Bihar tourist places map with distance
Every place on the map, with road kilometres and drive time from Patna.
Distances are road estimates from Patna Junction (straight line × 1.3, which is how Bihar’s roads actually bend) at a realistic 40 km/h. Starting from Gaya, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur or Darbhanga instead? Set the hub in the Trip Builder or use the city-to-city distance chart.
Magadh
Buddha, Mahavira and the Mauryan heartland — Bodh Gaya to Nalanda.
| Place | District | From Patna | Drive | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nalanda | Nalanda | 79 km | 1½ h | Map ↑ |
| Barabar Caves | Jehanabad | 88 km | 2 h | Map ↑ |
| Rajgir | Nalanda | 92 km | 2 h | Map ↑ |
| Pawapuri | Nalanda | 92 km | 2 h | Map ↑ |
| Rajgir Nature Safari & Ghora Katora | Nalanda | 96 km | 2 h | Map ↑ |
| Gaya | Gaya | 119 km | 2½ h | Map ↑ |
| Bodh Gaya | Gaya | 133 km | 3 h | Map ↑ |
| Kakolat Falls | Nawada | 153 km | 3½ h | Map ↑ |
| Deo Sun Temple | Aurangabad | 166 km | 4 h | Map ↑ |
Shahabad
Forts on the Kaimur plateau, Sher Shah's tomb, a two-thousand-year temple.
| Place | District | From Patna | Drive | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagdishpur & Arrah | Bhojpur | 96 km | 2 h | Map ↑ |
| Buxar | Buxar | 151 km | 3½ h | Map ↑ |
| Sasaram | Rohtas | 175 km | 4 h | Map ↑ |
| Tutla Bhawani | Rohtas | 183 km | 4½ h | Map ↑ |
| Dhua Kund & Manjhar Kund | Rohtas | 185 km | 4½ h | Map ↑ |
| Shergarh Fort | Rohtas | 204 km | 5 h | Map ↑ |
| Rohtasgarh Fort | Rohtas | 214 km | 5 h | Map ↑ |
| Mundeshwari Temple | Kaimur | 220 km | 5½ h | Map ↑ |
| Bakhtiyar Khan's Tomb, Chainpur | Kaimur | 228 km | 5½ h | Map ↑ |
| Telhar Kund & Karkatgarh | Kaimur | 254 km | 6 h | Map ↑ |
Tirhut
Vaishali's republic, Patna on the river, Maner's Mughal tomb.
| Place | District | From Patna | Drive | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patna | Patna | 2 km | 15 min | Map ↑ |
| Sonepur Mela & Hariharnath | Saran | 15 km | 30 min | Map ↑ |
| Maner Sharif | Patna | 36 km | 0½ h | Map ↑ |
| Vaishali | Vaishali | 55 km | 1 h | Map ↑ |
| Thawe Mandir | Gopalganj | 151 km | 3½ h | Map ↑ |
Champaran
Gandhi's first satyagraha, the Kesaria stupa, tiger forest on the Nepal border.
| Place | District | From Patna | Drive | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kesaria Stupa | East Champaran | 111 km | 2½ h | Map ↑ |
| Lauriya Nandangarh | West Champaran | 221 km | 5½ h | Map ↑ |
| Valmiki National Park | West Champaran | 289 km | 7 h | Map ↑ |
| Valmikinagar & the Gandak | West Champaran | 296 km | 7 h | Map ↑ |
Mithila
Madhubani painting, Darbhanga's palaces, the great oxbow lake.
| Place | District | From Patna | Drive | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darbhanga | Darbhanga | 126 km | 3 h | Map ↑ |
| Kanwar Lake | Begusarai | 130 km | 3 h | Map ↑ |
| Kusheshwar Asthan | Darbhanga | 142 km | 3½ h | Map ↑ |
| Sitamarhi | Sitamarhi | 149 km | 3½ h | Map ↑ |
| Madhubani | Madhubani | 162 km | 4 h | Map ↑ |
| Ugratara, Mahishi | Saharsa | 177 km | 4 h | Map ↑ |
Anga
Vikramshila's ruins, river dolphins, the silk town of Bhagalpur.
