All kinds of cattle, elephants, camels, parakeets and other animals are sold and bought and it is the biggest such fair in the whole of Asia. Patna has got an Airport of its own with all the major Airlines having air services to and fro from the place. Patna is well connected by trains from all over the country. Superfast and mail trains are available from Patna to other cities in India. This place is also well connected by roads.
Bus services are available for places within the state as well as to other states.
TO STAY Hotel Maurya Patna, Fraser Road, South Gandhi Maidan,Tel. Hotel Chanakya, Beer Chand Patel Marg, Tel. Hotel Samrat International, Fraser Road, Tel. Hotel Amrapali, a Bihar Tourism Hotel. There are numerous lodges amd dharamshalas that offer reasonable accommodation to suit shoe-string budgets.