Airport in Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar happens to be the first few cities to have an airport in Gujrat. This airport is spread across an area of 294 acres in the south east part of Bhavnagar. The IATA code of this airport is BHU while the ICAO code is VABV with the World Area Code being 733.This airport has a very small terminal with a passenger capacity of around 100 for both arrival and departure sections. The nearest airport to Bhavnagar airport is Surat airport which is located at a distance of 91 kms. There are frequent flight flying to Mumbai and Jet airways is the major airline operating in Bhavnagar. There are many flights connecting Bhavnagar with other cities like Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Goa and many more.
Bhavnagar Airport
Aerodrome Rd,
Bhavnagar,
Gujarat
Phone: +91-278-2212971,
Email: [email protected],
Fax: +91-278-2201840
Roads in Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar has some excellent roads connecting all the parts of the city. The roads are very well maintained by BMC. Some of the major roads in Bhavnagar are Jail road which has the heritage Nilambaug palace and Sir . Takhtsinhji hospital located on it. Other major roads within the city includes:- Waghawadi Road
- Atalbhai Road
- Rupani Road
- Talaja Road
- Ghogha Road
- Airport Road
- Diwanpara Road
Buses in Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar is connected to other cities of Gujrat by road and bus services are extended by many travel operators on more than 5 routes from Bhavnagar. Maximum number of buses run from Bhavnagar to Diu. Bharat Travels is the main travel services operator from Bhavnagar, closely followed by Shrinath Travels. There are many buses frequently running from Bhavnagar to Baroda, Bharuch, Chikhli (Navsari) and Jodhpur. That is not all, you can now also select which type of bus would you prefer for your travel which includes AC Seater , Volvo AC Sleeper . Volvo AC to Non-AC Seaters and Non-AC Sleepers.There are around 66 routes and 19 bus operators providing bus services to Bhavnagar. Maximum number of buses coming from Ahemdabad and these buses are majorly operated by Neelkanth Travels. Other popular citites from where the buses come to Bhavnagar includes Surat, Vapi, Mumbai and Diu. Top bus operators providing service to Bhavnagar are Bhavani Travels, Shiv Shakti Travel, Shatabdi Travels and Bharat Travels.
Local bus service in Bhavnagar is operated by Gsrtc which is a state owned transport corporation. Intracity bus service is operated by VTCOS running through various routes in Bhavnagar. The various bus terminals in the city are as follows:
ST Depot
Phone no: +(91)-278-2424147
Address: Bhavnagar - 364001
Gujarat Depot Control Point
Phone no: +(91)-278-2423966
Address: Bhavnagar - 364001
Sitaram Chowk Bus Stop
Address: Shri Nathji Nagar
Bhavnagar,
Gujarat
Navapara Bus Stop
Address: 3, Navapara Road,
Nawa Para
Bhavnagar,
Gujarat
Sanskar Mandal Bus Stop
Address: Talaja Road,
Hill Drive
Bhavnagar,
Gujarat
Kalubha Road Bus Stand
Address: 16, Kalubha Road,
Takhteshwar,
Vidhyanagar,
Bhavnagar,
Gujarat
Shishuvihar Circle City Bus Stop
Address: Manekwadi,
Krishna Nagar,
Bhavnagar,
Gujarat 364001
Dipak Chowk City Bus Stop
Address: Bordi Gate,
Krishna Nagar,
Bhavnagar,
Gujarat 364001
Shiv Narayan Society Bus Stop
Address: Vallabh Vidyanagar,
Bhavnagar,
Gujarat 364002
Jewel Circle
Address: Vidhyanagar,
Bhavnagar,
Gujarat
Bhavnagar State Transport
Address: GSRTC,
Panwadi,
Bhavnagar,
Gujarat 364002
Railway in Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar has an ancient history with railways which began in December 1880 inauguration of the line from Bhavnagar Terminus to Wadhwan. The railway line was inaugurated by Sir James Fergusson who was the Governor of Bombay in the presence of Sir Takhtasinhji, the ruler of Bhavnagar. Limdi was the destination of the first train which took off from Bhavnagar.
At the time of Independence, princely states were integrated in the Indian Union. Bhavnagar was the first princely state to be integrated in India. The property and responsibility of the State Railways was passed on to the then State Government of Saurashtra which was operating as “Saurashtra Railways”. In early 1952, they were taken over by the Government of India and merged with Western Railway. Bhavnagar Division's formal inauguration took place on 15.08.1956. Some of the trains running from Bhavnagar are listed below:
Bhavnagar- Kakinada Express
Train no: 17203
Destination: Kakinada Town
Bhavnagar - Botad Passenger
Train no: 59228
Destination: Botad Junction
Bhavnagar - Trivandrum Kochuveli Express
Train no: 19260
Destination: Trivandrum Kochuveli
Bhavnagar Palitana Passenger
Train no: 59268
Destination: Palitana
Bhavnagar Surendranagar Passenger
Train no: 59272,59204,59234
Destination: Surendranagar
Bhavnagar Mahuva Passenger
Train no: 59225
Destination: Mahuva Junction
Bhavnagar - Palitana Passenger
Train no: 59202, 59296,59270
Destination: Palitana
Bhavnagar - Mumbai Bandra Special
Train no: 09232, 12972
Destination: Bandra Terminus
Ahmedabad Asansol Express
Train no: 12941
Destination: Asansol Junction
Bhavnagar Terminus - Surat Link Express
Train no: 59230
Destination: Dhrangadhra
Bhavnagar Okha Passenger
Train no: 59207
Destination: Okha
You can easily travel in Bhavnagar by taking local buses and trains. You can also hire autos and cabs to travel as well. This option is better as you can take your leisure time to see all the attractions in Bhavnagar. Bhavnagar has good transportation services which will make your trip to the city more convenient.
