Vidarbha · Deccan Inland Plateau
How to reach
By air
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur (NAG) — Central India's principal airport and a major air-cargo hub, chosen for that role because of how close it is to the country's geographic centre. About 8 km from the city.
- Gondia (Birsi) and Amravati (Belora) — Small airfields with limited and intermittent scheduled service; confirm before planning around either.
By rail
- Nagpur Junction (NGP) — One of the busiest junctions in India, because the Mumbai–Howrah and Delhi–Chennai trunk routes cross here. Nearly everything running east–west or north–south through central India stops.
- Ballarshah Junction (BPQ) — The southern gateway, and the changeover point for Telangana and the south. Chandrapur is the station for Tadoba.
- Wardha Junction (WR) — For Sevagram and Paunar; Sevagram station itself is on the same node.
- Badnera Junction (BD) — The junction for Amravati, Chikhaldara and the Melghat.
- Akola Junction (AK) — For the western cotton plain, Shegaon and the Lonar approach.
- Gondia Junction (G) — For the eastern tank country, Navegaon and Nagzira.
By road
The Delhi–Chennai north–south national highway through NagpurThe Kolkata–Surat east–west national highway through Nagpur and AmravatiSamruddhi Mahamarg — the Nagpur–Mumbai expressway, which begins hereNagpur–Bhandara–Raipur, the road into ChhattisgarhChandrapur–Gadchiroli–Aheri, the only real road into the southern forest districtsAkola–Buldhana–Lonar, for the crater
By water
No navigable river; the Wainganga and Wardha are crossed rather than travelledBoat access on the Navegaon and Gosikhurd waters
Getting around
Nagpur has a metro and is easy. Everything else is state transport buses and shared jeeps. Gadchiroli district is road-only, distances are long, and daylight travel is the sensible default. Tadoba, Pench and Navegaon all require gate permits booked in advance.
How to reach Vidarbha by air, rail, road and water, and how to get around once there. (8)