How To Reach Chirmiri

Located in Koriya District of Chhattisgarh is a beautiful hill station by the name of Chirmiri. This hill station is full of green landscapes along with views of tall mountains and ardent rivers. There are several temples in this region as well that are worth visiting on your trip here. Reaching Chirmiri is easy and can be done by taking a flight, coming by train or driving by road. You can also take a bus to reach Chirmiri and the state also has provisions for people to travel locally by bus or other modes of transport. Intrigued about the place already? Here are some of the best ways to reach Chirmiri in Chhattisgarh.

The closest airport located to Chirmiri is Swami Vivekananda International Airport in Raipur. This airport is located at a distance of 316.7 km from the center of the hill station. The ride from there onwards takes about 7 hours with stops and is quite long; you might as well take a flight that reaches in the evening or night so that you can take a good nap on your journey from the airport to Chirmiri. You can even take a bus from the airport, which is a cheaper option to travel. This airport serves national as well as international destinations and has a lot of frequent flights running to and from from here to different states and countries also.

You can reach this beautiful hill station of Chirmiri by driving on well maintained highways. Driving to this place is a great option because the hill station provides great scenic views that you can find on the way up there. But if you don’t want to drive, you can always take the state run bus by CSRTC from within the state to reach Chirmiri. The highways and roads and connected to other important parts of the state and can be easily reached. You can also take private buses that will make you reach Chirmiri on an overnight trip.

The closest railway station that you have to take in order to reach Chirmiri is Ambikapur Railway Station. This station is located at a distance of 99.4 km from the hill station and takes about 2.5 hours from the station to reach. This is the main railway station that serves the people in Chirmiri but there are one that are closer as well but they do not have frequent trains going to any other state. Stations like Chirmiri Railway Station and Surajpur Railway stations are close by but these stations do not connect to bigger cities, only Raipur and Ambikapur.

It is easy to get around in Chirmiri; you can commute by means of auto rickshaws that you will find at stands or you can take a cab also. Cabs are a little more expensive but give a lot of comfort and come with a driver as well. You can even hop on a bus run by the government; these buses run on schedule and save expenses as well. You can do all of this or simply hire a car and drive it around yourself to go sightseeing.