Vijayawada is well connected by air. The domestic airport at Gannavaram, about 19 km from the city, connects Vijayawada to Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi. Vijayawada Airport is served by Jet Airways, spicejet and Air India. Annually, about 180,000 passengers use this airport.
Rail
Vijayawada Junction is the second biggest and second busiest railway junction in India and contributes the highest revenues in the South Central Railway region. Situated along the Chennai – Howrah and Chennai – Delhi rail route, Vijayawada Junction is the largest railway junction on the South Central Railway network. Vijayawada junction had been given A-1 status by the central government. Madhuranagar, Gunadala, Rayanapadu, Kondapalli, Nidamanuru, Krishna canal junction Ramavarappadu,kolanukonda,mangalagiri,gannavaram are the other railway stations in the city. The railway station has ten platforms for passenger trains and is the only station to have five entrance gates with booking counters in India and it is the buissest station to handle more than 270 trains per day next to lucknow and mumbai .
Road
Vijayawada is well connected to the rest of the country by National Highways: NH-5, NH-9 and NH-221.Transport by road from Vijayawada is available in the form of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) buses. Private bus operators also provide transport services to parts of the country.
All major streets are connected with the Local Public Bus Transit (City Buses) operated by APSRTC. It is the first city in the south to introduce CNG buses in its fleet. Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) is planning to launch Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) with dedicated bus corridors.The initiative, however, is mired in procedural delays and was expected to be launched by mid 2010.Motor-driven auto-rickshaws and manual-driven cycle-rickshaws are the other alternative
