The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has recently launched online bus booking services in India. According to a report on ANI, the service went live on the 29th of January. With this service, you can book bus tickets from both state road transport and private bus operators. IRCTC Bus is available in 22 states and three union territories in India.
Now that you know the existence of the service, here’s how you can use it to book bus tickets. Do keep in mind that IRCTC Bus is limited to the web for now. However, a mobile app is in the works and IRCTC hopes to release it in the first week of March.
- On the next page, you’ll get a list of available buses. From the sidebar, you can set the departure and arrival time – before 6 AM, 6 AM to 12 PM, 12 PM to 6 PM, after 6 PM, and bus type – seater, sleeper, AC, non-AC. You can now browse through the available seats and pick one, along with the boarding point and dropping point. Once done, click on ‘Proceed to Book.’
So, that’s how you can use IRCTC Bus to book bus tickets. IRCTC says that this service will enable last-mile connectivity to travelers who are already using IRCTC’s train and flight booking services.