| Place | District | From Patna | Drive | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sultanganj | Bhagalpur | 216 km | 5 h | Map ↑ |
| Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur | 247 km | 6 h | Map ↑ |
| Mandar Hill | Banka | 273 km | 6½ h | Map ↑ |
| Vikramshila | Bhagalpur | 285 km | 7 h | Map ↑ |
Munger
Mir Qasim's fort on the Ganga, hot springs, the yoga school.
| Place | District | From Patna | Drive | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashok Dham, Lakhisarai | Lakhisarai | 140 km | 3½ h | Map ↑ |
| Munger | Munger | 178 km | 4 h | Map ↑ |
| Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary | Munger | 184 km | 4½ h | Map ↑ |
| Nagi & Nakti Bird Sanctuaries | Jamui | 186 km | 4½ h | Map ↑ |
| Simultala | Jamui | 222 km | 5½ h | Map ↑ |
Bihar route maps
Ready-made routes, drawn on the map.
Each opens with the stops plotted, day colours and the overnight town marked. Edit any of them in the planner.
3 days · from Gaya
Sacred Magadh in a weekend
Bodh Gaya → Gaya → Barabar Caves
3 days · from Patna
Rajgir outdoors weekend
Rajgir → Rajgir Nature Safari & Ghora Katora → Kakolat Falls
3 days · from Gaya
Forts of the Kaimur
Sasaram → Rohtasgarh Fort → Dhua Kund & Manjhar Kund
5 days · from Patna
Ganga & Mithila
Patna → Munger → Bhagalpur → Kanwar Lake → Darbhanga
5 days · from Patna
The Wild North
Vaishali → Kesaria Stupa → Valmiki National Park → Valmikinagar & the Gandak
7 days · from Patna
The Buddhist Circuit
Patna → Vaishali → Rajgir → Nalanda → Bodh Gaya
7 days · from Patna
Hidden Bihar
Sasaram → Rohtasgarh Fort → Barabar Caves → Rajgir Nature Safari & Ghora Katora → Kakolat Falls → Simultala → Bhagalpur
10 days · from Patna
The Grand Tour of Bihar
Sasaram → Rohtasgarh Fort → Bodh Gaya → Gaya → Rajgir → Nalanda → Patna → Vaishali → Darbhanga → Bhagalpur
Bihar rail, road & bus route map
The corridors that actually get you there.
Bihar’s tourist places sit on a handful of rail lines and highways. Know these ten and the map reads itself.
- Rail
Patna – Gaya – Dehri (Grand Chord)
Frequent passenger and express trains; Gaya Jn is about 2 h from Patna.
Serves Gaya / Bodh Gaya · Sasaram · Dehri for Rohtasgarh
- Rail
Patna – Bakhtiyarpur – Rajgir
Intercity trains terminate at Rajgir, roughly 3 h.
Serves Nalanda · Rajgir · Pawapuri
- Rail
Patna – Mokama – Jamalpur – Bhagalpur
The main line east along the Ganga; Vikramshila Express runs daily.
Serves Munger · Sultanganj · Bhagalpur · Vikramshila
- Rail
Patna – Hajipur – Muzaffarpur – Darbhanga
Cross the Ganga at Hajipur; Darbhanga is about 4 h by train.
Serves Vaishali · Sitamarhi · Madhubani · Darbhanga
- Rail
Muzaffarpur – Motihari – Bettiah – Narkatiaganj
Narkatiaganj and Bagaha are the railheads for the tiger reserve.
Serves Kesaria · Motihari · Lauriya · Valmiki Tiger Reserve
- Road
NH 22 (Patna – Gaya – Dobhi)
Four-lane; 2½–3 h Patna to Bodh Gaya by car.
Serves Bodh Gaya · Barabar Caves · Deo
- Road
NH 19 / Grand Trunk Road
The old GT Road across Shahabad; the waterfalls lie just south of it.
