Quick answer: how do I book a cheap bus in East and Northeast India?
Search your route on Rodshare (for example Bhubaneswar to Cuttack), sort by Cheapest, then filter by AC or non-AC and sleeper or seater. Choose your seat and boarding point and pay online. Your ticket appears in My Activity → Bus tickets.
Popular bus routes in East and Northeast India
Typical figures for a one-way seat. Non-AC seaters sit at the low end and AC sleeper or Volvo buses at the high end. Live fares for your date appear in the search.
| Route | Distance | Journey time | Typical fare per seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhubaneswar → Cuttack | 30 km | ~1 hrs | ₹150–₹400 |
| Puri → Bhubaneswar | 60 km | ~1.5 hrs | ₹150–₹400 |
| Patna → Gaya | 100 km | ~2.5 hrs | ₹150–₹400 |
| Shillong → Guwahati | 100 km | ~3 hrs | ₹150–₹400 |
| Kolkata → Dhanbad | 260 km | ~6 hrs | ₹300–₹700 |
| Jamshedpur → Kolkata | 280 km | ~6 hrs | ₹300–₹750 |
| Kolkata → Ranchi | 400 km | ~9 hrs | ₹450–₹1050 |
| Bhubaneswar → Kolkata | 440 km | ~9 hrs | ₹500–₹1150 |
| Patna → Siliguri | 470 km | ~11 hrs | ₹500–₹1200 |
| Puri → Kolkata | 500 km | ~10 hrs | ₹550–₹1300 |
Local tip for East and Northeast India
Demand rises sharply around Durga Puja and Chhath, so book as soon as your dates are fixed.
Bus booking by state
Rodshare has a bus page for each of these states in East and Northeast India, with routes and cities:
- West Bengal: rodshare.com/en/buses/state/west-bengal
- Bihar: rodshare.com/en/buses/state/bihar
- Jharkhand: rodshare.com/en/buses/state/jharkhand
- Odisha: rodshare.com/en/buses/state/odisha
- Assam: rodshare.com/en/buses/state/assam
- Meghalaya: rodshare.com/en/buses/state/meghalaya