delhi - varanasi - jaipur

mirantha · Nov 28th, 2008, 02:34

Hello everyone
I'm new in this greate site, I'm trying to post my problem, let's see if you can help me.

19/12: arriving in new delhi

3/01: Arriving in pune

Between Delhi and mumbai/pune I want to travel to visit those sights:

Agra
Jaipur
Udaipur

Varanasi
Khajuraho

I don't how to tavel, by train or turistic buses...
I saw this timing (more or less) [railway]
delhi-agra: 3 h
agra-varanasi: 12 h
agra-jaipur: 5 h
jaipur-udaipur: 10 h

how you think i could arrange my trip?

thanks in advance!
have a nice day

alizafar · Nov 28th, 2008, 10:56

i would suggest you the following plan..

delhi

agra

varanasi

jaipur

udaipur

there are many no of mode of transportation either buses and trains ,flights as well from each city to next ...

ali

n kumar · Nov 28th, 2008, 12:57

You can also follow this route by trains,
Delhi - agra - allhabad - varanasi - bhandavgarh - khajurao - orcha - pune.
You have plenty of options and it all depends upon your interest.

AprilFlower · Nov 28th, 2008, 12:57

I think Alizafar's order is a good one. I suggest train. It is a cheap and comfortable way to move about the country plus it gives you a taste of India that is unique and fun.
Check out the different threads here:
http://www.indiamike.com/india/indian-railways-f10/
The sticky threads are filled with great info.

alizafar · Nov 28th, 2008, 13:10

thanks April flower !!!
even the plan suggested by n kumar too seems perfect but than he will be missing jaipur as well as udaipur[ a great interest of places as he already been mentioned about those.]

mate you can go like this .

Delhi

Agra

orcha

khajuraho

than catch a train either from satna or jhansi as there is no train moving out from khajuraho straight to varanasi

than on to jaipur[ marudur express coming straight to jaipur . couple of days quite enough to get the city explored .than catch a train or bus to udaipur ..

1 full day sight seen of udaipur than go for flight to mumbai will be some what cheaper than taking it from elsewhere..

kingfisher[12.15pm] and jet airways running on that route [19.25pm]
get the flight booked prior to your journey as session is going on and the prices supposed to be hike as the date of take off comes closer..

need more ..

ali

steven_ber · Nov 28th, 2008, 15:40

You don't give enough info, so it's difficult to get good replies.

Going from Delhi to Agra really isn't the way to go though, you'd only have to come back through Agra later on a 17/18 hour journey and that isn't necessary.

Either.

Delhi-Khajuraho - Varanasi - Agra - Jaipur - Mumbai/Pune (if the Delhi-Khajuraho train has started when you go.

Or

Delhi-Varanasi - Khajuraho - Orchha - Agra - Jaipur - Mumbai/Pune

Orchha really is worth visiting for a couple of days.

mirantha · Nov 28th, 2008, 22:53

thank you all for your tips, very useful.
Thanks so much!
In particular I did not know orchha, wich seems to be beautiful... and quite close to khajuraho... tho sights maybe more easily reachable by buses rather than trains. I'll look for time schedules to find out how much it takes to go varanasi-khajuraho-orchha->satna/jahnsi (and than agra, jaipur, udaipur)
It's difficult to see everything in so few days, I just have from 18 dec to 3/4 jan to get to pune.
Maybe I just could skip new delhi, staying there just to see the national museum and maybe the tiger reserve, and go straight to varanasi/khajuraho.
Where do you think i should stay more, varanasi, udaipur or jaipur?

I also guess i'll have to decide soon, in italy, before i get my trip started, in order to reserve, as I've read that long-distance train need to be reserved long before...
I'm also worried about Udaipur-Mumbai-Pune, as it seems to be a loooong trip and I can't find direct connection Udaipur-mumbai..

alizafar · Nov 29th, 2008, 10:09

a full day is enough for delhi. about staying more at varanasi or udiapur or jaipur??i would suggest udaipur. becuase it well knows as lake city and do owns a great amount of relax hardly to get in jaipur or varanasi [ touts just too much mate].

catch a flghi from udaipur to mumbai from there on you can catch huge no of good buses running over to pune . trains too..

good luck

ali

mirantha · Nov 29th, 2008, 21:02

thank ali!!
i will try to stay more in small cities rather than spending time in delhi.
but....

