How to get to Ranchi
Ranchi is well connected to the big cities of India by air, rail as well as road. We assume most of you will be flying in and the following information might be helpful to you in order to arrange for your tickets to get to Ranchi.
If you are planning to fly in to India from abroad, Ranchi is well connected to three of the major cities of India with daily flights from New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. We would recommend you fly in to New Delhi, Mumbai or Calcutta and then take a domestic connecting flight to Ranchi. New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are well connected to major cities around the world and have direct daily flights from New York, Singapore, London, Dubai etc. Please select the most suitable flight for you through sites such as Expedia (http://www.expedia.com), Yatra (www.yatra.com) and Makemytrip (www.makemytrip.com).
It has been our experience that the following routes and airlines offer the most convenient way to get to India from abroad:
If you are planning to fly in to India from abroad, Ranchi is well connected to three of the major cities of India with daily flights from New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. We would recommend you fly in to New Delhi, Mumbai or Calcutta and then take a domestic connecting flight to Ranchi. New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are well connected to major cities around the world and have direct daily flights from New York, Singapore, London, Dubai etc. Please select the most suitable flight for you through sites such as Expedia (http://www.expedia.com), Yatra (www.yatra.com) and Makemytrip (www.makemytrip.com).
It has been our experience that the following routes and airlines offer the most convenient way to get to India from abroad:
OriginUnited States (New York)
Singapore Singapore |
DestinationNew Delhi
New Delhi Kolkata |
AirlineContinental Airlines
(#CO 82) Indigo (#6E 12) Air India (#AI 343) Singapore Airlines (#SQ 406) Air Asia (#AK 704 & D7 176) Air India (#AI 764) Air India Express (#IX 931) Singapore Airlines Silk Air (#MI 488, #MI 5862) |
Travel Time14 Hours 13 Mins
6 Hours 5 Hours 45 Mins 5 Hours 45 Mins 8 Hours 30 Mins (via KL) 4 Hours 15 Mins 4 Hours 15 Mins 4 Hours 15 Mins 4 Hours 10 Mins |
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For those taking a connecting domestic flight and for those coming to Ranchi from within India, the Ranchi Airport (Code: IXR) is located in the Hinoo locality. The airport name is Bhagwan Birsa Munda Airport. Amongst others, the following flights will get you to Ranchi.
- Air India (previously Indian Airlines) operates a Mumbai-Delhi-Ranchi flight. (http://www.airindia.in/)
- Go Air operates a daily Delhi-Ranchi flight. (http://www.goair.in/)
- Kingfisher Airlines operates daily flights from Delhi and Mumai to Ranchi. (http://www.flykingfisher.com/)
- Jet Airways operates flights from Delhi to Ranchi and 2 daily flights from Kolkata to Ranchi. Jet Lite operates a daily flight from Mumbai to Ranchi. (http://www.jetairways.com/EN/US/Home.aspx)
Accommodation
There are several good hotel and guesthouses in Ranchi and as our guests it will be a pleasure to host you in our hometown. As a gesture of our appreciation of you making the effort to join us on this very important and special occasion, we insist that you allow us to take care of your accommodation while you are in Ranchi. Please respond on the RSVP page and provide us your flight details and number of events you plan to attend and we will make the appropriate bookings in local hotels and guesthouses in Ranchi.
