Transport in Etawah

Etawah is one of the primary cities in District Etawah apart from being the seat of administration in the district. The town of Etawah is also a very popular tourist destination in the region and is, thus, visited by sightseers and holidaymakers from far and near. As such the city is connected extensively by roadways, highways and railways in the city as well as the airports located very close to the main township.

Airports near Etawah

The Gwalior Airport in Madhya Pradesh is the nearest airport to Etawah, located at a distance of about 110 kilometres from the town of Etawah. It takes about 1 hour 46 minutes to reach Gwalior from the city of Etawah along NH 92. Visitors to Etawah can opt for a domestic flight to arrive at or depart from the city of Etawah. Domestic flights operated by all leading carriers to and from the Gwalior Airport connect it to the cities like New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Srinagar, Kochi, Goa, Guwahati, Bhavnagar and Pathankot. The Gwalior Airport is positioned 10 kilometres away from the city of Gwalior in its north-east. As a major airbase in Madhya Pradesh, the Gwalior Airport, situated at Maharajapur Air Force Station, has the capacity to serve around passengers every hour. The Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Air Terminal at Gwalior Airport covers an area of about 29.5 acres and is 150 metres long and 100 metres wide. Two jet airliners Airbus 320 and one small airplane can be accommodated together at the Gwalior Airport, which also serves the Indian Air Force jetliners.

Gwalior Airport GWL
Rajmata Vijay Raje Scindia Air Terminal
Maharajpura, Gwalior-474020
Phone No: 91-751-2473880
Fax No: 91-751-2470080

The Kheria Airport or the Kheria Air Force Station serves the Indian army as well as the general passengers. The distance from Etawah to Agra Airport is 128 kilometres, which is covered usually in 1 hour 55 minutes along the AH 1/NH 2. Along the Fatehabad Road and SH 62 the distance between Etawah and Agra Airport is 120 kilometres traversable in around 2 hours 10 minutes. Airlines that serve the Kheria Airport include Air India, Jet Konnect, Jet Airways and JetLite. The cities nationwide connected by flights comprise of New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Srinagar, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Varanasi, Khajuraho, Pune, Rajkot and Jabalpur.

Kheria Airport AGR
Civil Air Terminal, Agra – 282008
Phone No: 91-5622400844
Mobile No: 91-8477021021

Roadways and Highways in Etawah

There are many major roadways that serve the district of Etawah including the Etawah city. The 23-kilometre long Etawah-Mainpuri Road and the 8 kilometres long Etawah Bharthana Road join Etawah to other nearby places in the district. The 171-kilometre long National Highway 92 or NH 92, is the major highway that links Etawah to many important locations near and far. The NH 92 joins Gwalior to Bhongaon and other parts of Uttar Pradesh including Etawah, Malanpur and Bhind. Airport Road is the more popular name of NH 92 in Gwalior due to the location of the Gwalior Airport on NH 92. Other highways that serve Etawah comprise of the 12.50 Kilometre long Etawah-Gwalior Highway and the 90-kilometre long Agra-Etawah-Kanpur Highway.

Etawah Roadways Bus Stand

Etawah Bus Station serves the areas in and around the city of Etawah with regular bus services that connect Etawah to the nearby cities of New Delhi, Kanpur, Gwalior, Aligarh, Mainpuri, Bareilly, Mathura and Agra. Etawah Roadways Bus Stand is one of the leading bus terminals in the district of Etawah linking the city and its fringes with local bus services along the National Highway 92 to different parts of Uttar Pradesh. Apart from the local buses that are operated to and from the Etawah Bus Stand many inter-state buses also provide affordable transport facilities to the people of the district for travelling to and from the neighbouring states of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation or UPSRTC runs the Etawah Roadways Bus Stand, which is located nearby the Etawah Railway Station.

Etawah Roadways Bus Stand
Navil Road, Karm Ganj, Etawah HO, Etawah – 206001

Etawah Railway Station

Positioned on the Kanpur-Delhi division of the railway route that joins Delhi to Howrah via Gaya, the Etawah Railway Station is situated in the district of Etawah. Trains that have a halt at Etawah comprise of the Poorva Express, the Delhi-Howrah Janta Express, Avadh Express, Magadh Express, Agra-Lucknow Intercity and the Gorakhpur Express. Destinations covered by the trains that serve the Etawah Railway Station include: Howrah Junction, Barauni Junction, Muzaffarpur Junction, Allahabad Junction, Delhi, Meerut City, Bandra Terminus, Jodhpur Junction, Gorakhpur Junction, Kanpur Central, Malda Town, Jammu Tawi, Shri Ganganagar, Anand Vihar Terminal, Varanasi Junction, Agra Cantonment, Katihar Junction and Ahmedabad Junction.

Local Transport in Etawah

The local means of conveyance in Etawah include the cycle-rickshaws, taxis and the rental cars. The local and inter-state buses run by the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation to and from the Etawah Bus Station also play a very important role as a local mode of transportation serving the people of Etawah. Motor bikes and cars are mostly used as private modes of conveyance by the local inhabitants of Etawah and its adjoining areas.

Distance from Etawah

Etawah to Kachauraghat – 24 kilometres
Etawah to Charaknagar - 35 kilometres
Etawah to Bidhuna - 52 kilometres
Etawah to Mainpuri - 60 kilometres
Etawah to Auriya - 63 kilometres
Etawah to Bateshwar - 65 kilometres
Etawah to Farrukabad - 90 kilometres
Etawah to Kannauj - 100 kilometres
Etawah to Kalpi - 115 kilometres
Etawah to Gwalior - 115 kilometres
Etawah to Agra - 120 kilometres
Etawah to Kanpur - 165 kilometres