http://book.goindigo.in/skylights/cg...skylights.cgi#

I can't find convenient udaipur-mumbai connection but i found with indiGo airlines this connection from ahmedabad... is it possible that it costs just 200 rs??? it means 3.10 euros according to online converter... it it for real? is the plane safe or maybe this company is that cheap because they fly with very old planes?

n kumar · Nov 29th, 2008, 22:01

200/= for a flight? it should be 200/= + taxes.

mirantha · Nov 29th, 2008, 22:37

it will probably not include taxes but is still seems a very cheap fare, or is it normal?

alizafar · Nov 30th, 2008, 09:57

preety sure there will be some taxes later on in booking. n kumar is right. would ypu please let me know your excat date of travel so can assist you better..

ali

AprilFlower · Nov 30th, 2008, 12:08

Most in country flights between major cities run around +/- $100. The ticket itself is really cheap, almost the price of a train ticket...the taxes are murder though!

mirantha · Nov 30th, 2008, 23:22

Hi everyone again, i'm trying to work out our trip in india. We were wondering if varanasi REALLY HAS TO BE SEEN, we were considering that we'd love to see udaipur, jaipur, agra, khajuraho, orchha and maybe ranthambore park and we thaught that if we drop varanasi we'd have more time not to be too much in rush.
what do you think?
as it sense to come to india and not see varanasi?

thank you so much!

AprilFlower · Nov 30th, 2008, 23:54

Nah, nothing HAS to be seen. Check out this thread to get some opinions. what is varanasi for you
If it makes the rest of your schedule work I would say drop it. I think it is kind of a hate it or love it type of place. My family members all told me not to go because it is so dirty and I had Indian friends who told me not to bother if it didn't work in the itenerary. That said, I haven't been. Are you really into religious sites? If you wouldn't miss Mecca then don't miss Varanasi. Otherwise drop it.

Nov 28th, 2008, 02:34	#1
mirantha Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: italy Posts: 9	delhi - varanasi - jaipur Hello everyone I'm new in this greate site, I'm trying to post my problem, let's see if you can help me. 19/12: arriving in new delhi 3/01: Arriving in pune Between Delhi and mumbai/pune I want to travel to visit those sights: Agra Jaipur Udaipur Varanasi Khajuraho I don't how to tavel, by train or turistic buses... I saw this timing (more or less) [railway] delhi-agra: 3 h agra-varanasi: 12 h agra-jaipur: 5 h jaipur-udaipur: 10 h how you think i could arrange my trip? thanks in advance! have a nice day

Nov 28th, 2008, 13:10	#5
alizafar Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: no access to coverage Posts: 101	thanks April flower !!! even the plan suggested by n kumar too seems perfect but than he will be missing jaipur as well as udaipur[ a great interest of places as he already been mentioned about those.] mate you can go like this . Delhi Agra orcha khajuraho than catch a train either from satna or jhansi as there is no train moving out from khajuraho straight to varanasi than on to jaipur[ marudur express coming straight to jaipur . couple of days quite enough to get the city explored .than catch a train or bus to udaipur .. 1 full day sight seen of udaipur than go for flight to mumbai will be some what cheaper than taking it from elsewhere.. kingfisher[12.15pm] and jet airways running on that route [19.25pm] get the flight booked prior to your journey as session is going on and the prices supposed to be hike as the date of take off comes closer.. need more .. ali Last edited by alizafar : Nov 28th, 2008 at 13:12. Reason: misswritten

Nov 28th, 2008, 15:40	#6
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: South of England. Posts: 11,567	You don't give enough info, so it's difficult to get good replies. Going from Delhi to Agra really isn't the way to go though, you'd only have to come back through Agra later on a 17/18 hour journey and that isn't necessary. Either. Delhi-Khajuraho - Varanasi - Agra - Jaipur - Mumbai/Pune (if the Delhi-Khajuraho train has started when you go. Or Delhi-Varanasi - Khajuraho - Orchha - Agra - Jaipur - Mumbai/Pune Orchha really is worth visiting for a couple of days. __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information. RAC & Waitlists explained.

