Prayagraj city is situated in the north part of India in the Oudh region of state of Uttar Pradesh. It is well connected with flights, rail and road transport to other parts of India. Daily trains, buses and flights are available from major cities in India.
Prayagraj has its own domestic airport named Bamrauli airport which is 15 km away from the heart of the city. Airport is connected to metros like Delhi, Kolkata and Lucknow and many more cities. Airport to city taxi charge is about Rs 400. For more details, please log-on to http://prayagraj.nic.in/
Very good road services are available in Prayagraj. UPSRTC buses give service to most of the cities in Uttar Pradesh. From Prayagraj bus services are available to Delhi (650 km) and Kolkata (800 km).
Prayagraj has a major railway station in the heart of the city and is well connected to all the important cities in India
The city is a primary center for culture, religion and education. The confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers defines this city. Many national and regional headquarters of administration, military and research facilities are located in the city.
Prayagraj is also famous for producing 7 out of 14 Prime Ministers of India - Jawahar Lal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Gulzari Lal Nanda, Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Chandrashekhar, they all were either born in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), were alumni of Allahabad University or were elected from a constituency in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad).
Languages spoken: Hindi, Urdu, English Tourist attractions: Sangam(confluence of rivers), All Saints Cathedral, Alfred Park, Khusro Bagh, Yamuna Bridge, Public Library (estd 1864), Allahabad University (estd 1887), etc.
For more information please visit the website of Uttar Pradesh Tourism.