Jodhpur-Jaisalmer Bus

vmehra24 · Nov 19th, 2007, 12:20

I plan to visit Jaisalmer and Jodhpur in late December.
The idea was to take trains but it turns out that the Jpdhpur-Jaisalmer train is fully booked in late Dec.
So I need to think of alternatives.

Does anybody have an idea of comfortable buses running between Jaisalmer and Jodhpur?
Either State Transport or private operator will do but they must be comfortable.

capt_mahajan · Nov 19th, 2007, 12:25

See Aishah's post in this thread
Jaisalmer to Jodhpur by train or bus

Aishah · Nov 19th, 2007, 12:49

Thank you, Captain! Saves me writing it all over again!

Mickey S · Nov 19th, 2007, 13:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by vmehra24

I plan to visit Jaisalmer and Jodhpur in late December.
The idea was to take trains but it turns out that the Jpdhpur-Jaisalmer train is fully booked in late Dec.
So I need to think of alternatives.

You might consider the local train, which leaves Jodhpur at 08:40 and arrives in Jaisalmer at 16:05. It's 2nd class unreserved only, and quite a long journey, but very enjoyable. You don't have to reserve in advance - just buy a ticket and go. Buses are faster, but I would always opt for train travel over bus.

vmehra24 · Nov 19th, 2007, 13:55

Thanks for the info.
Mickey S.
Is the train tend to be crowded? I would be with my wife and a small child.

Mickey S · Nov 19th, 2007, 14:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by vmehra24

Thanks for the info.
Mickey S.
Is the train tend to be crowded? I would be with my wife and a small child.

I've only travelled on that train once, and it was pretty quiet - finding a seat was no problem whatsoever.

There was hardly another person on the entire train when it left Jodhpur. It was only at the next station (on the outskirts of Jodhpur) that it began to fill up.

There may be others on this forum who have better experience of this train.

Like all major Indian stations, Jodhpur can be pretty chaotic. I'd advise getting a ticket the previous evening.

Aishah · Nov 19th, 2007, 16:01

I would check if it is still running - not so long ago I checked trains at a glance and it wasn't there. There also used to be a train leaving Jaisalmer around 7.15 a.m. for Jodhpur and that one doesn't seem to be going either.

Mickey S · Nov 19th, 2007, 17:15

Local trains don't appear in Trains at a Glance (which makes it very difficult to get reliable information about them).

But this train is still running. Full details in this thread.

Aishah · Nov 19th, 2007, 20:15

My memory very poor!!(If I was on Advanced I'd put a blushing smilie here!) Thanks for jolting it again, MickeyS - and I see I posted in it as well!! Are you still going to do this with your mother?

Nov 19th, 2007, 12:20	#1
vmehra24 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 195	Jodhpur-Jaisalmer Bus I plan to visit Jaisalmer and Jodhpur in late December. The idea was to take trains but it turns out that the Jpdhpur-Jaisalmer train is fully booked in late Dec. So I need to think of alternatives. Does anybody have an idea of comfortable buses running between Jaisalmer and Jodhpur? Either State Transport or private operator will do but they must be comfortable.

Nov 19th, 2007, 12:49	#3
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 4,459	Thank you, Captain! Saves me writing it all over again! __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

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