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Hi there,
I had a chance to skim through forum replies and found that train is the best option to travel to tajmahal. Do you agree? if so how long will it take and what is the price?
Is there a direct connection from the airport?
Thanks in advance
Rati from Georgia
There is no direct public transport connection from Delhi Airport to Agra where the Taj Mahal is. You would have to take a bus or taxi into Delhi from the airport (about one hour) and train from New Delhi Station, e.g. the Taj Express, see http://www.indiatravelite.com/agra/agratpt1.htm. Train takes a couple of hours, cost depends on class, obviously I would reckon on about 700 Rs.
Of course when you get to Agra (Cantonment) station, you still have to get a taxi to the Taj, I believe there is a prepaid taxi desk at the station and it should cost about 130 Rs.
There are also day tours by rail, see http://www.indiatraveltours.com/agra%20day%20trip.htm
No train is not best. U better take a taxi right from airport. rather than going to city or airport which will take at least 2 hours for return. for TAJ from airport, for public transport, u will have to travel to and fro, in vain, wasting your time. For taj from airport, for public transport, u have to go to city and return to airport n the same highway goes to taj(agra). from airport to taj will take around 3 hours. price will vary on the cab opted. from INR 5000 to 10,000 for a return ticket will be a fair price. connection from airport to taj is direct. do not go to city, unless u want to exploit it. there is nothing a red fort, india gate etc.
Depends when you arrive at the Airport and whether you have a long distance flight behind you or not. Most Intl flights arrive around or after midnight. Then you would have to go into Delhi. No way should you take a car to Agra before dawn...
Have you been in India before? If not, do not go to Agra right away. Preferable to go into Delhi first, take a train or car from there. Cars are a lot let expensive from there than quoted above from Airport. New Delhi is a nice experience. Go to stay at Paharganj (area opposite New Delhi Railway Station). Inexpensive reasonable budget Hotels there, and traditional Indian bazaars. Right in the center of the city.
Whether train is best or not depends again on your experience in India. it is certainly not a good idea if you have no or little experience. Such a visit then might become a nightmare (booking and getting the ticket, finding the right train station, boarding the train, taxi after arrival, waiting charges or getting another one, thronged with touts and junk-seller and beggars...).
With little experience of India you are better off taking a car from Delhi, back and forth. A car is always a convenient place to withdraw into when you are overwhelmed with people who want something from you.
Otherwise check here for trains. (take Agra Cantonment as arrival destination, and take All class on menue, instead of Sleeper, because the trains you want do not have sleeper)
http://www.indianrail.gov.in/
Avoid trains from Nizamuddin, because station is half an hour drive from center of town.
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The best option for travellers who disembark at the international/domestic airports and need a taxi would be to head straight for the booth operated by the Delhi police.
The booth is on your way out of the building- in the case of both the international and the domestic terminals. You are charged a fixed rate as per where you are headed, take your name down, and assign a specific taxi to you. This way, you will not be taken for a ride and its safer as the cops also have a record of which taxi was taken by who etc.
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