Skip Navigation

Bikaner

Travel Guide Asia India Rajasthan Bikaner

edit

Introduction

Junagarh Fort

Junagarh Fort

© All Rights Reserved Hawkson

Bikaner is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, capital of the district with the same name.

Top

edit

Neighbourhoods

Top

edit

Sights and Activities

  • Junagarh Fort
  • Lagarh Palace
  • Bhandasar Jain Temple
  • Shiv Bari Temple

Top

edit

Events and Festivals

  • Camel Festival

Top

edit

Weather

Bikaner has one of the most extreme climates in India, though it is almost not affected by monsoon rains. It receives just about 240mm of rain a year, with all of it falling from late May to mid-September, peaking in July and August with around 80-90mm. Temperatures are only mild from December to February with 22-25 °C during the day and 8-11 °C at night. Nights have been known to drop below zero, but only just and only very rarely. May and June are the hottest months with average days of 41 °C, but the alltime high stands at 50 °C! Sometimes nights don't drop below 30 °C!

Top

edit

Getting There

By Plane

By Train

The city has direct rail connections to Delhi, Mumbai, Kanpur, Agra, Jalandhar, Baroda, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Guwahati, Jaipur, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Chandigarh, Jammu and Ahmedabad.

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Top

edit

Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

Top

edit

Eat

Top

edit

Drink

Top

edit

Sleep

PropertyAddressTypePopularity
Hotel Harasar HaveliHarasar House, Near Karni Singh Stadiumhotel-
Hotel Jaswant BhawanDaudsar house Alakh Sagar Road IInd entry to railway stationhotel-
Hotel Padmini Niwas148, Sadulganjhotel77
Hotel SagarLalgarh Palace Complexhotel80
Shri Ram HotelA-228 Sadul GanjHotel65
Vijay Guest HouseOpposite Sophia School Jaipur Roadguesthouse79
Vinayak Guest HouseNear Junagarh Fort, Near Matagi Temple Old GinaniGuesthouse89
Vino Paying Guest HouseOppsite gopeshwar temple, GangasharGuesthouse66
Youth Hostel BikanerA-228 Sadul GanjHostel54
Shanti HouseNew Well, Near City Kotwali Old CityGuesthouse83
Vinayak Guest HouseNear Junagarh Fort Old GinaniGuesthouse77
SHRI RAM HERITAGEA-228, Sardul Ganj, RajasthanHotel-
Hotel Shri Ram HaritageA- 228 sadul ganj Near dungar collage near hotel dhola maruHotel-

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

Top

edit

Work

Top

edit

Learn

Top

edit

Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

Post

India Post is the national postal service of India, and on their website you find details about prices to send postcards, letters and parcels, both domestically and internationally. For most postcards to send internationally, it is better to visit the post office before writing on the card as you may need quite a few stamps. Parcels must be taken to a tailor, he will then sew it up in white linen. Make sure he seals it with red wax, otherwise the post office may refuse to send it or try to get you to pay them to do it. Sewing up a parcel should only cost 50rs to 200rs. In general, post offices are open from 10:00am to 1:00pm and 1:30pm to 4:30pm in most bigger towns and cities, though there are regional variations and some might keep longer hours or be open during (part of) the weekend as well. Ask around.

Contributors

Help contribute to this article to share the ad revenue.

Bikaner Travel Helpers

We don't currently have any Travel Helpers for Bikaner

This is version 4. Last edited at 4:24 on Jan 24, 12 by sleepBot. 2 articles link to this page.

Creative Commons License
Except where otherwise noted, content of this article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License