Delhi Agra and Jaipur the Golden Triangle

Delhi Agra and Jaipur the golden triangle of India is so much popular among the travel community and the travelers of all ages from around the world. what are the reason behind it, we are to discuss about the popularity and destinations of these three cities in this section.

Delhi Agra and Jaipur the golden triangle connectivity

These three cities of India has many diverse and interesting facts which attracts millions of visitors of the world as well as the locals from different pars of India. The connectivity of Delhi Agra and Jaipur the golden triangle is the main driving factors that makes the people to go on mood to these cities.

These three cities could be explored within a time frame of 3-4 days. For those who have plenty of time there is no any time frame limitations for them, as they can enjoy their time as much as they can while exploring the city. Some of the countries has holiday or vacation time shorter then other countries of the globe. for en example the people of Japan prefer 3-4 days short journey in their golden or silver vacation time.

If they decide to come to India they chose such time frame to visit the popular destinations like Delhi Agra and Jaipur is the first preference. People of South Korea also find these time frame to visit the golden triangle of India.

Road, Air and Rail connectivity of these cities

These cities are connected to each other with many ways like Road and Rail and Air transportation. But normally Road transit is preferred by tourists as they feel more personalize in this type of journey.

you can easily check out from your hotel or if you are staying give a pick up time around 6:30 or 7:00 AM. Take your breakfast and move out the city before it get congested with traffic. After reaching at Yamuna expressway think that within two hours you will be in Agra.

you can take a tea break too during your journey. There are many new and big restaurants and food stop near each toll plaza on either sides. With facilities and fuel pumps and service centers.

How long it takes from Delhi to Agra?

From Delhi to Agra it is around 220 kms. That takes 3-4 hour journey to reach Agra by using the Yamuna Expressway on both side. It should take only 3 hour on one side but there are other things too, to understand that are smooth and safe driving, taking break during the ride to get rid of dozing and boredom.

You should take note of it that many accidents happened on Yamuna Expressway. Because of dozing while driving. And ultimately loosing control as there are few cars on the road. And very few houses and activities on either side of the road. So the driver slowly slowly forgets paying attention on other things that leads to dozing or sleeping.

Using the train option

The trains are also commuting on daily basis with up and down journey in same day. Two fast trains are available. Bhopal Shatabadi and the other is Gatiman Express. Bhopal Shatabadi or most commonly known as Shatabadi express originating from New Delhi railway station on the platform no- 1 at 6:00 AM. It reaches you at Agra Cant station at 8:05 exact. The other option and these days is very popular for Agra one day journey is the Gatiman Express.

The Gatiman Express leave the Nizamuddin Railway Station at 8:10 AM sharp and reach you Agra cant station at 9:50 AM. These both train stops at Agra for 5 minutes and provide breakfast, water and tea on complimentary services. You should have your confirmed ticket else you cannot ride on the train even if you have a waiting list you would not be allowed to board.

Returning option for same day agra visitors

Take the same train to return from Agra to Delhi or any of these according to your schedule. Bhopal Shatabdi returns to Agra at 20:25 and reach you Delhi around 22:45. While The Gatiman express you can catch at 17:45 that reaches you Delhi Nizammudin Station at around 19:30.

you can also choose a tourist taxi to reach you Delhi if you want to spend your time seeing the Taj Mahal from the moon Garden (Mehtab Bagh), across the Yamuna river with evening sunset view.

Agra to Jaipur by road

For the visitors of Delhi Agra and Jaipur the golden triangle tour, they can move to Jaipur after staying overnight in Agra. In route they can also visit the famous world heritage site Fatehpur Sikri, built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar the great. Or the other options are Sikandra where tomb of Akbar and his beloved wife Mariyam-uz-zamani is situated. Another attraction that lies nearby to Jaipur is Abhaneri a village where you can enjoy seeing the 10th century built Step well and ruins.

From Agra to Jaipur the road is very nice, less traffic and smooth drive with many stop over for food and services. it is around 240 km from Agra and it takes normally 4-5 hours. train and air facility is also available but the time and schedule are differ so mostly traveler find the road communication much easier then the Train or flight.

What one can explore in Jaipur

In Jaipur you can explore many Palaces and beautiful building of 15th and 17th century. Amer fort with morning Elephant ride is the main attraction here. You are sit on Elephant and it takes you slowly slowly to the Jaleb chowk, once famous for its army congregation and receiving orders directly from the King of Amer. Amer fort is also a world heritage site displaying many diverse style of art and architecture along with their long glorious history.

The other famous attractions are Chander Mahal or city Palace of Jaipur. Jantar Mantar the observatory is a world heritage site. And the famous Hawa Mahal, with numerous windows specially designed for the royal lady. Inside the building you can walk in the narrow streets, connected to many royal chambers for the ladies of the court. On the top of the Hawa Mahal one can have a birds eye view of the whole city.

Indian foods are always a great attraction for the foreign traveler and when we are talking about the food we cannot skip mentioning the Rajasthani style food. it has all the variety and very popular among local as well as foreigner. The spices and curies are great in their taste. Which served together with many sweat desert and salad, menu ended up with Lassi (yogurt shake) and Chhach (Salty Buttermilk)

Return from Jaipur to Delhi

while the best option among many is to have a dedicated car, coach along with a professional Driver and someone who lead the tour. for the traveler like one day program the best suitable option to their like is, they can use a combination of car/coach and train. from Jaipur to Delhi it is around 260 kms and by road it takes on smooth congestion free drive 4-5 hours with one break. But it is to keep in mind that the national highway is connected to many other big cities and industrial areas.

Jaipur to Delhi route in sometime got heavily congested, and so it can take more time than expected. It is better to have in mind the time to reach Delhi is 5-7 hours or more. Jaipur to Delhi is also connected with Train and flight. so one can chose to directly fly to Airport of Delhi to catch their back to home flight. One can use the train to return Delhi from Jaipur. Flight and road options are generally popular among tourists.

Tourists from many different countries like these three cities very fit for any time frame they have. You can add many other destinations in the golden triangle tour of India. Delhi Agra and Jaipur is like the center of all different tour options.