Now it will be easy to go from Indore to Jagannathpuri. Indigo company will start direct flights between Indore and Bhubaneswar from February 7. This will be of great benefit to the devotees. Direct flight facility will be available four days a week.
By Prashant Pandey
Published Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 06:00:00 AM (IST)
Updated Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 06:00:17 AM (IST)
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- Currently it takes 28 hours to go from Indore to Jagannathpuri by train.
- You will be able to reach Jagannathpuri from Bhubaneswar in just one and a half hour.
- Flights will also start from Indore to Jewar Airport.
Naiduniya Representative, Indore. Indigo company will start direct flights between Indore and Bhubaneswar from February 7. This will be of great benefit to the devotees going to Jagannathpuri. Direct flight facility will be available four days a week.
In such a situation, after going from Indore to Bhubaneswar, passengers will be able to reach Puri in just one and a half hours by traveling by bus or train. This will ease the path of religious tourism for lakhs of devotees in and around Indore. At present, the only option to go from Indore to Jagannathpuri is Indore-Puri Humsafar Express train.
It takes 28 hours to travel by train
It operates only once a week, on Tuesday. It takes 28 hours to travel from here to Puri. Considering the number of tourists going from Indore to Puri in the upcoming summer season, the airline companies have decided to start this direct flight.
Summer season will start from March
It is noteworthy that currently about 86 flights are operating daily from Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport. Airlines have started making new schedules of flights for the summer season starting from March.
State President of Travel Agent Association of India, Hemendra Singh Jadaun, says that there is no direct connectivity with Indore for Odisha. A large number of people go here for tourism, religious pilgrimage as well as business. In such a situation, people will benefit greatly from direct connectivity.
This will be the flight schedule
- Bhubaneswar to Indore: 6E 2610 flight : Will leave Bhubaneswar at 11.35 am and reach Indore at 1.30 pm.
- Indore to Bhubaneswar: 6E 2611 flight : Will depart from Indore at 7.45 pm and reach Bhubaneswar at 9.35 pm.
Facility four days a week, will depart on Wednesday afternoon
Passengers will get flight facility from Indore to Bhubaneswar four days a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The flight will depart from Indore at 7.45 pm three days a week but on Wednesday it will depart at 2 pm and reach Bhubaneswar at 3.30 pm.
There will be connectivity with Noida also
Jewar Airport built in Gautam Buddha Nagar Noida, Uttar Pradesh near Delhi NCR will also have the facility of direct flights from Indore in the coming months. For this, the airline companies have contacted Indore airport management.
In such a situation, direct flights can start from Indore to Jewar Airport in the summer season. This will make it easier for passengers to reach Noida and Delhi NCR region.