Fatehpur Sikri Transportation

The easiest and quickest way of getting to fatehpur Sikri ( if you are visiting Agra) is by hiring a car & driver, or by taxi.

Its 37 km from Agra.

If you are driving from Delhi to Agra, Fatehpur Sikri can be reached without entering Agra first. There is a turnoff that is clearly marked.

Near Entracne ticket counter can see this map. Its stone map of Fatehpur Sikri,gives you idea of what all places to see,where are they exactely.

Sikri city is on Jaipur,Agra highway..
Its 37 km from Agra.Can go by car,or bus..
From Delhi if you going to Agra,without entering Agra you can take diversion.

Buses run from Agra’s Idgah bus station to Fatehpur Sikri, and take about an hour (every 30-min, from 6 am to 7 pm, Rs 15). Its not possible to pre-book a bus seat- and the buses do get very crowded. So go early.. If you have luggage it can be left at the bus station restaurant. Be sure not to miss the last bus back to Agra- there will be taxis available fo return, but they will charge a ridiculous fee, knowing that you have no alternative getting back.

Fatehpur Sikri is connected to Agra and other neighbouring centres by UPSRTC regular bus service. It is about an hours drive (40kms) west of Agra. You can rent a car and a driver but this of course will be more expensive than a bus.

Arriving at Fatehpur Sikri, cars, buses, taxis have to park over a kilometer from the entrance to the site. This is becoming normal at a number of sites in order to prevent pollution from damaging the buildings. The visitors then take an auto-rickshaw ,which runs on natural compressed gas, up the hill to the entrance.

From the Idgah bus stand in Agra you can take a bus to Fatehpur Sikri. It costed us 22 roepies per person. Busses leave every half hour. from 6.30 am to 7 pm;
The ride takes about an hour and a half.
The seats are pretty rough.

This is the bus 'station' just below the Buland Darwaza and the mosque in Fatehpur Sikri. I took a small bus from the Idgah bus station in Agra which took about an hour and cost Rs17. The buses go when they're full and I mean full. Coming from Agra, I was asked to move up to a bench that ran away from the front windscreen which meant that I was virtually pressed right up against it!

Fatehpur Sikri is definitely worth seeing and is quite easy to get to from Agra, via bus or train, check your handy travel guide.

The best way is however by bus, there are regular busses, which run between Agra and Fatehpur Sikri.

To reach Fatehpur Sikri, you could easily follow lot of different possibilities.
The easiest one is to enter in an agency (Delhi or better Agra) and rent for a day a car with / without driver (I would definitely suggest you a car+driver)!
If you want to follow this possibility, keep in mind you are about to spend 50USD for one day, which is not too bad if you are few people, so you could share the total cost.
Another possibility is to caugh one of the billions pubblic bus that are driving from Agra to Fatephur Sikri, which is the cheapest way. But in this case you will spend a lot of time on the way, as those pubblic bus are stopping every 30 meters...
Another possibility is to take part @ a fixed excursion. Easily enter in an agency and ask for it (I would definitely NOT raccomend it).
Just choose one...or take a Rickshaw!

To reach Fatehpur Sikri, you could easily follow lot of different possibilities.
The easiest one is to enter in an agency (Delhi or better Agra) and rent for a day a car with / without driver (I would definitely suggest you a car+driver)!
If you want to follow this possibility, keep in mind you are about to spend 50USD for one day, which is not too bad if you are few people, so you could share the total cost.
Another possibility is to caugh one of the billions pubblic bus that are driving from Agra to Fatephur Sikri, which is the cheapest way. But in this case you will spend a lot of time on the way, as those pubblic bus are stopping every 30 meters...
Another possibility is to take part @ a fixed excursion. Easily enter in an agency and ask for it (I would definitely NOT raccomend it).
Just choose one...or take a Rickshaw!