Orchha is a small heritage township, located on the river bank of Betwa at Tikamgarh district in Madhya Pradesh. Basically it lies in northern Madhya Pradesh which is popularly called Bundelkhand region of central India. It is a historical township at very scenic location. Presence of Orchha wildlife sanctuary, adjoining to it makes this location more serene. All these locational advantage makes this historical destination as one of the favorite tourism destination in Madhya Pradesh. Its accessibility is very convenient by all modes of transport like by flight, train and road.
Through Airports | Through Railway Stations | Through Destinations |
Gwalior Airport = 145 km / 03:30 hr | Jhansi Railway Station = 20 km / 30 min | Khajuraho = 180 km / 4:00 hr |
Khajuraho Airport = 170 km / 03:30 hr | Gwalior Railway Station = 130 km / 03:00 hr | Panna NP (Madla gate) = 170 km / 03:30 hr |
Kanpur Airport = 250 km / 05:00 hr | Khajuraho Railway Station = 165 km / 04:00 hr | Gwalior = 130 km / 03:00 hr |
Lalitpur Railway Station = 100 km / 02:00 hr | Chanderi = 100 km / 02:30 hr | |
Guna Railway Station = 210 km / 04:30 hr | Shivpuri = 120 km / 02:30 hr | |
Satna Railway Station = 270 km / 05:30 hr | ||
Agra Cantt Station = 260 km / 05:00 hr |
If you are traveling by flight option then Gwalior airport is most preferred option. Both Orchha and Gwalior lies in Madhya Pradesh thus this will be inter-state transfer. With the passage of time, Gwalior airport connectivity has been highly improved thus beneficial for visitors. Although Khajuraho airport is another option but due to limited flight connectivity, it is not a preferred travel option for flyers. If you are facing problem with Gwalior flights connectivity then check for Kanpur airport option. If you are comfortable for long drives then you may check for Delhi airport also. Distance is almost 440 km but due to excellent express way connectivity, one may try this option. In emergency situation, sometimes tourists uses this option.
Train journey is a different kind of travel experience. For low budget travelers and experience lover tourists, train journey could be good choice to reach Orchha. Most preferred option is to reach Jhansi railway station. On record, its name is Virangana Lakshmibai railway station. It is good for those visitors who are coming from North, South, Western India. It lies in Uttar Pradesh state but very close to Orchha town. Its connectivity is very good. Second good option is to try for Lalitpur railway station which again lies in Uttar Pradesh state. It is small station thus you may face problem in getting taxi options for further journey. It is suitable if you are traveling from Western India. Gwalior station is good option for those visitors who are coming from Northern India or from destination of Rajasthan state. Here we have mentioned Guna railway station also. It is suitable for those tourists who are coming from Rajasthan state. Another station called Satna railway station is considerable for tourists who are traveling from Eastern India or Western India. Places like Varanasi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Aurangabad, Kolkata, Bodhgaya etc are the destinations are connected with Satna railway station.
After completion of Khajuraho temples tour, large number of tourists moves towards Orchha. Both the destinations are very popular heritage and cultural tourism destinations in Central India at feasible distance. They are listed among must visit heritage tourism destinations of Madhya Pradesh tourism. This travel route passes through some amazing tourist places like Chhatarpur, Nowgong, Mauranipur etc.
It is a popular travel route, used by Orchha visitors. Those who are coming by flight option, prefer to reach Gwalior airport and then drive further to Orchha. This route passes through some popular tourism sites like Datia and Jhansi thus enroute journey breaks or sightseeing may be done by tourists. In addition to flight connectivity, Gwalior is a great heritage tourism destination thus ongoing visitors who are on Gwalior tour, may drive further to Orchha town.
Agra city needs no formal introduction as it is highly popular city due to presence of Taj Mahal. If anybody want to skip Gwalior and would like to reach directly to Orchha then we are operating tourist taxi service in this route. Due to presence of Bundelkhand express way connectivity, tourists can conveniently travel from Agra to Orchha at anytime in any season. Many time, after covering Rajasthan tourist attractions, tourists faces in finding train connectivity option for reaching Orchha. In such case Agra fort station or Agra Cantt railway station are helpful to reach by train and do further journey by taxi. Due to these reasons, tourists do journey from Agra to Orchha and thus it is a good solution to question as how to reach Orchha. If your budget is low then change the train from Agra and try to reach Jhansi station to reduce the taxi expense.
Train traveler prefers to reach Jhansi railway station for further journey to Orchha. It is very well connected railway station and nearest train connectivity option thus frequently used by travelers. Travel distance is just 20 km and auto-rickshaw (tuk-tuk) or taxi service is easily available. Due to short distance and being a historic city, traveling from Jhansi to Orchha is very frequent among visitors. Sometimes, tourists stays at Jhansi and covers Orchha sightseeing as excursion tour. Here surface travel option is used.