New Delhi It was my first destination outside of Europe. That’s where I really got my start in this world of travel. When I arrived I arrived at two in the morning London, and the confusion was enormous. I started Bad experience in India With a scam at New Delhi airport.
One of the ladies at the (official) tourist office at the airport scammed us The hotel where we planned to spend the night was no longer there, but some of his friends were taxi drivers and they would take us very well and at a good price. Of course, the opposite happened and we ended up paying a lot more per hole. Welcome to India! Our journey through Rajasthan was full of scams and people like this woman and left us with the worst memory of India. On the positive side, this was our first destination in a 6 month world tour and everything from then on looked spectacularly good and interesting.
If you are planning to travel to India, you will definitely go by air New Delhi International Airport is also known as Indira Gandhi International Airport.
It is a very busy airport India And one of the most important in Asia, reaches 66 million passengers last year.
New Delhi Airport is located It is about 15 km from the main railway station of the city and about 16 km from the center.
To get from the city center to New Delhi Airport, you have several options:
If you don’t want to complicate your life, you can book a direct flight from New Delhi airport to your final destination:
Metro from New Delhi Airport to City Centre
This option is not available when I land at New Delhi airport. Now, this is one of the best ways to reach the city center from New Delhi Airport.
The New Delhi Metro has become the most appropriate method of decongesting a city mired in its own pollution. Recently, an express metro service has been added to connect the airport to the city centre.
You have to take Orange line, It starts from Dwarka (section 21) and goes to New Delhi Central Railway Station:
- Travel: The Airport Express line connects New Delhi Airport (Terminal T3, but there is a bus to T1) with Dwarka, Daula Gwan, Connaught Place and New Delhi Railway Station.
- Travel time: You will close the entire line within 25 minutes.
- Tables: The first train leaves New Delhi Railway Station at 4:45 AM and the last at 11:30 PM. In opposite direction, departs from Dwarka Sector 21 station at 4.45 am and 11.15 pm respectively.
- Prices and Tickets: You can buy tokens (tokens) or transport cards for the metro from counters in stations. At New Delhi Airport you can avoid queuing by purchasing tickets from vending machines found at T3 (International and Domestic Arrivals) and T1 (Arrivals). To get to the city center from New Delhi Airport, A one-way ticket costs Rs 60 and a return ticket costs Rs 110.
Tours in New Delhi in Spanish
Make the most of your time in New Delhi with one of the following Guided tour in Spanish And with good recommendations from its users:
- Guided tour of New Delhi
- Excursion to Taj Mahal
- Bollywood show at Kingdom of Dreams
- Lodhi Gardens and Akshardham Temple Tour
- Taj Mahal and Agra by express train from New Delhi
- Guide to Old and New Delhi by private car
- Day trip to Jaipur by train from Delhi
- A Day’s Journey: Gandhi’s Journey
- Other interesting excursions in and around New Delhi
Bus from New Delhi International Airport to the city centre
Bus is the cheapest and most used mode of transport in New Delhi. However, you should be prepared Unpopular crowd and general confusion.
However, in the case of connectivity between New Delhi airport and the city centre, things are somewhat better. There is a decent shuttle service, which is air-conditioned and has plenty of space for luggage:
- Travel: Buses run from New Delhi Airport to iconic locations in the city center such as Connaught Place and the Interstate Bus Stand.
- Stop: All buses to Terminal 3 arrive and depart from the stop in front of Centaur Hotel. From there, there is a free shuttle that takes you to the airport terminals. This link works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at 15 minute intervals.
- Tables: There is a bus every 30 minutes.
Taxi from New Delhi Airport to City Center
If you are going to take a taxi from New Delhi airport to the city center, I do not advise you to go directly to the street and look for one. New Delhi Taxi Drivers are Bargainers/ Scammers. The government has set up some official counters to avoid – or reduce – the number of tourist scams In the International and Domestic Arrivals area of Terminal 3 of the airport.
You tell them what your destination is there, they give you the fare, you pay and they give you two receipts: one green and one pink. Pink is yours (as proof of payment) and At the end of the trip you have to give green to the driver. They need that green paper to collect fares at the Taxi Drivers Association office. Keeping it with you till the end of the journey will ensure that it takes you where you want to go.
He Fares from New Delhi Airport to the Centre (Connaught Place) from the city by taxi approx 400-500 rupees. If you want to travel between 11 pm and 5 am, the fare will increase by 25%.
