ND to Udaipur - Plane or Train?

Eatpie · Jan 14th, 2005, 10:27

Been lurking on this site for days and here's my first post.

Taking my first trip to India in Feb. Plans have come together nicely and now Im at the stage where Im booking my intra-india travel. So here's the ?.

Im arriving in New Delhi on Sat 2/12. Plan on a power roundtrip car excursion to Agra on Sun 2/13 and then want to leave for Udaipur on Monday 2/14.
Although a plane ride looks relatively easy on the surface (both financially and
length of flight) a friend lving in India recommended the Delhi-Udaipur train (9615). Its a long ride, close to 20 hrs. It leaves ND at 210pm and arrives in Udaipur at 9am. I like the idea of soaking in the scenery while we have light at the beginning and end of our journey. Im a bit apprehensive about the length, comfort and quality of the sights on the Delhi-Udaipur line.

Has anyone taken this trip before? If so, can u tell me a bit about the experience? Im fortunate the budget is not really weighing into the equation - just interested in hearing the pro's and cons of this train journey.

Our overall trip looks like this:
ND - Sat
ND to Agra Roundtrip - Sun
ND to Udaipur - Mon (potentially arriving Tue if we take the train)
Udaipur to Cochin - Thu
Ft Cochin - Thu-Fri
Backwaters - Sat-Sun
Game reserve - Sun-Thu
Mumbai - Thu-Sat
Sat - home we go

steven_ber · Jan 14th, 2005, 11:32

Forget the train (for now).

I was just searching for 'availability' and have noticed a problem.

No train from 31st Jan onwards.

By searching for the availability of loads of trains, it seems that the line will be closed between Chittaurgarh and Udaipur only.

I will enquire further and reply to this post when I have more info.

Eatpie · Jan 14th, 2005, 19:07

I guess that certainly makes my decision much easier. Thx so much

Jan 14th, 2005, 10:27	#1
Eatpie Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York Posts: 12	ND to Udaipur - Plane or Train? Been lurking on this site for days and here's my first post. Taking my first trip to India in Feb. Plans have come together nicely and now Im at the stage where Im booking my intra-india travel. So here's the ?. Im arriving in New Delhi on Sat 2/12. Plan on a power roundtrip car excursion to Agra on Sun 2/13 and then want to leave for Udaipur on Monday 2/14. Although a plane ride looks relatively easy on the surface (both financially and length of flight) a friend lving in India recommended the Delhi-Udaipur train (9615). Its a long ride, close to 20 hrs. It leaves ND at 210pm and arrives in Udaipur at 9am. I like the idea of soaking in the scenery while we have light at the beginning and end of our journey. Im a bit apprehensive about the length, comfort and quality of the sights on the Delhi-Udaipur line. Has anyone taken this trip before? If so, can u tell me a bit about the experience? Im fortunate the budget is not really weighing into the equation - just interested in hearing the pro's and cons of this train journey. Our overall trip looks like this: ND - Sat ND to Agra Roundtrip - Sun ND to Udaipur - Mon (potentially arriving Tue if we take the train) Udaipur to Cochin - Thu Ft Cochin - Thu-Fri Backwaters - Sat-Sun Game reserve - Sun-Thu Mumbai - Thu-Sat Sat - home we go Last edited by Eatpie : Jan 14th, 2005 at 10:30. Reason: woops, title typo (duh!)

Jan 14th, 2005, 11:32	#2
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 8,922	Forget the train (for now). I was just searching for 'availability' and have noticed a problem. No train from 31st Jan onwards. By searching for the availability of loads of trains, it seems that the line will be closed between Chittaurgarh and Udaipur only. I will enquire further and reply to this post when I have more info. __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information.

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Eatpie Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York Posts: 12	I guess that certainly makes my decision much easier. Thx so much

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