Gaya: Early morning train - how to get to station



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Old Oct 28th, 2007, 15:08   #1
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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.

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Old Oct 28th, 2007, 19:22   #2
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Book them ahead, preferably through the hotel you are staying and they will be there.

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Old Oct 28th, 2007, 19:25   #3
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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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Old Oct 28th, 2007, 19:29   #4
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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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yes, i think i misread dhan's reply and just confused myself...

just ignore me.

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Old Oct 29th, 2007, 17:40   #6
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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.

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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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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....

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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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Old Nov 5th, 2007, 21:35   #9
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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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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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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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