.00 am.
Raipur-Ranchi
(Mon., Wed. & Friday)
IT-4574 10.20 am. 11.45 am.
       

Ph : Airport : 2252289

 

MDLR Airlines

SECTOR Flight No. DEPARTURE ARRIVAL
Delhi - Ranchi

9H171

09.05 AM 10.50 AM
Ranchi - Delhi

9H172

11.20 AM 13.10 PM
Ranchi - Jamshedpur 

9H171

15.35 PM 18.05 PM
Jamshedpur - Ranchi

9H172

14.50 PM 16.35 PM
 
 

JET - AIRWAYS

SECTOR Flight No. DEPARTURE ARRIVAL
Kolkata-Ranchi 9W-2856 14.35 pm. 15.45 pm.
Ranchi-Kolkata 9W-2857 16.15 pm. 17.25 pm.


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:

:: RAILWAYS ::

DOWN TRAIN
Train No. Name Day Arrival Departure
2439 Rajdhani Express Wed. & Sun. - 17.50 pm
2453 Rajdhani Express Saturday - 17.10
2817 Swarn Jyanti Express Wd, Fri & Sun. 14.55 15.10
2825 Ranchi-Delhi Sampark Kranti Express Mon. & Thu. - 23.40
2873 Swarn Jyanti Express Wd, Fri & Sun.
 (via Barkakana)
13.55 14.05
8609 LTT Express Wd, Fri & Sun.
(via Gomo-Alahabad)
- 21.05
8616 Hatia-Hawarh Express - 21.25 21.40
2020 Shatabdi Express Except Sunday - 13.40
8622 Patli Putra Express   22.20 22.30
8624 Hatia Patna Express   19.20 19.30
8626 Hatia Patna Super Express    06.15 06.24
3403 Vanachal Express (Mon to Sun. Via Andal) - 14.45
8603 Vanachal Express Sun., Tue., Thur. via Kiul - 15.10
5027  Mourya Express -- 17.05 17.20
5761 Ranchi New Alipurdwar  Sun., Wed. - 20.30
466 Hatia-Khadagpur Passenger -- 9.00 9.05
484 Hatia-Bakunda -- -- 16.10
8601 Hatia-Jammutavi Express -- 15.20 15.30
8608 Baidhnath Dham Express -- - 13.25
8611 Varanashi Express Mon., Tues., Fri., Sat., - 20.15
8631 Ranchi- Ajmersharif  Thur. -- 20.15
308A Ranchi-Muri MEMU -- -- 18.25
3304 Hatia-Dhanbad Except Sunday -- 18.10
2877 Ranchi-Delhi Garib Rath Mon to Fri. 17.10 --
8603 Ranchi-Bhagalpur Express Sun., Tues. & Thur.
via kiul 
-- 15.15
8613 Ranchi CPU Mon., Thur., & Sat. - 07.55
8311 Sambalpur to Banaras Wed., Sun. 20.05 20.15
8618 Ranchi Hawrah Intercity  Thur., Fri., Sat.,
via Tata
- 05.40
8628 Ranchi Hawrah Intercity  Sun., Mon., & Tues. via Dhanbad -- 5.40
2366 Ranchi Patna Janshatabdi   -- 14.30
2831  Hatia -Bhuvneshwar Garibrath Mon., Wed., & Sat. -- 21.13
3304 Ranchi Dhanbad Intercity Except Sunday - 18.10
2835 Hatia Yashwantpur Tues. & Sun. -- 18.20
2812 Hatia Lokmanya Tilak Fri.& Sat. - 09.40
230 Hatia Bardman Passenger -- 8.05 8.10
614 Hatia-Dhanbad Passenger -- -- 15.42
1JH Hatia- Jharsuguda  -- -- 10.10
1RL Ranchi-Loherdaga -- 06.15 6.25
3RL Ranchi-Loherdaga -- -- 14.15
5RL Ranchi-Loherdaga -- 8.05 8.10
7RL Ranchi-Loherdaga -- -- 18.15
  These trains Depart from Hatia  
Train No. Name Day Arrival Departure
8451 Hatia-Puri Tapaswani Exp DN   - 16.05
8452 Puri-Hatia Tapaswani Exp UP   11.25 -
8262 Hatia Patna Exp   - 6.00
3352 Allepy-Dhanbad - 08.20 8.25
2873 Hatia - Delhi Swarnjyanti Express  Mon., Tue., & Wed via Gomo - 13.40
2817 Hatia Delhi Jharkhand Wed., Fri and Sun via Gomo -- 14.40
2812 Hatia-Lokmanya Tilak Express Super Fast    Fri, Sat, Via Rourkela-Raipur - 09.40
2835 Hatia-Khadagpur - - 08.45
466 Hatia-Yashwanthpur  (Banglore) Mon & Tue - 18.20
230 Hatia-Bardmaan Passenger - - 07.50
8601 Hatia - Jammutavi - 15.20 15.30
8616 Hatia - Harah - - 21.10
8622 Hatia- Patlipitra - - 22.05
8624 Hatia - Patna Express - - 19.05
5027 Hatia - Gorakhpur - - 16.50
