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Jan 9th, 2007, 14:48
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Jaisalmer to Bikaner: bus or train?
I'm trying to find the best way to travel from Jaisalmer to Bikaner.
I found a train connection via Jodhpur: - Jaisalmer 23:15 - Jodhpur 5:20 - Jodhpur 10:10 - Bikaner 16:00 (with few hours to have a quick look to the town) What about the bus connection? How frequent are the buses, how long the journey, how comfortable? Is there a night bus? Are there toilets on the buses or do they make stops? Thanks for the support! Gianni Last edited by machadinha : Jan 10th, 2007 at 01:30. Reason: moved to rajasthan forum |
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Jan 10th, 2007, 10:20
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once you see the map of Rajasthan. u will see this train goes a whole way round, and so takes so much time. The journey path will be like an "L". If you go by road, it will be like "/". Understood? Go and go by road, there are buses and u can hire a car (that will be better) and can reach Bikaner from Jaisalmer in half day. regards, Bhaswaran |
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Jan 10th, 2007, 10:23
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Yes Gianni, don't miss the sights in Jodhpur. Better spend some time during the day in Jodhpur & then take a bus or a cab to Bikaner.
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Jan 10th, 2007, 10:30
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The buses u get from Jaisalmer to Bikaner will be local buses and there are no toilets in buses.
I will advise u to go for a hired car instead. But if u have not visited Jodhpur earlier, then go by train route and spend at least a day in Jodhpur for sight seeing, and then take the train or a car/bus to Bikaner. regards, Bhaswaran  |
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Jan 10th, 2007, 19:10
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Good hints, guys. Finally I booked the train via Jodhpur, with one day stop-over to visit the "blue-city" before Bikaner. I preferred this solution (yes, travelling an L-shaped itinerary) to the direct bus, I love travelling by bus in India but 6-8 hours can be too long!
Thanks! Gianni |
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Jan 10th, 2007, 19:18
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There is no direct train between Jaisalmer and Bikaner. Changing trains at Jodhpur will take nearly 17 hours to cover just 578 km.
Take a bus or taxi. Trainfinder @ www.indiagroove.com |
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Jan 10th, 2007, 20:10
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