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All 262 places by distance →One day from Silao
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:57 pm
68 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Silao
- Ruins of Nalanda Universityheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Subhash Park Biharsharifpark · 45 min
- Mahavirswami Water Templetemple · 45 min
- Ghora Katora Lakelake · 45 min
- Venu Vanheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Silao
How to reach Silao
By train
Silao (SILO), about 1 km from the centre; Bakhtiyarpur Jn (BKP), about 53 km from the centre.
By road
Gaya 67 km · Bodh Gaya 77 km · Patna 80 km. Directions.
By air
Gaya Airport (GAY), Gaya — about 76 km by road; Jay Prakash Narayan Airport (PAT), Patna — about 82 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Silao?
Ruins of Nalanda University (heritage site, about 8 km), Venu Van (heritage site, about 10 km), Xuan Zang ( Hsuen Tsang ) Memorial (monument, about 9 km), Viswa Shanti Stupa Rajgir (stupa, about 11 km), Veerayatan Jain Museum, Rajgir (Jain temple, about 10 km), Swarn Bhandar (heritage site, about 11 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Silao?
136 places on Spotwander: 17 temples, 14 forts & heritage, 16 hill stations & viewpoints, 10 buddhist sites, 9 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest temple to Silao?
Wat Thai Nalanda Temple, about 6 km by road; Sun Temple (8 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Silao?
Ruins of Nalanda University, about 8 km by road; Ajat Shatru's Killa (9 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Silao?
Start in Silao, visit Ruins of Nalanda University, then Subhash Park Biharsharif, then Mahavirswami Water Temple, then Ghora Katora Lake, then Venu Van, and drive back — about 68 km by road in all.