Muzaffarpur

Muzaffarpur is a city in the state of Bihar, India. It is known as the "lychee capital" of the country. It is one of the oldest and most important commercial and educational centres of Bihar. Muzaffarpur has many historical sites, monuments, temples and other places of tourist interest.

By train
Muzaffarpur is well-connected to major cities in India through daily trains. Shaheed Express (Darbhanga-Amritsar), Mithila Express (Raxaul-Howrah), Maurya Express, Sadhbhawna Express, Vaishali Express (Barauni-New Delhi) and Amarnath Express (Barauni-Jammutawi) pass through this station. The Vaishali Express (Barauni-New Delhi), Bihar Sampark Kranti (Darbhanga-New Delhi), SaptKranti Express (Muzaffarpur-New Delhi) are the fastest and most comfortable way to arrive from Delhi or vice versa. The journey takes around 18-19 hours from New Delhi.

It's advised to book the train ticket well in advance since the trains are often heavily booked. Tickets can be booked online from the IRCTC website.



By car
Muzaffarpur is well-connected by bus to Patna, which is about 3 hours away. There are direct buses to Patna, Silliguri, Gauhati, Ranchi, etc.

Buses are the best option if one is traveling from Patna. Muzzafarpur is well connected by a network of roads with all the neighbouring cities and towns. The distance to some important cities are:


 * Bhagalpur
 * Bodhgaya
 * Bihar Sharif
 * Darbhanga
 * Kathmandu, Nepal
 * Madhubani
 * Patna
 * Ranchi
 * Raxual
 * Varanasi

By plane

 * Gaya Airport at Gaya is about 172 km from the city.
 * Jaiprakash Narayan Airport at Patna is about 75 km from the city. There are daily flights from Ranchi, Delhi, Calcutta and Lucknow.

Get around
You may hire taxi, autorickshaws and cycle rickshaws for local transportation. The city has a concept of shared autorickshaws. City ring bus service run by regional transport authority (RDA) has mini buses plying on five different routes. The minimum fare is ₹5 and maximum is ₹20. The main the introduction of ring bus service has broken the monopoly of rickshaws and auto-rickshaws.

