Bikaner By Road
NH 8 connects Agra to Bikaner via Jaipur, while NH 11 runs from Pathankot to Kandla port, via Amritsar and Bhatinda. Some important road distances are Jaipur 330 km, Jaisalmer 335 km, Jodhpur 260 km and Delhi 488 km.
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Bikaner By Rail
Bikaner is well connected with Jaipur, Jodhpur and Bhatinda by broad-guage and Delhi with metre-gauge.
Jaisalmer : By Road
Jaisalmer is connected by good roads to Jodhpur (285 km), Bikaner via Pokran (330 km), and Barmer via Devikot (153 km). Ra¬jasthan Roadways' buses connect Jaisalmer with important towns like Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Barmer. Deluxe coaches de¬part for Jaipur in the evenings while pri¬vate buses also ply to Jaipur, Bikaner, Barmer and Jodhpur. For reservations and enquiries contact the Bus Stand
Bikaner Excursions
Camel Breeding Farm: 10 km away, an institute for research work on camels. The first of its kind in Asia, you can see camels of all types, sizes and ages.
Devi Kund 8 km away, is the royal cre¬matorium with many cenotaphs.
Deshnoke Kami Mata Temple, 32 km, is on the Jodhpur Road and devoted to an incarnation of Durga. The sacred rats and their life is reconfirmation of the almighty power of the Goddess.
Bikaner : Rajasthan
STD Code: 02992
The fort, 500 years ago, offered Bikaner's populace safety from invaders, while the rulers designed some beautiful apartments within, which still echo that opulence. Nearby is Deshnoke where, in a marble-fronted temple, rats are offered sanctuary as they are considered sacred.
Bikaner : Ganga Golden Jubilee Museum
A store-house of artefacts from pre-Harappan civilisations, the Gupta and Kushan eras.