Jamālpur: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Jamālpur is a city of 105,434 people in India (Bihar), 52 m (171 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Jamālpur runs from about 10 h 36 min a day in late December to 13 h 45 min in late June (computed for 25.31° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Jamālpur in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Jamālpur · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Kolkata, 360 km — buses · car rental
- Patna, 139 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kathmandu, 290 km (Nepal) — tours
- Jamshedpur, 281 km — tours
- Dhanbad, 169 km — tours
- Varanasi, 350 km
- Ranchi, 249 km — tours
- Rangpur, 281 km (Bangladesh) — tours
- Howrah, 357 km
- Rajshahi, 237 km (Bangladesh)
Common questions
How big is Jamālpur?
About 105,434 people live in Jamālpur, across 10 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Jamālpur in?
Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30.
What currency is used in Jamālpur?
The Rupee (INR). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Jamālpur?
Kolkata (360 km), Patna (139 km), Kathmandu (290 km), Jamshedpur (281 km), Dhanbad (169 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.