Train Travel Delhi - Jaipur Anyone Done it?
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I'm off to India later this month and doing the 'Golden Triangle' tour. To get from Delhi to Jaipur to Agra and then back to Delhi it involves a private air conditioned vehicle and looks like at least one of the trips will be 5hrs long. I'm not certain yet how they're going to break up this journey but I've an idea to get them to take my bags and get the train for at least one of the legs. First class cabin obviously as I don't want to ride on top of the carriage.
Has anyone done it and have an tips?
Has anyone done it and have an tips?
I did Delhi to Mumbai on the Rajdhani Express. It takes 16 hours over 850 miles. Had my own sleeper cabin in first class. It had a wash handbasin but the shower was shared. Meals, snacks and drinks are included and there was power sockets and wifi. Not luxurious by any stretch but it was an interesting experience, Cost about £40
A few years ago I did the golden triangle with my youngest son.
We added Amritsar to the trip. Booking trains is not an easy task and in the end we only did Udaipur
to Delhi as our last trip.
The train was brilliant £4 each for 8 hours if I remember,fed twice in 1st class air conditioned carriage.
The majority of our trip was via a taxi suppled from our first hotel. £300 for 10 day driver with us all the trip, who found us a guide wherever we were.
If you haven`t booked now the trains may be too late, but the road journeys were extremely interesting by themselves.
Have a wonderful trip.
We added Amritsar to the trip. Booking trains is not an easy task and in the end we only did Udaipur
to Delhi as our last trip.
The train was brilliant £4 each for 8 hours if I remember,fed twice in 1st class air conditioned carriage.
The majority of our trip was via a taxi suppled from our first hotel. £300 for 10 day driver with us all the trip, who found us a guide wherever we were.
If you haven`t booked now the trains may be too late, but the road journeys were extremely interesting by themselves.
Have a wonderful trip.
Aye - don't be overwhelmed by the idea of long car trips. The taxis are more like limos in the back, 2 seats, not a bench. Cold drinks, snacks, comfortable, good view. Fascinating and never felt like a chore and we did 7 hours plus some days. Stops in nice cafes etc. Fascinating views. Never a dull moment. That was over 26 days, with some train and plane journies thrown in.
If you can add Amritsar to the mix do. The Golden Temple is an unmissable experience. Makes the Taj seem like just "a white building" in comparison :-)
If you can add Amritsar to the mix do. The Golden Temple is an unmissable experience. Makes the Taj seem like just "a white building" in comparison :-)
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