See

 * Vaishno Devi Temple, Kalambagh Chowk: Near Kalambagh Chowk, Vaishno Devi Temple is famous for the Vaishno Devi sculpture that is a replica of Vaishno Devi, Jammu. The temple has numerous loyal devotees. During Navratra and other special Hindu festivals, the temple offers various activities like Ratjagran (whole night music and prayer). The offering of this temple is specially famous among locals. The famous Halwa, Chana prasad (pudding and black peas offerings) made in pure Ghee attracts hundreds of devotees and locals to participate in the temple's activities.
 * Vaishno Devi Temple, Kalambagh Chowk: Near Kalambagh Chowk, Vaishno Devi Temple is famous for the Vaishno Devi sculpture that is a replica of Vaishno Devi, Jammu. The temple has numerous loyal devotees. During Navratra and other special Hindu festivals, the temple offers various activities like Ratjagran (whole night music and prayer). The offering of this temple is specially famous among locals. The famous Halwa, Chana prasad (pudding and black peas offerings) made in pure Ghee attracts hundreds of devotees and locals to participate in the temple's activities.
 * Vaishno Devi Temple, Kalambagh Chowk: Near Kalambagh Chowk, Vaishno Devi Temple is famous for the Vaishno Devi sculpture that is a replica of Vaishno Devi, Jammu. The temple has numerous loyal devotees. During Navratra and other special Hindu festivals, the temple offers various activities like Ratjagran (whole night music and prayer). The offering of this temple is specially famous among locals. The famous Halwa, Chana prasad (pudding and black peas offerings) made in pure Ghee attracts hundreds of devotees and locals to participate in the temple's activities.
 * Vaishno Devi Temple, Kalambagh Chowk: Near Kalambagh Chowk, Vaishno Devi Temple is famous for the Vaishno Devi sculpture that is a replica of Vaishno Devi, Jammu. The temple has numerous loyal devotees. During Navratra and other special Hindu festivals, the temple offers various activities like Ratjagran (whole night music and prayer). The offering of this temple is specially famous among locals. The famous Halwa, Chana prasad (pudding and black peas offerings) made in pure Ghee attracts hundreds of devotees and locals to participate in the temple's activities.
 * Vaishno Devi Temple, Kalambagh Chowk: Near Kalambagh Chowk, Vaishno Devi Temple is famous for the Vaishno Devi sculpture that is a replica of Vaishno Devi, Jammu. The temple has numerous loyal devotees. During Navratra and other special Hindu festivals, the temple offers various activities like Ratjagran (whole night music and prayer). The offering of this temple is specially famous among locals. The famous Halwa, Chana prasad (pudding and black peas offerings) made in pure Ghee attracts hundreds of devotees and locals to participate in the temple's activities.
 * Vaishno Devi Temple, Kalambagh Chowk: Near Kalambagh Chowk, Vaishno Devi Temple is famous for the Vaishno Devi sculpture that is a replica of Vaishno Devi, Jammu. The temple has numerous loyal devotees. During Navratra and other special Hindu festivals, the temple offers various activities like Ratjagran (whole night music and prayer). The offering of this temple is specially famous among locals. The famous Halwa, Chana prasad (pudding and black peas offerings) made in pure Ghee attracts hundreds of devotees and locals to participate in the temple's activities.
 * Vaishno Devi Temple, Kalambagh Chowk: Near Kalambagh Chowk, Vaishno Devi Temple is famous for the Vaishno Devi sculpture that is a replica of Vaishno Devi, Jammu. The temple has numerous loyal devotees. During Navratra and other special Hindu festivals, the temple offers various activities like Ratjagran (whole night music and prayer). The offering of this temple is specially famous among locals. The famous Halwa, Chana prasad (pudding and black peas offerings) made in pure Ghee attracts hundreds of devotees and locals to participate in the temple's activities.
 * Vaishno Devi Temple, Kalambagh Chowk: Near Kalambagh Chowk, Vaishno Devi Temple is famous for the Vaishno Devi sculpture that is a replica of Vaishno Devi, Jammu. The temple has numerous loyal devotees. During Navratra and other special Hindu festivals, the temple offers various activities like Ratjagran (whole night music and prayer). The offering of this temple is specially famous among locals. The famous Halwa, Chana prasad (pudding and black peas offerings) made in pure Ghee attracts hundreds of devotees and locals to participate in the temple's activities.
 * Vaishno Devi Temple, Kalambagh Chowk: Near Kalambagh Chowk, Vaishno Devi Temple is famous for the Vaishno Devi sculpture that is a replica of Vaishno Devi, Jammu. The temple has numerous loyal devotees. During Navratra and other special Hindu festivals, the temple offers various activities like Ratjagran (whole night music and prayer). The offering of this temple is specially famous among locals. The famous Halwa, Chana prasad (pudding and black peas offerings) made in pure Ghee attracts hundreds of devotees and locals to participate in the temple's activities.
 * Vaishno Devi Temple, Kalambagh Chowk: Near Kalambagh Chowk, Vaishno Devi Temple is famous for the Vaishno Devi sculpture that is a replica of Vaishno Devi, Jammu. The temple has numerous loyal devotees. During Navratra and other special Hindu festivals, the temple offers various activities like Ratjagran (whole night music and prayer). The offering of this temple is specially famous among locals. The famous Halwa, Chana prasad (pudding and black peas offerings) made in pure Ghee attracts hundreds of devotees and locals to participate in the temple's activities.
 * Vaishno Devi Temple, Kalambagh Chowk: Near Kalambagh Chowk, Vaishno Devi Temple is famous for the Vaishno Devi sculpture that is a replica of Vaishno Devi, Jammu. The temple has numerous loyal devotees. During Navratra and other special Hindu festivals, the temple offers various activities like Ratjagran (whole night music and prayer). The offering of this temple is specially famous among locals. The famous Halwa, Chana prasad (pudding and black peas offerings) made in pure Ghee attracts hundreds of devotees and locals to participate in the temple's activities.
 * Vaishno Devi Temple, Kalambagh Chowk: Near Kalambagh Chowk, Vaishno Devi Temple is famous for the Vaishno Devi sculpture that is a replica of Vaishno Devi, Jammu. The temple has numerous loyal devotees. During Navratra and other special Hindu festivals, the temple offers various activities like Ratjagran (whole night music and prayer). The offering of this temple is specially famous among locals. The famous Halwa, Chana prasad (pudding and black peas offerings) made in pure Ghee attracts hundreds of devotees and locals to participate in the temple's activities.
 * Vaishno Devi Temple, Kalambagh Chowk: Near Kalambagh Chowk, Vaishno Devi Temple is famous for the Vaishno Devi sculpture that is a replica of Vaishno Devi, Jammu. The temple has numerous loyal devotees. During Navratra and other special Hindu festivals, the temple offers various activities like Ratjagran (whole night music and prayer). The offering of this temple is specially famous among locals. The famous Halwa, Chana prasad (pudding and black peas offerings) made in pure Ghee attracts hundreds of devotees and locals to participate in the temple's activities.
 * Vaishno Devi Temple, Kalambagh Chowk: Near Kalambagh Chowk, Vaishno Devi Temple is famous for the Vaishno Devi sculpture that is a replica of Vaishno Devi, Jammu. The temple has numerous loyal devotees. During Navratra and other special Hindu festivals, the temple offers various activities like Ratjagran (whole night music and prayer). The offering of this temple is specially famous among locals. The famous Halwa, Chana prasad (pudding and black peas offerings) made in pure Ghee attracts hundreds of devotees and locals to participate in the temple's activities.

Buy


One of the major attractions of Muzaffarpur is the Lahthi (Lakh ki Churiyan/Bangles)

Eat
Do eat the Jalebi and Malpua,lassi from the roadside shop at Santoshi Mata Mandir near railway station, one of the unique of its kind.

Taas and chura (dish of meat) near Laxmi Chowk.

Sweets like Rasmadhuri and many more delicious from Maharaja sweet and Bharat Jalpan near Saraiyaganj and Vaishali Sweets near Chatta Chowk are also famous for rasgulla, rasmadhuri and chat.

Connect
Muzaffarpur Tourist Information Center, BSTDC Hotel Lichchavi Vihar, Phone: 0621-2228512.

Go next
You may also take a day’s excursion to Rajgir and Vaishali to see the historic places of Buddhist significance. Nalanda is also close by where the remnants of the Nalanda University, stupas, monasteries and temples are worth exploring. The artifacts that have been excavated are on exhibit in the Nalanda museum. Other nearby destinations are Sonepur, Digha, Patna, Bihar-Sharif, Pawapuri, Munghyer and Rajgir.