2831 Hatia-Bhuvneshwar Garib Rath Mon., Wed., & Sat - 21.10
1JH Hatia-Jharsuguda Passenger   19.45 19.50
UP TRAIN
Train No. Name Day Arrival Departure
8452 Puri-Hatia Tapasvini  Express   11.45 ---
2365 Patna-Ranchi  Janshatabdi Express   13.50 -
8627  Howrah - Ranchi Intercity Express
Sun, Mon & Tues.
(Via-Dhanbad)
22.15 -
8617  Howrah - Ranchi Intercity Express
Thur, Fri & Sat
(Via-Tatanagar)
23.00 15.05
8614 Chopan - Ranchi Express Wed, Fri & Sun 20.20 -
2878 New Delhi - Ranchi Garib Rath Thur & Sun 10.40 -
5762 New Alipur Dwar-Ranchi Express Sun. & Wed. 14.10 -
2826 Delhi-Ranchi Sampark Kranti Express (Sat. & Wed.) 5.00 -
2440 New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express Wed. & Sat. Via Gomo, Gaya 09.20 -
2454  Rajdhani Express ( New Delhi-Ranchi) Mon. Via Daltonganj 10.25 -
8621 Patna-Hatia Patliputra Express   04.35 04.40
3404  Vanachal Express (Bhagalpur-Ranchi) Daily Via Andal  5.15 -
8312 BSB-SBP Mon & Thur 04.15 04.25
8615 Howrah-Hatia Express   7.05 7.15
8623 Patna-Hatia  Express   8.15 8.25
5028 Gorakhpur-Hatia Mourya Express   7.40 7.50
2811 LTT-Ranchi (Mumbai-Ranchi) Mon, Tue via Raipur, Rourkela 03.45 -
2440 New-Delhi Ranchi (Rajdhani Express) Wed, Sat 09.20 -
2454 New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express Fri via Barkakana 10.45 -
3303 Dhanbad-Ranchi Intercity Express Daily, except Sunday 10.05 10.10
8602 Jammutavi-Hatia Express   9.35 09.45
8604 Bhagalpur-Ranchi Express Tues., Thur. & Sun via Kiul 5.35 -
8607 Baidnathdham-Ranchi Express   12.40 -
8610 LTT Express Sat Via Gomo 7.20 -
2019 Howrah-Ranchi Shatabdi Express Daily, excluding Sunday 13.10 -
8612 Varanasi-Garhwa-Ranchi Intercity    04.15 -
3352 Allepey -Dhanbad-Express   08.40 08.55
2818 Jharkhand Swarnjayanti Super Fast 
(Delhi-Hatia)
Tue, Fri, Sun Via Gomo 20.30 20.35
8625 Patna-Hatia Super Fast Express   20.35 20.40
8632 Ajmer Sharif-Ranchi  Express (Every Monday) 4.15  -
2836 Hatia-Yaswanthpur Super Fast Sat & Thur. 19.10 -
2874 Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
(Delhi-Hatia) 
Wed, Thu & Sat Via Barkakana 19.55 -
307 Muri-Ranchi EMU   11.25 -
613 Dhanbad-Ranchi Passenger   12.15 -
229 Dhanbad-Hatia Bardmaan Passenger   17.10 17.15
483 Bankura-Ranchi Passenger*   11.45 11.40
484 Bankura-Hatia Passenger*   21.45 -
465 Kharagpur-Hatia Passenger   17.40 17.45
2RL  Lohardaga-Ranchi Passenger   09.45 -
4RL Lohardaga-Ranchi Passenger   13.45 -
6RL Lohardaga-Ranchi Passenger   17.45 -
8RL Lohardaga-Ranchi Passenger   21.30 -
483 Bakurra to Ranchi   11.35 11.40
  UP TRAIN FROM HATIA  
Train No. Name Day Arrival Departure
8452 Puri Tapasvini Hatia   - 11.45
8625 Patna-Hatia Express   20.30 20.35
8602 Jammutavi Express   09.35 9.45
8615 Hawrah Hatia Express  - 07.45 -
8621 Patliputra- Hatia    - 05.05 -
8623 Patna - Hatia Express - 08.45 18.35
2811 Mubai LTT Hatia Mon & Tue. 03.45 -
2812 Sambalpur-Banaras - 04.40 -
2815 Hatia- Hawrah - 07.35 -
2818 Delhi- Hatia Swarnjayanti Express Tues., Fri & Sat 16.10 16.20
2832 Bhuvneshwar Hatia Garib Rath Wed., Sat & Mon 07.07 -
2836 Yashwantpur Hatia Thur & Sat. 19.15 -
2878 Jharkhand Swarnjayanti Express Wed. Thur & Sat. 19.55 -
3351 Dhanbad Allepy   15.20 15.25
465 Khadagpur Hatia   18.05 -
229 Bardmaan Hatia Passenger   17.10 -
2JH Jharsuguda-Hatia Passenger   16.35 -

