Mandla is connected by road to nearby cities like Jabalpur, Nagpur and Raipur through National Highway 12A (Express highway). From Jabalpur to Mandla it takes less than 3:00 hours by bus (96 km approx.). Mandla is served by a narrow gauge railway spur from Nainpur, where it connects to the narrow gauge line between Jabalpur and Gondia. Tourists are attracted toward Kanha National Park. Decades before tourist were interested in Killa (Fort) in kille Ghat, Shahastra dhara but now due to insufficient maintenance, even locals find travel inconvenient. For accommodation there are a couple of hotels in the city and Hotel Tourist (M.P.T) administered by state tourism in Mandla
