Jodhpur Flights

Jodhpur is the major transportation center for onward journey to the desert town of Jaisalmer, this is what we did. You can also go by bus to Udaipur, Jaipur, Ajmer, Ahmedabad, and Delhi. Although if you can take a train, I would skip the bus, it is not a safe ride!

Autos are the standard mode of transportation in many Indian cities. They turn on a dime, careen around corners, and seem to narrowly avoid pedestrians too often to make for a relaxing trip. . .the excitement is almost as much as that at an amusement park ride.

Jodhpur has particular panache when it comes to decorations ~ there are stars, stripes, movie posters and decals all over, personalizing each ride you take.

By Air : Indian Airlines flights connect Jodhpur to Bombay, Delhi, Jaipur, and Udaipur. The Jodhpur airport is 5 km from the main city.

By Train : Trains to Jodhpur from Jaisalmer, Jaipur, Kota, Ahmedabad, Delhi, and Bikaner. The ‘Palace on Wheels’ is train travel in style. Rranked one of the best train in the world, the interiors of this luxury train along with appetizing cuisine and personalized service. Every salon has its own personal attendant dressed in ethnic Rajasthani costume. The train departs Delhi, stopping at many stations including Jodhpur on a roundtrip back to Delhi.

By Road : Buses are available to Jodhpur from Udaipur, Jaipur, Aimer, Jaisalmer, Ahmedabad and Delhi. RSTC buses as well as private luxury buses travel these routes to Jodhpur.

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Getting around Jodhpur will include the use of Taxis, Auto-rickshaws and Tongas (horse drawn carriages). A taxi stand is near the main railway station.

We took the bus from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur and also from Jodhpur to Udaipur. Both ways are quite convinient, since it takes only 6 hours.

Jodhpur can easily be reached by train from major cities in India. E.g. it's 620 km from Delhi, about 9 hours ride. A first class sleaper ticket costs 1731 Rp and can be booked online.

As anywhere in India, auto-rickshaw's are widely available. I arrived in Jodphur by bus from Pushkar and took one into the city centre to my hotel which cost Rs30. I then left Jodhpur on the train to Jaisalmer and took another to the station which cost Rs40. If you want to visit the Umaid Bhavan Palace which is a fair distance outside the city centre, then you can take an auto-rickshaw. Mine cost Rs180 return plus waiting time.