Nov 30th, 2008, 23:22	#14
mirantha Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: italy Posts: 9	cold i miss varanasi? Hi everyone again, i'm trying to work out our trip in india. We were wondering if varanasi REALLY HAS TO BE SEEN, we were considering that we'd love to see udaipur, jaipur, agra, khajuraho, orchha and maybe ranthambore park and we thaught that if we drop varanasi we'd have more time not to be too much in rush. what do you think? as it sense to come to india and not see varanasi? thank you so much!

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Nov 28th, 2008, 10:56	#2
alizafar Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: no access to coverage Posts: 101	i would suggest you the following plan.. delhi agra varanasi jaipur udaipur there are many no of mode of transportation either buses and trains ,flights as well from each city to next ... ali

Nov 28th, 2008, 12:57	#3
n kumar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: bangalore Posts: 975	You can also follow this route by trains, Delhi - agra - allhabad - varanasi - bhandavgarh - khajurao - orcha - pune. You have plenty of options and it all depends upon your interest.

Nov 28th, 2008, 12:57	#4
AprilFlower Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Surat, India Posts: 325	I think Alizafar's order is a good one. I suggest train. It is a cheap and comfortable way to move about the country plus it gives you a taste of India that is unique and fun. Check out the different threads here: http://www.indiamike.com/india/indian-railways-f10/ The sticky threads are filled with great info.

Nov 28th, 2008, 22:53	#7
mirantha Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: italy Posts: 9	thank you all for your tips, very useful. Thanks so much! In particular I did not know orchha, wich seems to be beautiful... and quite close to khajuraho... tho sights maybe more easily reachable by buses rather than trains. I'll look for time schedules to find out how much it takes to go varanasi-khajuraho-orchha->satna/jahnsi (and than agra, jaipur, udaipur) It's difficult to see everything in so few days, I just have from 18 dec to 3/4 jan to get to pune. Maybe I just could skip new delhi, staying there just to see the national museum and maybe the tiger reserve, and go straight to varanasi/khajuraho. Where do you think i should stay more, varanasi, udaipur or jaipur? I also guess i'll have to decide soon, in italy, before i get my trip started, in order to reserve, as I've read that long-distance train need to be reserved long before... I'm also worried about Udaipur-Mumbai-Pune, as it seems to be a loooong trip and I can't find direct connection Udaipur-mumbai..

Nov 29th, 2008, 10:09	#8
alizafar Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: no access to coverage Posts: 101	a full day is enough for delhi. about staying more at varanasi or udiapur or jaipur??i would suggest udaipur. becuase it well knows as lake city and do owns a great amount of relax hardly to get in jaipur or varanasi [ touts just too much mate]. catch a flghi from udaipur to mumbai from there on you can catch huge no of good buses running over to pune . trains too.. good luck ali

Nov 29th, 2008, 21:02	#9
mirantha Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: italy Posts: 9	thank ali!! i will try to stay more in small cities rather than spending time in delhi. but.... http://book.goindigo.in/skylights/cg...skylights.cgi# I can't find convenient udaipur-mumbai connection but i found with indiGo airlines this connection from ahmedabad... is it possible that it costs just 200 rs??? it means 3.10 euros according to online converter... it it for real? is the plane safe or maybe this company is that cheap because they fly with very old planes?

Nov 29th, 2008, 22:01	#10
n kumar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: bangalore Posts: 975	200/= for a flight? it should be 200/= + taxes.

Nov 29th, 2008, 22:37	#11
mirantha Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: italy Posts: 9	it will probably not include taxes but is still seems a very cheap fare, or is it normal?

Nov 30th, 2008, 09:57	#12
alizafar Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: no access to coverage Posts: 101	preety sure there will be some taxes later on in booking. n kumar is right. would ypu please let me know your excat date of travel so can assist you better.. ali

Nov 30th, 2008, 12:08	#13
AprilFlower Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Surat, India Posts: 325	Most in country flights between major cities run around +/- $100. The ticket itself is really cheap, almost the price of a train ticket...the taxes are murder though!

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AprilFlower Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Surat, India Posts: 325	Nah, nothing HAS to be seen. Check out this thread to get some opinions. what is varanasi for you If it makes the rest of your schedule work I would say drop it. I think it is kind of a hate it or love it type of place. My family members all told me not to go because it is so dirty and I had Indian friends who told me not to bother if it didn't work in the itenerary. That said, I haven't been. Are you really into religious sites? If you wouldn't miss Mecca then don't miss Varanasi. Otherwise drop it.