Need to buy rail tickets in advance?

rclark · Mar 31st, 2009, 02:01

We are travelling from Delhi north thru Kalka to Simla in May (2009) Is it necessary or advisable to book online in advance or are tickets easily available at the station in Delhi for such a trip. (Trains runs daily)
Richard

delhiwala · Mar 31st, 2009, 02:12

May is tourist season in India and trains are solidly booked well in advance.......

Book in advance.........

insearchoftruth · Mar 31st, 2009, 02:14

Do book in advance dude, all of north India and rest of India as well would plan to be there ..........

rclark · Apr 1st, 2009, 03:09

Thanks for the replies guys!

vsp27759 · Apr 1st, 2009, 20:55

Dear rclark,

##You are too late. If possible, please avoid May and June.

##You can take the risk, at the least, if you have confirmed accomodation in a Hotel in Shimla.

rclark · Apr 1st, 2009, 22:19

Is there a cost/penalty to cancel (well in advance) a reservation.

bond007 · Apr 2nd, 2009, 04:48

If you need to cancel a hotel booking the cancellation charges vary greatly based on the hotel... Call them and find out...

Cancelling train tickets 48 hrs or before has very little charge (around Rs 50)...

If you want to travel in trains at short notice, i would advise you to book online in the "Tatkal" quota. You need to be online at 8AM (IST) 5 days in advance to book such tickets. Not all trains have this quota and you can verify this anytime on indianrail.gov.in (and a couple of other rail sites)

Mar 31st, 2009, 02:01	#1
rclark Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto ,Canada Posts: 9	Need to buy rail tickets in advance? We are travelling from Delhi north thru Kalka to Simla in May (2009) Is it necessary or advisable to book online in advance or are tickets easily available at the station in Delhi for such a trip. (Trains runs daily) Richard

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delhiwala IM what IM Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indeyah ! Posts: 4,817	May is tourist season in India and trains are solidly booked well in advance....... Book in advance......... __________________ Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone. - The Dhammapada

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insearchoftruth Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 8	Do book in advance dude, all of north India and rest of India as well would plan to be there ..........

Apr 1st, 2009, 03:09	#4
rclark Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto ,Canada Posts: 9	Thanks for the replies guys!

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vsp27759 V.SRINIVASA PRASAD Join Date: May 2005 Location: HYDERABAD Posts: 2,726	Dear rclark, ##You are too late. If possible, please avoid May and June. ##You can take the risk, at the least, if you have confirmed accomodation in a Hotel in Shimla.

Apr 2nd, 2009, 04:48	#7
bond007 Alien from India Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi/US Posts: 251	If you need to cancel a hotel booking the cancellation charges vary greatly based on the hotel... Call them and find out... Cancelling train tickets 48 hrs or before has very little charge (around Rs 50)... If you want to travel in trains at short notice, i would advise you to book online in the "Tatkal" quota. You need to be online at 8AM (IST) 5 days in advance to book such tickets. Not all trains have this quota and you can verify this anytime on indianrail.gov.in (and a couple of other rail sites)