How to reach Berhampur
By Air: The nearest major airport to Berhampur is Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI) in Bhubaneswar, about 170 kilometers away.
By Train: Berhampur has its railway station, "Brahmapur" Railway Station (watch out for the spelling, station code is BAM). You can find trains connecting Berhampur to most major cities in India.
By bus and taxi from Bhubaneswar: Berhampur is well-connected with Bhubaneswar by bus and taxi. For bus booking, you can book Volvo bus tickets from OSRTC application. Apart from Volvo, there are several AC delux buses and non-AC buses from OSRTC (Odisha state transport). Numerous private buses are also viable options - both AC (not Volvo though) as well as non-AC.
From the Airport, you can hire a taxi. Alternatively, you can ask us to book a vehicle for you. It should cost between ₹2,700/- to ₹4,300/- depending on company, vehicle type etc.
Venue Location - The IISER Berhampur Permanent Campus, Located at Laudigam, Berhampur, 760003.
What after reaching Bhubaneswar? If you have reached Bhubaneswar and would like to reach the bus stop, look for Uber/Ola/Auto to Baramunda BSBT (the main bus station). This should cost you between ₹100-200 in auto. There is a city bus as well. If you want to reach railway station, the options are same. Look for entrance from the Master canteen side.
What after reaching Berhampur? After reaching Berhampur, you can either come to IISER Berhampur main campus, near Laudigam village in Konishi Tehsil via Konishi. Locals pronounce it as "aaijwar" - it helps to know this. From the railway station, and bus stand, you will find taxi or auto. From the railway station, it is about 19 Km. Autos charge around ₹600/-. Taxi may take the double, or at least ₹1000/-.
You can also come to the IISER transit campus in the city. It is at the Govt. ITI campus - at the Engineering School Road. Fromt the transit campus, we have regular shuttle buses.
For the conference, we will arrange some special shuttles from the transit campus. The information of the same will be shared closer to the event.
We will try to arrange all accommodation as follows - Student accommodation will be available in the institute hostel. Guest House will be available for other delegates. These options are subject to availability. In addition, there are some excellent hotels nearby. Transportation will be arranged between the accommodation and the conference venue. We are still working on the details. Students and postdocs will certainly get accommodation at the campus.
Nearby hotels:
In a car, these hotels are about half an hour away from the IISER Berhampur campus.