Booking trains from overseas

Muffinman · Apr 8th, 2008, 12:40

Hello, I'm trying to arrange my trip through India next month, involving a combination of train and air travel. I've just been informed by the India Tourism Office here in Sydney that due to online fraud, I can no longer book train tickets myself, and need to go through an agent, either here or in India. So before I waste my time trying, can anyone confirm or deny this?

Thanks

brownboy66 · Apr 8th, 2008, 12:49

Try checking out this thread (and a couple of others in the forum). As of late last month there were people booking tickets from overseas - that trick seems to be the kind of credit card you use to book the tickets with, and negotiating the epayment process.

good luck.

Muffinman · Apr 8th, 2008, 14:19

Thanks

steven_ber · Apr 9th, 2008, 00:01

Some domestic airlines stopped accepting foreign credit cards for a while, all (except one) now allow bookings with foreign credit cards.

Indian Railways never stopped taking bookings from foreign credit cards, though if you try to book on a bad day, you'd think they had.

Apr 8th, 2008, 12:40	#1
Muffinman Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sydney Posts: 2	Booking trains from overseas Hello, I'm trying to arrange my trip through India next month, involving a combination of train and air travel. I've just been informed by the India Tourism Office here in Sydney that due to online fraud, I can no longer book train tickets myself, and need to go through an agent, either here or in India. So before I waste my time trying, can anyone confirm or deny this? Thanks

Apr 9th, 2008, 00:01	#4
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,655	Some domestic airlines stopped accepting foreign credit cards for a while, all (except one) now allow bookings with foreign credit cards. Indian Railways never stopped taking bookings from foreign credit cards, though if you try to book on a bad day, you'd think they had. __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information. RAC & Waitlists explained.

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Apr 8th, 2008, 12:49	#2
brownboy66 Chicken 65 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,290	Try checking out this thread (and a couple of others in the forum). As of late last month there were people booking tickets from overseas - that trick seems to be the kind of credit card you use to book the tickets with, and negotiating the epayment process. good luck.

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