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Velampeta

Velmpeta is a popular commercial area in the city of Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.The area, which falls under the local administrative limits of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, is about 4 km from the Dwaraka bus station.

Velampeta
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The place

Velmpeta is a popular commercial area in the city of Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.The area, which falls under the local administrative limits of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, is about 4 km from the Dwaraka bus station.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Velampeta

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Andhra University

    Andhra University is a collegiate public state university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926 by the Andhra University Act, 1925.

    3.8 km · state public university in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Ramakrishna Mission Beach

    Ramakrishna Beach also known as R K Beach is situated on the east coast of Bay of Bengal in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It is located near Dolphin's Nose.

    2.7 km · beach in Visakhapatnam · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    TU 142 Aircraft Museum

    The TU 142 Aircraft Museum is a preserved Tupolev Tu-142MK-E located in Visakhapatnam, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

    3.9 km · aviation museum, transport museum in Pandurangapuram, Visakhapatnam · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Indira Priyadarshini Stadium

    Indira Priyadarsini Stadium is located in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The 25,000 seat Indira Priyadarshini Stadium in this coastal town has hosted one-day cricket matches but was not yet a Test venue.

    200 m · cricket stadium · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Rajiv Smruthi Bhavan

    Rajiv Smruthi Bhavan is a memorial and cultural center at Beach road, Pandurangapuram, Visakhapatnam. It was established in the year 2008 by the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy.

    3.7 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Visakhapatnam Public Library

    Visakhapatnam Public Library is a public library in Visakhapatnam city, in Andhra Pradesh, India. It provides free library services, a reading environment, a social space, free wi-fi and study room services to the general public.

    3 km · library in Visakhapatnam · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    City Central Park

    City Central Park is an urban park located in the heart of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Covering an area of 22 acres, the park was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, on 15 September 2016.

    2.2 km · park in India · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Andhra University College of Law

    Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law is one of the constituent colleges of Andhra University established in 1945.

    4 km · college in Andhra Pradesh · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Town Hall Visakhapatnam

    Town Hall Visakhapatnam is a municipal building in Visakhapatnam, India.

    800 m · municipal building in Visakhapatnam, India · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Hawa Mahal

    Hawa Mahal meaning 'palace of winds' is a summer residential palace of the royal family of Jeypore. It was built in 1917-1923 by Maharaja Ram Chandra Dev IV at Beach Road, Visakhapatnam.

    1.7 km · historic summer palace in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

Getting to Velampeta

Airports
Alluri Sitarama Raju (Vizag) (VTZ), 37 km · Vijayawada (VGA), 295 km
Stations
Visakhapatnam Port, 2 km · Visakhapatnam Junction railway station, 2 km · Fishing Harbour Visakhapatnam, 1.2 km · Dwaraka bus station, 2.4 km · Battle of Vizagapatam, 3.2 km
  • Vijayawada → Velampeta
    93 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · ₹910–1,140
  • Bhubaneswar → Velampeta
    545 km · quickest by road, 9h 5m · ₹3,920–4,900
  • Hyderabad → Velampeta
    161 km · quickest by road, 3h 33m · ₹1,330–1,670
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Velampeta

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Velampeta. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundHowever, apart from the bus service, taxis or autorickshaws can also be hired.
  • Go nextIt is definitely not a day trip, but the APTDC facilities can serve as a decent lodging.

From Wikivoyage: Visakhapatnam, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Sagar Island and GangasagarIN

    11 ways of moving, 15 sources

    666 km
  2. 02
    HampiIN

    8 ways of moving, 18 sources

    775 km
  3. 03
    GokarnaIN

    7 ways of moving, 14 sources

    1,021 km
  4. 04
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    1,060 km
  5. 05
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    1,062 km

If you know how people move in Velampeta – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Velampeta

Velampeta is 4 km from Rasapūdipalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.