Dhanbad, being one of the largest cities in the East Indian state of Jharkhand, is well connected with the rest of the state and the rest of the country through roads, rail, and air.

Rail

Dhanbad Junction Railway Station, located just 2.8 km from the IIT (ISM) Campus, is the nearest railway station. It is the largest railway station in the state. Each and every train through this has a stop at Dhanbad, other than the
Sealdah New Delhi & Howrah New Delhi Duronto Exp.

Taxis are readily available 24/7 to take you from the Railway Station to the campus, where one can also avail online cab services like Ola. Unacquainted visitors are requested to book their railway tickets well in advance, as soon as they are available, to ensure confirmations of their reservations.

To book a ticket online, follow the following steps:

  • Register at the IRCTC website and log in.
  • On the homepage, enter the source & destination station. The code for the Dhanbad station is DHN.
  • Select a train. Select the class of travel.
  • Fill in the passenger details and click on Pay.
  • Railway tickets can be booked as early as 120 days before the journey date.
  • The IRCTC mobile application called IRCTC Connect is also available on iOS and Android for download. The process of booking a ticket remains the same.

For more details:
https://www.irctc.co.in

Road

Dhanbad, being a major city in the middle of Jharkhand’s coal belt, has a good road network connecting it with all major cities nearby. National Highway 18 and National Highway 19 are the major highways running through it, connecting it with cities like Ranchi (the state capital), Kolkata (the capital of the nearby state of West Bengal), Jamshedpur, Bokaro, etc. There are plenty of buses plying on these roads, connecting these cities. 

Online portals and mobile applications like redBus can be used to book one’s bus tickets for travel to and from Dhanbad in a hassle-free manner.

For more details:
https://ir.iitism.ac.in/information-portal/is-reachiitism.php

Air

The nearest public airports to Dhanbad are:

  • Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, Durgapur, 85 km
  • Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi, 140 km
  • Deoghar International Airport, Deoghar, 110 km
  • Gaya Airport, 207 km
  • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, 269 km