BUS CONNECTION

Buses of the Jharkhand State Road Transport Corporation ply regularly to connect Ranchi to the other parts of Jharkhand. Regular bus services are there to Calcutta and other towns of neighboring states. Private buses also ply regularly to Jamshedpur,  Patna and Calcutta.

ROADS

NH 31 passes through Ranchi. Roads connecting to major cities are there providing movement for passenger and freight traffic. Distances to some major cities / towns from Ranchi are as follows :-

State Transport

From Ranchi Time  Fare
Alipur Super Express 3.30 313.00
Siligudi Super Express 3.30 252.00
Patna High Take 7.00 157.00
Patna High Take 20.30 157.00
Patna High Take 21.00 157.00
Patna High Take 21.30 157.00
Patna High Take 22.00 157.00
Gorakhpur 16.30 240.00
Balia 17.30 158.00
Chapra 18.00 156.00
Gaya (Super) 6.30 87.00
Gaya (Delux) 7.00 103.00
Gaya (Super) 9.00 88.00
Gaya (Semi Delux) 10.30 95.00
Gaya 11.30 87.00
Gaya 13.30 88.00
Gaya 13.30 88.00
Gaya 15.00 87.00
Gaya 19.30 88.00
Gaya 20.00 88.00
Gaya 20.30 103.00
Gaya 21.30 103.00
Jahanabad 19.30 104.00
Jahanabad (Delux) 22.00 121.00
Jahanabad (Delux) 23.30 120.00
Ranchi to Tata 1.40 60.00
Tata 3.00 60.00
Tata 3.30 60.00
Tata 4.00 60.00
Tata 6.00 60.00
Tata 13.40 60.00

 

City Distance in KM
Bokaro Steel City 110
Calcutta 415
Delhi 1300
Dhanbad 170
Patna 340
Rourkela 250
Chaibasa 130
Gumla 80
Hazaribagh 100
Jamshedpur 140
Gaya 220