Tala village being the centre of all tourist activities one has to reach this village if he or she wishes to go inside the Reserve to see the wildlife, which has a good connectivity with all the nearest Rail and Airport heads.
By Road: The Reserve can be reached from Umaria, Katni, Jabalpur, Satna, Bilaspur and Khajuraho. BTR is situated on the Satna-Umaria and Rewa-Umaria Highway. Major Road distances of Tala village from different locations are:
- City : Distance
- Umaria : 32 Kms
- Katni : 97 Kms
- Shahdol : 97 Kms
- Rewa : 115 Kms
- Satna : 117 Kms
- Jabalpur : 170 Kms
By Rail: Umaria is the nearest railway station on Katni-Bilaspur section. The reserve can also be approached from Katni, the other near-by major rail station or Satna on Mumbai-Howrah mail railway line and Jabalpur which is the Railway Station Distance.
- City : Distance
- Umaria : 32 Kms
- Katni : 97 Kms
- Shahdol : 97 Kms
- Satna : 117 Kms
- Jabalpur : 170 Kms
By Air: The nearest civil airport from Tala is Jabalpur, followed by Khajurahoand Nagpur respectively.
- City : Distance
- Jabalpur : 170 Kms
- Khajuraho : 226 Kms
- Nagpur : 450 Kms