Air:-
Bhubaneswar is the nearest airport - 60 km . Indian Airlines offers excellent connections to Bhubaneswar from Delhi , Calcutta , Visakhapatnam , Nagpur , Hyderabad , Chennai, and Mumbai.
Rail:-
A terminus on the S.E. Railway having fast and superfast train links with New Mumbai, Delhi,Guwahati , Hyderabad ,Thiruvanantapuram Calcutta and Baidyanath Dham & etc.Puri has good rail connections with Delhi , Calcutta, Tirupati, Okha and Ahmedabad.
Road:-
60 km by State Highway from Bhubaneswar . One can also approach by road via Konark and then through the Marine Drive covering about 100 km.
CLIMATE
Generally you can visit Puri at any of the year .Best time is October to April.
HOW TO GET THERE
The nearest airport is Bhubaneswar , 100km. away. The Calcutta -Chennai rail route of S.E.R. touches Chilika Lake at Balugaon , Chilika, Khallikote and Rambha . National Highway No. 5 runs along the lake and touches Balugaon , Barkul and Rambha. Buses and taxis are available from Cuttack , Bhubaneswar ,Puri and Berhampur to Chilika. OTDC provides luxury coaches and cars from Bhubaneswar and puri.
TEMPLE
SEA BEACH
The golden beach of Puri is one of the best in
the country for Sun, Surf and Sand. The beach area has been a popular seaside resort for decades, and some of the old hotels capture the charm of bygone days. For this shining beach, Puri has got its dual importance of a relaxed seaside resort and of an important pilgrimage centre. A stroll along the beach or a much desired bath here in the sea is very much refreshing.
The beach goes festive on occasions like
"Kartik Purnima" i.e. the full moon day of the lunar
month of Kartik when Hindus gather here in the early
morning to take a holy deep and pray sea God. The five
days long Beach Festival in the months of February i
now very popular in the Festival calender
Beach clothes are appropriate for this sea side resort.
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