Jagannath Puri Temple
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Visakhapatnam to Jagannath Temple: distance and how to reach

By road465 km

Driving time7 h 35 min

Straight line355 km

Main highwaysNH16

By road it is 465 km from Visakhapatnam to Jagannath Temple – about 7 h 35 min of driving without long halts. The straight-line distance is 355 km.

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By road

Expect 465 km on the odometer and close to 7 h 35 min on the road. Leave early on Rath Yatra and the Kartika month: parking fills up fast and police divert traffic away from the temple lanes.

By train

The temple has no station of its own. The nearest railhead is Puri railway station, 4.6 km from the temple, with shared jeeps, buses and taxis for the last leg. Check current trains from Visakhapatnam on IRCTC.

By air

The nearest airport is Bhubaneswar Airport, 59.5 km from the temple. From Visakhapatnam it is usually quicker to fly there and continue by taxi or bus than to drive the whole way.

Questions and answers

What is the distance from Visakhapatnam to Jagannath Temple?
465 km by road and 355 km in a straight line.
How long does it take to travel from Visakhapatnam to Jagannath Temple?
About 7 h 35 min by car in normal traffic. Allow extra time on Rath Yatra and the Kartika month and during the annual mela.
Which railway station is closest to Jagannath Temple?
Puri railway station, 4.6 km from the temple.

Other routes

Road distances and driving times are calculated from OpenStreetMap road data; driving times include a margin for Indian road conditions and are estimates, not guarantees.