Serves Sasaram · Kaimur plateau · Bhabua
- Road
NH 31 (Patna – Bakhtiyarpur – Mokama – Begusarai)
Follows the south bank of the Ganga east.
Serves Rajgir turn-off · Munger · Bhagalpur
- Road
NH 27 (East–West Corridor)
The fast road across north Bihar; four-lane throughout.
Serves Muzaffarpur · Darbhanga · Purnia · Kishanganj
- Bus
BSRTC & private coaches from Patna
Depart from Patliputra / Bairiya ISBT; AC coaches on the Gaya and Muzaffarpur routes.
Serves Bodh Gaya · Rajgir · Muzaffarpur · Bhagalpur
Patna (PAT), Gaya (GAY) and Darbhanga (DBR) are the airports. Check live train times on IRCTC/NTES — services change seasonally.
Bihar district map
All 38 districts, and what each one has.
- PatnaTirhut · 2 places
- GayaMagadh · 2 places
- NalandaMagadh · 4 places
- NawadaMagadh · 1 place
- JehanabadMagadh · 1 place
- AurangabadMagadh · 1 place
- ArwalMagadh · guide
- SheikhpuraMagadh · guide
- LakhisaraiMunger · 1 place
- RohtasShahabad · 5 places
- KaimurShahabad · 3 places
- BuxarShahabad · 1 place
- BhojpurShahabad · 1 place
- VaishaliTirhut · 1 place
- SaranTirhut · 1 place
- SiwanTirhut · guide
- GopalganjTirhut · 1 place
- MuzaffarpurTirhut · guide
- SitamarhiMithila · 1 place
- SheoharMithila · guide
- East ChamparanChamparan · 1 place
- West ChamparanChamparan · 3 places
- DarbhangaMithila · 2 places
- MadhubaniMithila · 1 place
- SamastipurMithila · guide
- SupaulMithila · guide
- MadhepuraMithila · guide
- SaharsaMithila · 1 place
- BhagalpurAnga · 3 places
- BankaAnga · 1 place
- MungerMunger · 2 places
- JamuiMunger · 2 places
- KhagariaMunger · guide
- BegusaraiMunger · 1 place
- PurniaAnga · guide
- KatiharAnga · guide
- ArariaAnga · guide
- KishanganjAnga · guide
Questions people ask
- Which tourist places are shown on the Bihar map?
- All 43 places in this guide across the state's seven regions — Buddhist sites like Bodh Gaya, Nalanda, Rajgir and Vaishali; forts and tombs at Sasaram, Rohtasgarh and Munger; waterfalls on the Kaimur plateau; wetlands at Kanwar and Kusheshwar Asthan; and Valmiki Tiger Reserve on the Nepal border. Filter by icons or hidden gems, or draw a route.
- How far are Bihar's tourist places from Patna?
- Closest are Maner, Vaishali and Patna's own sights within 40 km. Nalanda and Rajgir are about 100 km, Bodh Gaya about 133 km, Bhagalpur 250 km and Valmikinagar & the Gandak the farthest at about 296 km by road. The tables on this page give road kilometres and drive time for every place.
- Is there a Bihar tourist map with distances I can use offline?
- Use your browser's print or 'save as PDF' on this page — the distance tables and route list print cleanly. The interactive map needs a connection; for offline navigation open any place in OpenStreetMap or Google Maps from its guide page and save the area.
- What is the best route map for a first trip to Bihar?
- Patna → Vaishali → Nalanda → Rajgir → Bodh Gaya → Gaya airport covers the Buddhist circuit in 4–5 days with short drives. Draw it on this map from the Trip Builder, or open one of the ready-made routes on this page.
- Which rail and road routes connect Bihar's tourist places?
- Two rail spines matter: Patna–Gaya for Bodh Gaya and Sasaram, and Patna–Bhagalpur along the Ganga for Munger and Vikramshila; north Bihar is reached via Hajipur–Muzaffarpur–Darbhanga. By road, NH 22 runs Patna–Gaya, NH 31 east along the river and NH 27 across the north.