Eluru is the capital of West Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh. It is a small colorful City with an area of 14.5sqkm. It is 6th biggest city in Andhra Pradesh with a population of 3.5 lakh.
There are now flights to Vijayawada from Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore. Vijayawada is less than an hour bus ride away.
One can also use a flight (National or International) to Hyderabad airport and take a train (6 to 7 hour travel) to Eluru. For other international connections, Chennai can also be used which is an 10-hour train ride from Eluru City.
There are plenty of long-distance trains available at the Vijayawada Station to get to any part of the country and Eluru also has a railway station which has an halt from Every Train passing through it.
Local (suburban) train travel is available between Eluru Rajahmundry and Vijayawada.
Almost all the locations in the city can be accessed by foot, all the roads are pedestrian friendly as most of them contains footpaths.
There are two functional bus stations in the city. Eluru New bus station and Eluru Old bus station. Buses ply from these stations based on destinations. Frequent intermediate buses are available in-between them.
All the roads in Eluru had a minimum width of 3.7 metres which makes travel ease with cars and other four wheelers. Taxi services are also available in the city.
Using the local trains, Eluru city region can be accessed with the following train stops. The circular trains are to be introduced in the near future.
Auto-rikshaw is one of the major transportation mode available in the city. Over 10,000 autos are registered within the city and its suburban areas
It is well known for its Traffic Congestion. One should have a look at shopping fest of R.R.Pet Market, 1 Town Fish Market, Jute Mill Industry and 1 Town Market areas on Sunday.
Central Plaza, R.R.Pet. Only shopping mall in Eluru.
CMR Shopping Mall,
Trinath Fashions, R.R.Pet.
Chandana Brothers, 1 Town.
R9000, R.R.Pet.
Main Bazar, 1 Town.
Sunday Market, R.R, Pet. Opened only on Sundays on R.R.Pet Main Road.
Athidi, R. R. Pet. Three-star hotel.
Manya Guestline, +91 8812-226922. One of the star hotels in Eluru. 2016-10-23
Surya Residency.
Valentino. , R.R.Pet.
Vasanth Mahal. , Jute Mill Center.
Hotel Usha Valentine, R.R. Pet.
Haritha Resort Gudivakalanka, Gudivadalanaka. Kolleru lake resort hotel.
Aditya Ceentral, 1-Town. 2017-11-09