Pre-paid Taxi (a service with journey fare
paid at the booking counter), air-conditioned and non- air-conditioned
coach counters are located immediately outside the customs Hall in International
Terminal and outside Baggage Claim area in Domestic Arrivals.
Airport Coach (non-airconditioned) is operated by Delhi Transport Corporation
(via Connaught Place and Railway Stations) to Inter State Bus Terminus
(ISBT), Kashmiri Gate and by Ex- Servicemen's Airlink Transport Service
to Connaught Place. The coach covers all major hotels enroute.
| Indian Airlines |
011-25675121, 23313317 |
| Jet Airways |
011-25675404, 51513232/45 |
| Air Sahara |
011-25672107, 23359801 |
| Jagsons, 12-E, Vandana Building, Tolstoy
Marg |
011-23721594
011-23324693(Fax) |
| Pawan Hans Helicopters |
011-24632273
011-24602596 (Fax) |
| UP Air |
011-25675126, 26901436 |
Rail :
Delhi is the hub of the Indian Railways network with Express trains to
all parts of the country. The city has two major railway stations in New
Delhi and Old Delhi. New Delhi station is within walking distance of Connaught
Place and Main Delhi station is about 7km from Connaught Place. Delhi
offers express trains to all parts of the country. For the foreigners,
tickets are available at the International Tourist Bureau (Ph: 011-3346804),
located at New Delhi station. The main ticket office is at the IRCA building
on Chelmsford Road, Pahar Ganj, between New Delhi station and Connaught
Place.
Shatabdi Express air-conditioned fast tourist train operates to Bhopal
(via Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi), Lucknow (via Kanpur) and Chandigarh, provides
access to some of the neighboring tourist centres.
Taxis, auto rickshaws, cycle rickshaws and city Bus Service are available
at the railway stations. Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) operates special
services from railway stations to different parts of the city.
Computerised Railway Reservation Offices:
- IRCA Building, Chelmsford Road, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi. (0745-2100
hrs; Sunday 0745-1400 hrs)
- Delhi Main Railway Station. (0745-2100 hrs; Sunday 0745-1400 hrs)
- Delhi Shahdara Railway Station. (0745-2100 hrs; Sunday 0745-1400 hrs)
- Sarojini Nagar Railway Station. (0745-2100 hrs; Sunday 0745-1400 hrs)
- Near Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station. (0745-1300 hrs and 1400-2000
hrs; Sunday 0745-1400 hrs)
- Kirti Nagar Railway Station. (0745-1300 hrs and 1400-2000 hrs; Sunday
0745-1400 hrs)
- Karkardooma, Har Govind Enclave, Vikas Marg. (0745-1300 hrs and 1400-2000
hrs; Sunday 0745-1400 hrs)
- International Tourist Bureau, 1st Floor New Delhi Rly. Station, 0730-1700
hrs. Closed on Sunday. (0745-1300 hrs and 1400-2000 hrs)
Rail Enquiry
Bus :
Delhi is linked by bus services, airconditioned, deluxe and ordinary,
to all major destinations in north India. Five National Highways pass
through Delhi and the most important of these are the Grand Trunk Road
(National Highway 1) from Amritsar in the north, Mathura Road from Agra
in the south, National Highway 2 from Calcutta in the east, and Gurgaon
Road (National Highway 8) from Jaipur in the west. The Interstate Bus
Terminus (ISBT), at Kashmir Gate ( Ph: 011-23867042, 23868836), north
of Old Delhi railway station, is the terminus for all intercity bus services.
Delhi Transport Corporation (Ph:011-23354518) and Road Transport Corporations
of neighboring States provide frequent bus services. The Delhi Transport
Corp bus service operates between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily. However, buses
are less frequent between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Select routes also have
night service buses plying between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Bus fares range
from 1.50 to 5 rupees on some buses and a flat 5 or 7 rupees on others.
For inquires on bus routes, call: 011-23371745/23317445
State Bus Services Enquiry:
- Haryana Roadways, ISBT Kashmere Gate
Phone : 011-23861262
- Himachal Roadways, ISBT Kashmere Gate
Phone : 011-23868694
- Rajasthan Road Ways, ISBT Kashmere Gate
Phone : 011- 23861246;
ISBT Sarai Kale Khan; Ph:011-24353731
- Punjab Roadways, ISBT Kashmere Gate
Phone : 011-23867842
- Uttar Pradesh Roadways, ISBT Kashmere Gate
Phone : 011-23868709,
ISBT Sarai Kale Khan : 011-24353359
Sightseeing Bus Services : The Hop-On/ Hop-Off Bus
service provides sightseeing options to tourists who are willing to explore
Delhi in every 30 minutes. These tours are conducted in specially designed
buses which move continuously along a route, allowing tourists to board
or alight at any of the pick up/drop off points. The route of these buses
covers monuments, museums, galleries, gardens, shopping malls, hotels
and bazaars. All in all, the service is designed to provide a complete
experience of the city to a tourist. |