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AIR: There is no commercial air strip in Rourkela; however Steel Authority of India Limited has an airport that is routinely used for charter flights and private aircrafts. Major airports in the proximity of Rourkela are Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata and Raipur as per details given below:

Airport	Rail distance from Rourkela, journey time	Road distance from Rourkela, journey time	Remarks
Kolkata	413 km, 6 hrs	525 km, 9 hrs	International flights, all major cities of India connected
Bhubaneswar	462 km, 6 hrs	320 km, 5 hrs	All major cities of India connected
Ranchi	166 km, 3 hrs	222 km, 4 hrs	Some cities of India are connected
Raipur	417 km, 6 hr 30 mins	448, 6 hrs 30 mins	Some cities of India are connected

Rail: Rourkela is well connected by train routs with all parts of the country. It is situated on the Howrah-Mumbai line and as well as on Ranchi-Bhubaneswar line.

Road: Rourkela is connected to various towns of the state by State Highway no 10 and National Highway no. 23. Thus it is also connected with cities like Ranchi, Raipur, Sambalpur etc. Several buses ply between Rourkela and the major cities of the state like Bhubaneswar, Puri, sambalpur etc.

Rourkela railway station is situated 7 km away from the NIT campus. Autos/taxis are available round the clock there. Local transport facility is also available from nearby state and private bus terminus. Official guests are normally received at the railway station.