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Vijayawada is an important link in connecting the three regions of Andhra Pradesh and is a major transit point. Two National Highways, the National Highway 5 from Madras to Calcutta and the National Highway 9 from Machilipatnam to Bombay pass through the city connecting it to other parts of the country. Another National highway 221 connects the city to Jagdalpur in Madhya Pradesh state. It is connected to other areas of the state, by state highways and district roads.
[edit] Air

The domestic airport located at Gannavaram, about 16-km, from the city connects Vijayawada to Hyderabad, Madras, Rajahmundry and Bangalore. Air Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines are the two airlines flying to and from Vijayawada.
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Situated along the Madras- Howrah and Madras-Delhi rail route, Vijayawada is the biggest railway junction of the South Central Railway. Vijayawada junction had been given A-1 status by the central government.Krishna canal junction, Madhuranagar, Gunadala and Ramavarappadu are the other railway stations in the city.Vijayawada is the busiest railway junction in South India, and is second biggest junction in India and only railway station to have escalators after New Delhi.
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Vijayawada is well connected to the rest of the country by National Highways — NH-5 and NH-9. Good motoways connect Vijayawada with all the places within the state and also with the major cities in India. Transport by road from Vijayawada to all the places of interest is available in the form of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) buses. There are huge number of buses that run between Vijayawada and Hyderabad 24 hours-a-day and 365 days-a-year, unlike the rest of transportation in the state.

Local Commute within the city is a breeze as all major streets are connected with the Local Public Bus Transit( City Buses ) operated by APSRTC. Motor driven auto(rickshaw)s and manual driven (cycle)rickshaws are the other alternative means of transport within Vijayawada. Private lorries (trucks), cars and two-wheelers (motorcycles and scooters) abound as well. Public and private bus operators provide transport services to various parts of the country. Vijayawada also has one of the biggest bus terminals in the country, Satavahana Bus Terminal in Vijayawada is an important link in connecting the three regions of Andhra Pradesh, biggest in Asia and is a major transit point. Vijayawada is also one of the busiest railway junctions in India and the biggest in South India. It is also called the "City that never sleeps" with reference to railways. The domestic airport located at Gannavaram, connects Vijayawada to Hyderabad, Rajahmundry, Chennai and Bangalore by air.A new deep water port is under construction at Machilipatnam replacing historical anchorage port which is about 65 km from city.