By Air
Patna is the state capital and a convenient air passage for touring through the state. Patna airport is approximately 125 km. from Bodhgaya and 90 km. from Nalanda.

Patna has air connections with Delhi, Calcutta, Lucknow, Ranchi, and Kathmandu, Nepal. There is plenty of public transportation available at the airport. Please call your travel agent or the airport authorities for flight schedule.

By Rail
Patna is a very well connected city with all major stations from the north, central and west directly connected to  it. Amritsar, Calcutta, Delhi, Bombay, Guahati all have direct connections to Patna.

Traveling by train, though cumbersome in most cases, is worth experiencing. Make sure to have advanced reservations and then just enjoy the trip. As the train passes through different towns, you meet different people, vendors, etc. and very soon you realize that the fellow travelers are not only friendly, but extremely helpful also.  

By Road
Patna is connected by road to Bodhgaya, Nalanda, Rajgir, Varanasi, Gorakhpur. It is 125 km. Bodhgaya, 90 km. from Nalanda, 100 km. from Rajgir, 190 km. from Bodhgaya (via Rajgir), 250 km. from Varanasi and 653 km. from Calcutta. Unless you've traveled by State Transport buses in India before, this may be an interesting first experience.

There are regular buses between Patna and Bodhgaya, Nalanda, Calcutta, Siliguri (for Darjeeling) and Varanasi.

City transport

Taxis: Un-metered taxis are available at all major hotels. Tourist Taxis available with the Transport Unit of Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation, Paryatan Bhawan, Birchand Patel Marg; and ITDC’s Ashok Travels & Tours, Hotel Pataliputra Ashok, Birchand Patel Path. 

Buses: Bihar State Road Transport Corporation operates the city bus services. Privately owned mini buses also ply city roads.

Other means of transportation: Auto-rickshaws, cycle rickshaws, tongas (rates to be fixed before start of journey).