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Where to stay in Bihar
This guide covers 14 destinations in Bihar, a first-level administrative division of India, with 277 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Patna, Gaya and Bhagalpur. Across its destinations, December to February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Jay Prakash Narayan Airport (PAT).
- Destinations in this guide
- 14
- Places to stay
- 277
- Comfortable in the most places
- December to February
- Main airport
- PATJay Prakash Narayan Airport
- Currency
- INRIndian rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
Destinations
Destinations in Bihar
Every destination in this guide in Bihar, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patna | 1,684,222 | 133 | PAT · 6 km |
| Danapur | 182,241 | 77 | PAT · 6 km |
| Bodh Gaya | 52,000 | 33 | GAY · 7 km |
| Muzaffarpur | 333,200 | 13 | DBR · 54 km |
| Gaya | 474,093 | 8 | GAY · 7 km |
| Bhagalpur | 410,210 | 5 | BIR · 139 km |
| Purnia | 310,817 | 2 | BIR · 81 km |
| Aurangabad | 102,244 | 2 | GAY · 59 km |
| Arrah | 261,430 | 1 | PAT · 42 km |
| Begusarai | 252,008 | 1 | DBR · 89 km |
| Saharsa | 156,540 | 1 | DBR · 77 km |
| Jehanabad | 103,202 | 1 | PAT · 43 km |
| Munger | 213,303 | DBR · 106 km | |
| Deo Town | 173,216 | GAY · 53 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Bihar
277 hotels in Bihar recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Bihar
From the climate of 14 destinations in Bihar with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: December to February.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 of 14 | 23 °C | 19 mm |
| February | 14 of 14 | 27 °C | 12 mm |
| March | 0 of 14 | 33 °C | 10 mm |
| April | 0 of 14 | 37 °C | 9 mm |
| May | 0 of 14 | 38 °C | 48 mm |
| June | 0 of 14 | 37 °C | 123 mm |
| July | 0 of 14 | 33 °C | 265 mm |
| August | 0 of 14 | 33 °C | 251 mm |
| September | 0 of 14 | 33 °C | 200 mm |
| October | 0 of 14 | 32 °C | 56 mm |
| November | 1 of 14 | 29 °C | 6 mm |
| December | 14 of 14 | 25 °C | 3 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Bihar
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Bihar name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
PAT · Jay Prakash Narayan Airport
GAY · Gaya Airport
DBR · Darbhanga Airport
BIR · Biratnagar Airport
JKR · Janakpur Airport
IXB · Bagdogra Airport
SPD · Saidpur Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Bihar, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in India
Regional holidays observed in Bihar
Nearby
Regions near Bihar
Other regions of India with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.