Gaya: Early morning train - how to get to station |
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Oct 28th, 2007, 15:08
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| Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Thailand
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 | Gaya: Early morning train - how to get to station Anyone can suggest if to go to the train station at early morning, (train time is 05.15, mean have to arrive there around 04.00 or 4.30), to "Gaya" train station....Are the have taxi or auto rickshaw from Bodhgaya to GAYA train station, if i say at 03.30 am. Thanks F Last edited by machadinha; Oct 28th, 2007 at 19:33.. Reason: adjusted title |
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Oct 28th, 2007, 19:22
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| Uru Buru member  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Netherlands
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| Book them ahead, preferably through the hotel you are staying and they will be there. Hans
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Oct 28th, 2007, 19:25
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| are you asking how long before the train arrives that you should be at the station? or whether you can buy tickets at the station before it leaves? |
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Oct 28th, 2007, 19:29
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| brother my cup is empty member  Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp
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| I think the question is will I be able to get a taxi or autorickshaw in the middle of the night from Bodhgaya to Gaya. I'd go with Dhans's suggestion anywhere else; however that area is known to be dangerous at night because of banditry. Would a taxi be OK you think (probably safer than a rickshaw here)? Or is it wiser to arrive in Gaya by day, and maybe book a room or a railway retiring room for half a day?
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Oct 28th, 2007, 20:56
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| bling it on Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: perth
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| yes, i think i misread dhan's reply and just confused myself... just ignore me. carry on.  |
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Oct 29th, 2007, 17:40
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Gaya is a rather small station, so you do not need to arrive too early. 15-20 minutes before train-departure is more than enough. If you give 30 minutes for travel time (actually less for the 10-12 kms), and some for the IST (Indian Stretchable Time  ) of the taxi driver arrival at your hotel, the departure time of 4:15 would sound about right.Do not take Auto rickshaw, ask for a car, costs about the same. | |
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Oct 30th, 2007, 08:50
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| Thank you very much! atala and everyone, yeah ! will be take a taxi aound 4.15 most monks should be wake up to pray, then should be safety.... Thanks F |
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Nov 5th, 2007, 21:04
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| you should fix the price as well in advance...if not it will be very expencive at this time of the day. |
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Nov 5th, 2007, 21:35
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| At that time of day (rather:night) there is hardly a safety problem. Robbers have to sleep too and do not know you are coming. It is more the early part of the night that has a certain degree of danger. |
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Dec 7th, 2008, 12:51
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| hi, did this work out ok in the end? i also have a train departing gaya at 4.30am next week and have been thinking about going to gaya during daylight hours, or whether a taxi from bodhgaya at night would be ok. |
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Dec 7th, 2008, 13:21
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| Yes, as above suggestion, you can contact or book taxi in advance, it's about 200 IDR (tip : you can contact monastery, as every monastery has their driver or taxi that they called regulary and can trust...then they can help you to get trust and good taxi) |
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