Transport
- The bus complex (PNBS-Pandit Nehru Bus Station) at Vijayawada is second biggest in Asia.
- The railway station at Vijayawada is the 2nd Busiest Junction in Asia. More than 190 trains pass by/originate/terminate at this railway station in a day on an average.
- Airport is located at Gannavaram which is 16 km north east of Vijayawada connecting the city to Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Rajahmundry,New Delhi.
- A new deep water port is under construction in Machilipatnam.
Four national highways pass through the district
- NH-5 Chennai to Kolkata (new no NH-16)
- NH-9 Pune to Machilipatnam (new no NH-65)
- NH-221 Vijayawada to Jagdalpur (new no NH-30 Sitarganj(Uttarakhand) to Kondapalli)
- NH-214 Kathipudi to Pamarru (new no NH-165 Narasapuram to Pamarru)
- NH-214A Digamarru to Ongole (new no NH-216 Kattipudi to Ongole)
One Asian highway AH-45 (Kolkata to Bangalore) pass through the disrict
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