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By Air
Delhi is well connected by air with many airlines flying into and out of
Delhi. There are two airports, the Safdarjang airport and the Indira
Gandhi International Airport. The Safdarjang airport is used by various
flying clubs and helicopters after the new airport was built. The new
airport was initially known as the Palam Airport due to the village Palam
where it was constructed. Now the airport has two separate terminals - one
for domestic flights and the other for international flights, linking
Delhi to all other Indian cities.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport is located some 23-kms away from
the city center. Following is the schedule of some of the incoming
domestic flights to Delhi:
| Places | Alliance Air | Archana Airways | Jet Airways | Sahara Airways | Indian Airlines |
| Agra | Daily. | Tue / Wed / Fri / Sun. | - | - | - |
| Ahmedabad | - | - | Daily | - | Two flights daily in morning and evening. |
| Bangalore | - | - | Daily | - | Mon/Wed/Fri |
| Calcutta | Tue / Thurs / Sat /Sun. | - | Daily | - | Daily |
| Chennai | - | - | Daily | Sun to Fri. | Daily |
| Chandigarh | - | Mon/Wed/Fri. | - | - | Wed/Fri |
| Goa | Daily | - | - | Mon / Wed / Fri. | - |
| Hyderabad | - | - | - | - | Daily |
| Jaipur | Daily | - | Daily | Daily | - |
| Mumbai | Mon / Tue / Wed / Thurs / Fri / Sat. | - | Daily | Daily | Daily |
The two airports are linked by bus/coach services. There is
an official prepaid desk for booking taxis and therates are fixed. One can
pay for the same before boarding the taxi. The Taxi counter is located
just outside the customs hall in the International terminal and just
outside Baggage claim area in the domestic arrivals.
By Rail
Delhi is very well connected by rail to all parts of India. Delhi
currently has five railway stations. Namely, The Old Delhi Railway Station
(this was the first railway station built in Delhi) and is located near
Chandini Chowk area of Delhi. Next came the New Delhi Railway Station
located between New and Old Delhi and just off Connaught Place. With
increase in traffic, two more railway stations are being developed. First
is the Nizamuddin Railway Station, which is located towards South Delhi.
The other is Sarai Rohilla Railway Station. This station caters the trains
mainly from West India (Rajasthan and Haryana). Then there is the Railway
Cantonment, which is primary for the military trains. It is also the
starting and ending point for the trains Palace on Wheels, Royal Orient
and Black Beauty.
The main office for making train reservations is located between the New
Delhi Station and Connaught Place on Chelmsford Road. For foreigners,
there is a separate reservation office located on the first floor of the
New Delhi Railway Station. Special quotas are available till the last
moment on various trains against foreign currency payment.
Direct trains connect Delhi to Guwahati (Rajdhani Express, Prushotam
Express, Gomati Express, Brahmaputra Mail), Lucknow (Shatabdi Express),
Varanasi (Kashi Vishwanath Express), Mumbai (Rajdhani Express), Agra (Taj
Express), Bangalore (Karnataka Express) and Thiruvannanthapuram (Kerala
Express).
With the addition of special fast trains, Delhi is now well connected
with majority of the State Capitals and important towns. These overnight
trains are known as Rajdhani trains. Then there are the Shatabdi(s). These
are the trains that leave Delhi in the morning and return back to Delhi
the same day. The most famous is the Shatabdi for Agra (takes just 2 hours
either way) and ideal for executives and tourists alike. The other is the
Shatabdi for Jaipur (takes just over 5 hours either way). Due to their
popularity, similar trains are operating from other cities also e.g. From
Chennai to Mysore via Bangalore and back and from Mumbai to Pune and back.
By Road
Delhi is Linked with Bus Services of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)
and state roadways of the neighbouring states to all important cities and
destinations in North India. The Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) located
at Kashmiri Gate is fully equipped with a bank counter, tourist
information center, post office and snack bars. Another Bus Terminus is at
Sarai Kale Khan. Situated on Ring Road, this terminal is for inter-state
buses going to Agra, Mathura, and Vrindavan. For buses to Uttranchal and
Uttar Pradesh, there is another ISBT at Anand Vihar in East Delhi. Plans
are afoot to make more at the outskirts of Delhi for South and West Delhi.
Distances from Delhi to:
Amritsar: 447 kms
Agra: 200 kms
Chandigarh :
238 kms
Jaipur: 258
kms
Haradwar: 200 kms
Lucknow: 497 kms
Udaipur:
635 kms
Varanasi
: 765 kms
Shimla: 368 kms
Gwalior: 319 kms