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Travel overnight and wake up in the hills. Bhubaneswar to Koraput is a night on the train or a long day on the road, and the Traveller meets you the moment you arrive.

Overnight train
12 h 30 min
By road
487–513 km, about 11 h
Days to keep
2 to 3, plus travel
Pickup
Koraput Jn, Damanjodi or hotel

Getting to Koraput

  • Train: the Hirakhand Express (18447) leaves Bhubaneswar at 7:35 PM and reaches Koraput at 8:05 AM; three days a week the Puri–Koraput Express (18407) is a day train. Book sleeper or 3AC early for long weekends. Koraput train timings has every train, and how to reach Koraput the drive from each station.
  • Road: 487 km via Berhampur and Rayagada, or 513 km via Visakhapatnam, about 11 hours either way on Google Maps before stops. Fine for a group leaving early; tiring as a same-day return.
  • Air: IndiaOne Air flies Bhubaneswar to Jeypore twice a day (6:30 AM to 8:05 AM and 12:30 PM to 2:05 PM; back at 10:20 AM and 2:20 PM), a 9-seat aircraft with small baggage allowances. We meet you at Jeypore Airport, 50 minutes from Koraput. Flights to Koraput has fares and baggage rules.
  • Bus: OSRTC runs about seven buses a day, leaving Bhubaneswar between 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM and reaching Koraput bus stand in 11 to 12 hours; private sleeper and Volvo buses leave in the evening. Fares from about ₹666.

A 3-day plan that fits the train

  1. Day 1
    Arrive, settle, an easy first day

    The driver meets your morning train. Breakfast, Sabara Srikhetra, the Tribal Museum, then Upper Kolab for the late afternoon light.

    Sabara SrikhetraTribal MuseumUpper Kolab Reservoir

    Estimated times

    1. MorningDriver waiting at Koraput Junction for your train
    2. 9:30 AMBreakfast in town
    3. 10:30 AMSabara Srikhetra
    4. 11:30 AMTribal Museum
    5. 1:00 PMLunch, hotel check-in
    6. 3:30 PMUpper Kolab
    7. 6:30 PMBack at the hotel
  2. Day 2
    The highland circuit

    Deomali early, with time on top. Back through Nandapur's old capital to Rani Duduma before the light goes.

    DeomaliNandapurRani Duduma

    Estimated times

    1. 5:00 AMLeave Koraput
    2. 7:00 AMDeomali top, sunrise
    3. 9:30 AMBreakfast, Semiliguda
    4. 12:30 PMNandapur, Batrisa Singhasana
    5. 2:00 PMRani Duduma
    6. 5:30 PMBack in Koraput
  3. Day 3
    Duduma, then the evening train

    A long drive south-west to Duduma Waterfall and the Machkund valley, lunch on the way, and back to Koraput for the evening departure.

    Duduma WaterfallOnukadelli

    Estimated times

    1. 7:00 AMLeave Koraput, breakfast packed
    2. 10:00 AMDuduma viewpoints
    3. 12:00 PMOnukadelli market (Thursdays) or Machkund valley
    4. 1:30 PMLunch on the road
    5. 4:30 PMKoraput Junction for the evening train
Keep a buffer before your return train. Ghat roads and a good waterfall both take longer than the map suggests.

What the Traveller changes

Groups from Bhubaneswar usually arrive together and want to stay together. One 17-seater means one pickup, one route, one set of timings and nobody waiting for the second car. The driver knows the roads; the support team is on WhatsApp for changes.

What to carry

  • A jacket, even in October. Deomali is windy and cold at dawn.
  • Cash for small markets and entry tickets.
  • Water and snacks for the Duduma day; food stops are far apart.
  • Offline maps. Coverage drops in the valleys.