collecting rail tickets mumbai

bleedinmassive · Dec 21st, 2007, 21:00

hey, just found this forum.. its so much help..

so i booked a ticket kinda last minute.. flying out 28th dec dublin to mumbai arriving 28th 23.30 ..i really want to get down to goa for new years.. idealy id like to get a train on the 29th and be there on the 30th!

so heres my q.. i want to book a rail ticket for the 29.. cant i collect it in mumbai before i travel? or is delhi the only place you can still collect it? wasnt sure because the sticky on it was back in 2004..

thanks..

and any recomendations on hotels in mumbai would be great!

bleedinmassive · Dec 21st, 2007, 21:29

would it be possible to book a train from mumbai to goa the same day.. 29th dec.. prob not but how long in advance would i have to book it? i would book it online but i dont know if i can pick the tickets up.. and i ant got a clue where ill be staying in mumbai for delivery...?

help anyone??

capt_mahajan · Dec 21st, 2007, 21:42

Will be next to impossible to get any bookings last minute. Even booking now will be a problem.

Delivery? Err, browse the train forum here, specially the difference between e tickets and itickets. You can print out a ticket and be ready to go.

Good luck.

steven_ber · Dec 21st, 2007, 21:44

You can't collect tickets anywhere now.

You can buy the tickets on-line, if you choose the E-ticket option you can then print the ticket on your home computer, if you use the I-ticket option you can have the tickets sent to an address in India (hotel or travel agent for example).

But buying the ticket is the least of your problems, you've got as much chance of finding availability as you have of winning the lottery.

But good luck.

capt_mahajan · Dec 21st, 2007, 21:44

Train information

bleedinmassive · Dec 21st, 2007, 22:00

noway u serious? any chance of getting a bus then? dont wanta be stranded in mumbai for new years!!

steven_ber · Dec 21st, 2007, 22:06

Not joking, this is one of the busiest tourist routes on one of the busiest days of the year.

I done a thread a few months ago to advise people to book early on this route as it's the same every year.

Try the following way of finding trains and availability...

Quote:

Go to the following page.

http://www.indianrail.gov.in/inet_srcdest_names.html

Source Station Name - Mumbai cst

Destination Station Name – madgaon (the main station for Goa)

Class - All Class

Then click on Get It.

(Indian Railways is now 'day of week' sensitive, so if the journey you plan to take will be on a Monday, make sure you enter a date that is also a Monday to view all trains that run on a Monday)

onto next page........to get availability.

Click on circle next to train number.

Please check Days Of Run as not all trains are daily.

Look at top left of screen.....

Enter Your Journey Date - 20 - Oct. (for example)

Enter Quota - General or Foreign Tourist Quota

Look at the top right of the screen for Classes, click on the circle next to the class you want (make sure it's on the same line as the train you want).

Then click on Get Availability

If you want to see a few different dates for the same train, do not select a date, the site will give you the availability for the selected train for the next 6 times it runs, and then the next 6 and so on.

This site can be slow.

I've no idea about buses, it's a hell of a long bus ride (12-15 hours if I remember right), do a google search for 'Paulo travels', a Goa based bus company, I seem to remember that they allowed internet bookings. (there will also be other bus companies)

shashank.aggarwal · Dec 21st, 2007, 23:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by bleedinmassive

noway u serious?

Good to see someone actually saying this to Steve..when it comes to trains..!!

bleedinmassive · Dec 22nd, 2007, 04:16

thanks lads.. looks theres no trains at all jaysus man... well all this was stressin me out 2much, i really didnt want to spent my nyrs in bombay so i just booked a plane 80euro.. 5hours wait in the airport but hey ill be in goa 06.15am 29th... now lookin for a place to stay ahhhhhhhhh...

aadil · Dec 22nd, 2007, 11:50

Place to stay will be almost as much a problem as it was getting train tickets!!! All prices are hiked up for the peak season and even lousy places demand exhorbitant sums, especially from foreigners. Best to book in advance but sometimes it would be better to check the place out first and then see if it is worth the price they ask for the place. Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Aadil.

Dec 21st, 2007, 21:00	#1
bleedinmassive Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: dublin, ireland Posts: 5	collecting rail tickets mumbai hey, just found this forum.. its so much help.. so i booked a ticket kinda last minute.. flying out 28th dec dublin to mumbai arriving 28th 23.30 ..i really want to get down to goa for new years.. idealy id like to get a train on the 29th and be there on the 30th! so heres my q.. i want to book a rail ticket for the 29.. cant i collect it in mumbai before i travel? or is delhi the only place you can still collect it? wasnt sure because the sticky on it was back in 2004.. thanks.. and any recomendations on hotels in mumbai would be great!

Dec 21st, 2007, 21:29	#2
bleedinmassive Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: dublin, ireland Posts: 5	busy over christmas and new year? would it be possible to book a train from mumbai to goa the same day.. 29th dec.. prob not but how long in advance would i have to book it? i would book it online but i dont know if i can pick the tickets up.. and i ant got a clue where ill be staying in mumbai for delivery...? help anyone?? Last edited by machadinha : Dec 22nd, 2007 at 05:54. Reason: merged threads

Dec 21st, 2007, 21:42	#3
capt_mahajan Infidel Sufi Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx Posts: 13,605	Will be next to impossible to get any bookings last minute. Even booking now will be a problem. Delivery? Err, browse the train forum here, specially the difference between e tickets and itickets. You can print out a ticket and be ready to go. Good luck. __________________ . Outside the machine

Dec 21st, 2007, 21:44	#4
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: South of England. Posts: 11,566	You can't collect tickets anywhere now. You can buy the tickets on-line, if you choose the E-ticket option you can then print the ticket on your home computer, if you use the I-ticket option you can have the tickets sent to an address in India (hotel or travel agent for example). But buying the ticket is the least of your problems, you've got as much chance of finding availability as you have of winning the lottery. But good luck. __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information. RAC & Waitlists explained.

Dec 22nd, 2007, 11:50	#10
aadil Aircraft Service Engineer, Astronomer & Traveller Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Mumbai, India. (Lat 18.967 N, Long 72.833 E, Alt 11 m) Posts: 2,038	Place to stay will be almost as much a problem as it was getting train tickets!!! All prices are hiked up for the peak season and even lousy places demand exhorbitant sums, especially from foreigners. Best to book in advance but sometimes it would be better to check the place out first and then see if it is worth the price they ask for the place. Hope this helps. Cheers, Aadil. __________________ Climb high; climb far; Your goal, the sky, Your aim, the stars!!!

Dec 21st, 2007, 22:00	#6
bleedinmassive Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: dublin, ireland Posts: 5	noway u serious? any chance of getting a bus then? dont wanta be stranded in mumbai for new years!!

Dec 22nd, 2007, 04:16	#9
bleedinmassive Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: dublin, ireland Posts: 5	thanks lads.. looks theres no trains at all jaysus man... well all this was stressin me out 2much, i really didnt want to spent my nyrs in bombay so i just booked a plane 80euro.. 5hours wait in the airport but hey ill be in goa 06.15am 29th... now lookin for a place to stay ahhhhhhhhh...

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