Gopalpur

• By air - The nearest airport is at Bhubaneswar, 180 km from Gopalpur-on-sea. Bhubaneshwar is a one-hour flight from Kolkata.
• By rail - The nearest railhead is Berhampur (16 km) on the Kolkata-Chennai line. Berhampur is 608 km from Howrah and 1069 km from Chennai.

Some of the trains which stop at Berhampur are: 6003/6004 Howrah Chennai Mail, 2703/2704 Faluknama Express, 8645/8646 East Coast Express, 2660/2659 Gurudev Express, 2863/2864 Howrah Yeshvantpur Express, 5228/5227 Muzaffarpur Yeshvantpur Express (weekly), 6355/6356 Kanyakumari Express (weekly), Howrah Tiruchirapalli Express (biweekly), 2508/2507 Guwahati Ernakulam Express (weekly), 2530/2509 Guwahati Bangalore Express (triweekly), 5628/5627 Guwahati Trivandrum Express (weekly), 5630/5629 Guwahati Chennai Egmore Express (weekly).
For timings etc. check with Indian Railways.

• By road – One can drive in to Gopalpur-on-sea from Berhampur (now renamed Brahmapur) on National Highway 5
• Gopalpur-on-Sea does not have a tourist office but Government of Odisha has a tourist office at Berhampur. It is near the New Bus Stand (1st Floor), Berhampur, Distt Ganjam, Telephone: +91 680 2280226.

Auto-rickshaws and cycle-rickshaws are available in the area to move around. Buses, minibuses and tourist taxis can be hired from Berhampur.

Since the beach faces eastward, sunrises are spectacular.
Nearby there stands a lone imposing lighthouse complementing the scenery at the beach. There are also the crumbling walls and pillars of the jetty.

Just relax!
There is also a Light House on the beach (1965), which offers a spectacular 360-degree view of Gopalpur, the sea and a portion of the Chilika Lake. The Visiting time is 15:30 - 17:30 local time daily. Be on time, they close sharp at 17:30! Nominal fees apply which are displayed there. Avoid carrying bags and umbrellas as they are not allowed atop the Light House.

There is always something to buy, if you are so keen. Odisha is famous for hand-woven saris and handicrafts.

Various kind of sea fish, rode side delicious fast food items including Gupchup, Guguni chat, Soup, Role, Pokoda are available.

• Holiday Inn,

  phone: +91 680 2242694
  Rooms ₹200-400.
• Hotel Green Park, telephone +91 680 2242016, rooms ₹500-900
• Hotel Heaven Spot, telephone +91 680 224 3274, rooms ₹400-800.

• Hotel Holiday Home,

  phone: +91 33 680 2242049
  Rooms ₹500-1,000.
• Hotel Kalinga, telephone +91 33 680 2242067, rooms ₹350-850.

• Hotel Plaza Millennium,

  phone: +91 680 2242647
  Rooms ₹500-1,200
• Hotel Rosalin, telephone +91 680 2242071, rooms ₹100-150.

• Hotel Sea Pearl

  phone: +91 33 680 2242556
  Rooms ₹600 - 1200

• Hotel Song of the Sea,

  phone: +91 680 2242347
  Rooms ₹750-1,200.

• Krishna's Internet Zone

  address: Beach Road

• Natraj Tourist Lodge,

  phone: +91 680 2242340
  Rooms ₹80-150.

• Pantha Nibas

  phone: +91 680 2243931 or +91 680 2242088
  Rooms ₹650-2650, email: otdc@ortel.net / otdc@panthanivas.com
• Rohini, Telephone +91 680 2242309, Rooms ₹400-750.

• Sai Tourist Lodge,

  phone: +91 680 2242041
  Rooms ₹70-120.
• Seaside Breeze, Telephone +91 680 2242075, Rooms ₹400-700.

• Swosti Palm Resort

  phone: +91 674 23 000 008
• Tourist Home, telephone +91 680 2242068, rooms ₹200-300.

• Chandragiri, Tibetan refugee village, 36 km south of Taptapani.
• Taptapani hot springs – 67 km from Gopalpur-on-sea, about an hour’s drive.