Orai is a medium-sized city in the Northern Bundelkhand region of India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh.

Get in

By plane

Kanpur and Gwalior are the nearest domestic airports. There are frequent bus services from both Kanpur and Jhansi.

By rail

Orai Railway Station is well connected to the nearby hubs in northern India. Orai is part of the North-Central Railway Zone.

• 1 Orai railway station. (updated Mar 2021)

Get around

Auto-rickshaws are the most convenient way of getting around the city.

See

• 1 Chaurasi Gumbad, Jhansi-Kanpur Hwy, Kalpi. A square-shaped landmark comprising of nine domes and 84 arches. Built in an Indo-Islamic architectural style, it is believed to house a tomb of one of the Sultans of the Lodi dynasty, who ruled parts of Northern India from the 15th to 16th centuries. (updated Mar 2022)

Do

• 1 Ocean World Water Park. A water park full of swimming pools and slides. (updated May 2020)

Buy

• Om Bazar, Link Rd, ombazarorai@gmail.com. Orai's first shopping mall. (updated Nov 2020)

Sleep

• OYO 47405 Comfort Inn, 4h Bajaria, Jalaun, SH21, Raj Marg, ☏ +91 124 398 6374. Clean, air-conditioned rooms with complimentary breakfast. (updated May 2020)

Go next

• The ancient, historic town of Kalpi is 35km northeast of Orai
• Jhansi, the major city of Bundelkhand, is 120km southwest