Buses are the most convenient mode of transport in India. From small villages to big cities, bus services are offered in almost every part of the country. You may chose from luxury to local buses, depending on your budget and requirements. In almost all states of India State Road Transport Corporations offer bus services to public. Besides, numerous private operators also provide buses for travelling. The public transport corporation and private operators offer city buses as well as buses connecting important places within the state and neighbouring states.

Usually the state transport corporation have one or more bus stands in cities or towns depending on the population. For catching the buses you have to reach the bus stands or terminals. From the bus stands you can board either public transport or private bus for your desired destination by paying reasonable fare. All the state transport bus terminals have enquiry offices and ticket counters as well. You can gather important information related to your journey from the officials.

For tourists, special tourist buses are offered by the private operators as well as government transport departments. If you are looking for group tour, buses are also offered by the private and government operators. You can book buses from one day to one week according to your requirement from the concerned offices.

In India bus services are available in varied options such as express buses, luxury buses, super deluxe, video coach, air-conditioned volvo coaches, airport shuttle buses, local buses etc. All types of buses run in all parts of India, but their fares differ according to comfort. Some of the important bus services operational in India are mentioned below.

Intercity Bus Services – Intercity buses run within the cities coveing all the important places. Such services are available in national capital New Delhi and other cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad.

Interstate Bus Services – Interstate bus services are available from almost all major cities of states in India. Interstate buses run from one state to other neighbouring states. Such bus services are available to and from Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and other important cities of the country. .Public road transport services and private transportation offer luxury, deluxe or other types of buses on interstate routes.

Intrastate Bus Services – These buses run within the important places of the state. Intrastate bus services are available in almost all states of India. Some example of intrastate bus services are buses running between Jaipur and Ajmer, Hyderabad and Warrangal, Bangalore and Mangalore, Mumbai and Aurangabad.

Airport shuttle bus services – The bus service connect different airports in India to important locations in the vicinity. For example Indira Gandhi International Airport to Dwarka Domestic airport or any other place in Delhi.