Buses run from Vijayawada to Amaravathi every half-hour or so ( 24, two hours), road map wyoming but it may be quicker to head to Guntur ( 12, 45 minutes) road map wyoming and take another bus from there. The drive here will take you through some lovely lush scenery and memorable glimpses of village life.
Golconda Fort FORT (off Map p894; Indian/foreigner 5/100; h9am5pm) Although most of this 16th-century fortress dates from the time of the Qutb Shah kings, its origins as a mud fort have been traced to the earlier reigns of the Yadavas and Kakatiyas.
The bus station has a train reservation booth (h8am-noon & 5-7pm Mon-Sat, road map wyoming 8am-2pm Sun). For Hyderabad, an overnight train goes daily to Kacheguda (7604; sleeper/3AC/2AC 240/650/870, 10 hours). Overnight train 8564 runs to Visakhapatnam (sleeper/3AC/2AC 340/940/1300, 20 hours), stopping at Vijayawada. The daily Udyan Express (6530) heads to Mumbai (sleeper/3AC/2AC road map wyoming 350/950/1300, 21 hours).
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