Medinīpur: 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.
Medinīpur is a city of 153,349 people in India (West Bengal), 47 m (154 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Medinīpur runs from about 10 h 48 min a day in late December to 13 h 33 min in late June (computed for 22.42° 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 Medinīpur in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Medinīpur · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Dhaka, 347 km (Bangladesh) — buses · car rental
- Kolkata, 108 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Gazipur, 362 km (Bangladesh)
- Khulna, 234 km (Bangladesh) — tours
- Jamshedpur, 124 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Dhanbad, 178 km — tours
- Ranchi, 230 km — tours
- Howrah, 104 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bhubaneswar, 284 km — buses · car rental
- Rajshahi, 253 km (Bangladesh)
Common questions
How big is Medinīpur?
About 153,349 people live in Medinīpur (GeoNames).
What time zone is Medinīpur in?
Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30.
What currency is used in Medinīpur?
The Rupee (INR). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Medinīpur?
Dhaka (347 km), Kolkata (108 km), Gazipur (362 km), Khulna (234 km), Jamshedpur (124 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.