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Air Travel to Agra/Road Travel to Agra

Which is the most highly recommended way of getting to Agra ? Is it        Air travel or road travel? .You can take a bus arranged by your tour operator   for a group trip to Agra. If you want economy use a train among i mentioned below. And if your budget allows than a private taxi with driver is a best bet.

Air Travel To India!                                                                               Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkota and Chennai are the best connected cities of India         to the International Flights . To see the the most popular "Golden  Triangle    Tour" (Delhi-Agra-Jaipur), you have to take a flight to Delhi.

You can get some good discount air fares to New Delhi on connecting Flights rather than direct flights. Most of these cheap flights operate via hubs in the Middle East, such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.

There is no direct international flight to Agra but some chartered flights do    come to Agra, but this does not stop tourists , Taj mahal still has higest     number of tourists in India per year.

Air Travel to Agra            Agra airport is 7 km from the city center and 3 km  from Idgah bus stand. Flight service to Agra's Kheria Airport  is stop and go. It only takes 40 minutes from Delhi to Agra.

Recently KingFisher Airlines started routine direct flights between Agra , Jaipur and Delhi. Check website.

You can check some good offers    of Agra Flights from tripadvisor.com.

Agra Travel by Train                                                                                             Agra is well connected by railroad. The  main railway station is the  Agra Cantonment station. Agra is well connected by rail to Delhi, Varanasi and      cities of Rajasthan.  

Trains like  Shatabdi, Rajdhani, and Taj Express  are  the good choices           if you want to reach Agra from Delhi .

If you want to experience Royalty and luxury ,go for Palace on Wheels.    
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Palace on wheels gives you a week in wonderland. For more information about  this Royal train, go to its official website.

Foreign tourists and Non Resident Indians (NRIs) are also offered priority reservation benefits not available to the local Indian population.

Indian Railways allow foreign tourists to make train reservations up to 360 days in advance. Indian residents however  can make train reservations only up to 60 days in advance.

To plan your train itinerary log on to the Indian railways website.

To book online train reservation go to http://www.irctc.co.in

Some important train timings from Delhi to Agra                                    The Bhopal Shatabdi leaves New Delhi at 6am daily, arriving at Agra  Cantonment   Railway Station  at 8am; it returns to Delhi at 11:05pm       (except Friday). Alternatively, you can catch the Taj Express, which        leaves Delhi's Nizamuddin  Station  at 7:15am, returning to Delhi at 10:05       pm.

Some other train servicing the city are : G.T. Express ( New Delhi to       Chennai), Dadar Express (Mumbai to Amritsar), Jhelum Express (Jammu to    Pune), Kalinga Utkal Express (New Delhi to Puri), Karnataka Express (New      Delhi to Trivendrum), Ujjani Express (Dehradoon to Ujjain) and Hyderabad  Express (New Delhi to Hyderabad).

Agra Cantonment Railway Station (inquiries tel. 131 or 133,reservations        0562/242-0998) has prepaid taxi/auto-rickshaw hire (Rs 50-Rs 120/            $1.15-$2.80) at Platform 1; this is also where you can book a  city      sightseeing tour. Trains from Rajasthan pull in at the Agra Fort Station.            (If you're arriving from elsewhere, avoid the inconveniently located Agra         City Station.)

Agra/Jaipur The journey to Jaipur takes around 4 hour by train no. 2988    which leaves Agra Fort Railway Station at 6:25 PM and reaches Jaipur at    around 10:20PM.

The luxury train - 'Palace on Wheels' stops at Agra on its eight day round       trip of tourist destinations in Rajasthan and Agra.


Agra Travel by Road                                                                           Agra lies less than 4 hours away, on a good double-carriage highway from     Delhi.So, if you're coming to Agra from Delhi or Jaipur, the best way is to  travel by road.
   

Avoid government buses if possible.

If you are traveling in a group and luxury bus is arranged by your hotel or tour operator they may be fine to use. However if you have the option, choose a private taxi for Agra travel by road.  When you rent a private car in India, it usually comes with a driver.

Prices for private taxis can be negotiated depending on the number of days you need the taxi. Private taxi charges also vary with the make of the car you choose. In Delhi most taxis will quote a price starting from Rupees 7/Km. Check about night charges.

 

So....,come and have a lifetime experience of what an emperor did in memory     of his beloved wife.

 

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