Arrival by airplane
Please arrange for your flight to arrive at Civil Aerodrome Khajuraho (HJR).
Though small, it connects to different cities in India. Flights of major airlines like Jet Airways (to Varanasi, Delhi, and Mumbai), Air Sahara (to Bhopal, Indore, and Delhi), Indian Airlines (to Varanasi, Delhi, and Agra), and Kingfisher Airlines (to Bhopal, Allahabad, Indore, Mumbai, and Delhi) fly between Khajuraho and other important cities of India.
Some flights help you reach Khajuraho from Nepal. Flights are operating between Delhi domestic airport and Khajuraho Airport (HJR).
Some flights go via Varanasi also. Khajuraho Airport (HJR) is located at a distance of 6 kilometers from Khajuraho Temples and is well-linked by road. Upgrade work is going on at Khajuraho Airport (HJR) to make it an international airport.
Arrival by bus
There are frequent buses between Khajuraho and Chattarpur. From Chattarpur there are direct bus services for Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhansi, Panna, Satna, Harpalpur, Agra, and Gwalior.
From Jhansi to Khajuraho, The Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board offers an air-conditioned coach service from Jhansi to Khajuraho. Usually, its timing is as per the arrival of the Bhopal Shatabdi Express train from New Delhi. The journey of 200 kilometers takes approximately four hours.
From Satna railway station, the bus stand is about one kilometer away. The distance between Khajuraho from Satna is about 128 kilometers and takes about three hours. Bus goes via Devendra Nagar - Nagod - Panna - Bamitha to Khajuraho.
From Mahoba to Khajuraho, the distance is about 65 kilometers and the journey time is about 1.5 hours. There is a bus service available from Mahoba to Chattarpur but not at night.
Arrival by train
Khajuraho is now directly accessible by train from Delhi. The train is UP Sampark Kranti (Train number: 2448) leaves Delhi station (Hazrat Nizamuddin) at 21:35 and reaches Khajuraho railway station at 07:50. This train runs every Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday only.
Otherwise, the most preferred train for Khajuraho (not direct) is the Bhopal Shatabdi Train which reaches Jhansi Railway Station at 10:45. The superfast Shatabdi Express train from Delhi to Jhansi takes four hours approximately. From here, one can travel by bus or by taxi.
Those who wish to do an en-route tour of Orchha can do so while traveling towards Khajuraho.
Recently a new train between Khajuraho and Varanasi has been started called Bundelkhand Express (Khajuraho-Varanasi Link Express) having train number 1108A. It is the only train that links Khajuraho and Varanasi.
Those who wish to travel to Khajuraho by train from Mumbai or Kolkata can reach Satna Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh, located at a distance of 128 kilometers from Khajuraho. It is on the Mumbai-Howrah rail track. From Satna, one can use a taxi or bus to reach Khajuraho. The bus service is not very frequent.
