Delhi airport at night - fast help, please!

RTodor · Oct 8th, 2006, 17:21

My friend, who will lecture in Delhi university, will arrive at Delhi airport very late at night or rather early in the morning - about 2 or 3 am. He doesn't want to disturb at such an early hour the people in the embassy where he will live and would like to stay at the airport for a few hours.
So the question is: are there any cafes at the airport where he could have a nice cup of tea and read a book or a newspaper until the sun rises and the embassy people wake up.

jyotirmoy · Oct 8th, 2006, 17:39

I have never noticed such a place at the arrival hall but never looked for though.

Tapestry · Oct 8th, 2006, 17:54

There is a Cafe Coffee Day in the arrival area, and it has a few chairs, but I cannot say whether it's open 24/7 or if it would be closed at this time of night. There are a lot of international flights arriving at those wee hours, I think, but that's no guarantee that it would be open. The arrival area is not that conducive to passing the hours, in great comfort, at least. But it could be done.

icetea · Oct 8th, 2006, 18:07

well I haven't been to Delhi airport, but I have spent many hours in various airports, including Mumbai, and apart from the fact that it's far from pleasant, it's feasible, and you might even find a tea stall open (not sure about any cafe being open at that hour, though). If he can talk his way into the Departures zone, it would be much better, because there are always people waiting there for their flights so there will be a tea/coffee stall (at least there is one open round the clock in Mumbai airport..but it's just a stall).

jyotirmoy · Oct 8th, 2006, 18:13

Talking ones way in to the departure terminal is not possible, the security will demand to see your ticket.

icetea · Oct 8th, 2006, 18:23

yup..but I once managed to get in..in Mumbai (I told them I need to get to the Internet cafe...it's urgent). But I'm sure it was just wild luck.

RTodor · Oct 8th, 2006, 18:51

not very comforting info ...I, too, didn't notice anything refreshing

in the arrival hall ....just the opposite...but I thought I missed the cafes&stalls as I left the airport immediately

Casey · Oct 8th, 2006, 18:55

The Coffee Day was open when we were there at 3:00am this past January. It is really just a stall. You could get a coffee and snack and then sit in a chair in the arrival hall. Not the most pleasant place to relax after a flight compared to other many other airports in the world, but not that bad if you have a coffee and a good book.

RTodor · Oct 8th, 2006, 20:08

thank you all for the quick responce

PeakXV · Oct 8th, 2006, 21:25

You'd think there would be at least a complimentary Kawa Chai stand with all the Kashmiri Taxi/accommodation touts floating about the exit area.

Oct 8th, 2006, 17:21	#1
RTodor Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 119	Delhi airport at night - fast help, please! My friend, who will lecture in Delhi university, will arrive at Delhi airport very late at night or rather early in the morning - about 2 or 3 am. He doesn't want to disturb at such an early hour the people in the embassy where he will live and would like to stay at the airport for a few hours. So the question is: are there any cafes at the airport where he could have a nice cup of tea and read a book or a newspaper until the sun rises and the embassy people wake up. __________________ rossy

Oct 8th, 2006, 21:25	#10
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,510	You'd think there would be at least a complimentary Kawa Chai stand with all the Kashmiri Taxi/accommodation touts floating about the exit area. __________________ What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

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Oct 8th, 2006, 17:39	#2
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,722	I have never noticed such a place at the arrival hall but never looked for though.

Oct 8th, 2006, 17:54	#3
Tapestry Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 326	There is a Cafe Coffee Day in the arrival area, and it has a few chairs, but I cannot say whether it's open 24/7 or if it would be closed at this time of night. There are a lot of international flights arriving at those wee hours, I think, but that's no guarantee that it would be open. The arrival area is not that conducive to passing the hours, in great comfort, at least. But it could be done.

Oct 8th, 2006, 18:07	#4
icetea 'sort of hate India' club member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chennai, via Romania Posts: 917	well I haven't been to Delhi airport, but I have spent many hours in various airports, including Mumbai, and apart from the fact that it's far from pleasant, it's feasible, and you might even find a tea stall open (not sure about any cafe being open at that hour, though). If he can talk his way into the Departures zone, it would be much better, because there are always people waiting there for their flights so there will be a tea/coffee stall (at least there is one open round the clock in Mumbai airport..but it's just a stall).

Oct 8th, 2006, 18:13	#5
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,722	Talking ones way in to the departure terminal is not possible, the security will demand to see your ticket.

Oct 8th, 2006, 18:23	#6
icetea 'sort of hate India' club member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chennai, via Romania Posts: 917	yup..but I once managed to get in..in Mumbai (I told them I need to get to the Internet cafe...it's urgent). But I'm sure it was just wild luck.

Oct 8th, 2006, 18:51	#7
RTodor Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 119	not very comforting info ...I, too, didn't notice anything refreshing in the arrival hall ....just the opposite...but I thought I missed the cafes&stalls as I left the airport immediately

Oct 8th, 2006, 18:55	#8
Casey Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 637	The Coffee Day was open when we were there at 3:00am this past January. It is really just a stall. You could get a coffee and snack and then sit in a chair in the arrival hall. Not the most pleasant place to relax after a flight compared to other many other airports in the world, but not that bad if you have a coffee and a good book.

Oct 8th, 2006, 20:08	#9
RTodor Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 119	thank you all for the quick responce

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