Jeypore - Getting There

Getting There

Jeypore has an airport, which was made non-operational a few years after its inauguration. The airstrip at Jeypore was built in the year 1962. Now there is a plan to develop the airport and start air services. AAI has evaluated to take up this airport to next level in coming period. As of now this airport is used for charter planes and VIP travels. The nearest functional airport is at Vishakapatnam, 221 km away. Some information relating to Jeypore airport

Jeypore Airport -

• Airport Code : PYB, World Area Code : 733,
• ICAO : VEJP, GMT Offset :-5.5,
• Airport Name : Jeypore, Country Abbrev. : IN,
• Runway Length : 3000 ft., Telephone : Unknown,
• Runway Elevation : 595 ft., Fax : Unknown,
• City : Jeypore, Email : Unknown,
• Country : India, Website : Unknown,
• Longitude : 82° 35’ 0” E, Airport Guide : Unavailable,
• Latitude : 18° 51’ 0” N, Time Zone : New Delhi.

One can reach Jeypore from Visakhapatnam by boarding the Kirandul passenger train or take one of the other trains connecting to Jeypore or numerous taxis/cabs. The 221 km ride takes approximately seven hours, and is an enthralling experience, covering approximately 150 km of the scenic hills of Araku Valley. It is also possible to reach Jeypore by buses available from Berhampur, Vishakapatnam and Vizianagaram RTC bus-stations. Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa, is 520 km and the biggest city of South Orissa, Berhampur is 333 km from Jeypore. From Bhubaneswar, apart from the regular bus service, the Hirakhand Express train takes you to Jeypore in about 14 hours. The train runs daily to and from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar via Jeypore.

Jeypore zone of OSRTC is very old and despite huge losses and almost close down of OSRTC this zone was running in profit and now when OSRTC has revived you can fine many luxury busses connected to many parts of the state, chhattisgarh and AP from Jeypore. You can get frequent busses from Vishakhapatanam and Jagdalpur to Jeypore. Jeypore Private bus association is having highest number of buses in this region operates to and from many short and long distances places.

Jeypore Railway station is having reservation counter for booking ticket to/from any part of India. Recent days due to high number of train and passenger this station is developed and there are more plans develop the station with all facilities. Trains which passes through Jeypore :

• 18211 Durg - Jagadalpur
• 18006 Samaleshwari Express
• 18447 Hirakhand Express
• 58502 Kirandul-Visakhapatn
• 18212 Jagdalpur - Durg
• 58501 Visakhapatnam Kirand...
• 18448 Hirakhand Express
• 18005 Samaleshwari Express