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New Delhi, being the capital of India, is well connected to the major cities of India and South Asia. This is one of the busiest cities of India and several people visit Delhi every day. So, how to reach New Delhi is not a problem and it is reachable for both international tourists and national tourists. There are continuous flights, trains and buses from different parts of India and abroad.

How To Reach New Delhi By Air

New Delhi has an international airport named Indira Gandhi International Airport and a domestic airport named Palam Domestic Airport. There are more than 35 international airlines from different destinations of the world fly to the IGIA. The airlines like American Airlines, Asian Airlines, British Airways, Kuwait Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Saudi Airlines, Thai Airways International, Turkish Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airlines, Japan Airlines, Air France, Air Sahara, Air Canada, Air China, Paramount Airways, etc. are some of the international carriages operating from here.

The Terminal ID is the domestic terminal also called as Palam. The low cost flights like IndiGo, GoAIR and SpiceJet fly from here and the Terminal 3 is the main terminal which is used for international flights and other domestic carriers like Jet Airways, Air India and Kingfisher. There is a distance of about 8 kilometers from these two terminals and free shuttle bus runs between them every 20 minutes.

From Terminal 1A, Indian Airlines connects the major cities of India like Agartala, Agra, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Chandigarh, Goa, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Raipur and Bhubaneshwar and Alliance Air connects Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Vadodara. From Terminal 1B, Air Deccan and Jet Airways connects to all the major state capitals and other low cost carriers also operate from here.

The airport is located 23 kilometers from the city.
The Airport Code is DEL.
It takes about 45 minutes to reach the main city from the airport.
The taxi fare from airport to the main city is around 300 INR.
The telephone number of Terminal 1 is +91-011-2566 1000 and Terminal 2 is +91- 011-2560 2000.
The time zone is GMT + 5.5
Two types of car parking are available, standard and premium.
24 hour information and help desk is located at the International terminal.
ATM machines and money exchange counters are available within the airport.
AIRTEL has a counter where you can buy new mobile SIM cards.
Several telephone booths to make international calls are also available.
The snack bars, restaurants, duty free shops, rest rooms, baby care rooms are some of the facilities.
Left-Luggage facility is available at premium car parking area and standard car parking area.
The baggage wrapping facility is available at Terminal 2.
Lost property is offices are operating in both terminals.
The Delhi Airport Metro Express, the metro train passes through the airport.
The Delhi Transport Corporation and the Ex Serviceman’s Airlink Tranport Service runs buses from both terminals.
Prepaid taxis are also available.

Flight Travel Time* and Aerial Distance From Major Cities of India to New Delhi Airport

Cities	Distance in Kms	Travel Time
Chennai	1754	2 hours 11 min
Mumbai	1163	1 hour 27 min
Bangalore	1737	2 hours 10 min
Chandigarh	233	17 min
Varanasi	682	51 min
Visakhapatnam	1364	1 hour 42 min
Trivandrum	2232	2 hours 46 min
Srinagar	644	48 min
Pune	1173	1 hour 27 min
Nagpur	854	1 hour 4 min
Lucknow	417	31 min
Surat	958	1 hour 11 min
Kolkata	1307	1 hour 37 min
Kochi	2073	2 hours 35 min
Jaipur	238	18 min
Hyderabad	1257	1 hour 34 min
Raipur	936	1 hour 10 min
Guwahati	1461	1 hour 49 min
Amritsar	399	30 min
Ahmedabad	778	58 min

*The time is calculated based on the flying speed of 500 miles per hour.

How To Reach New Delhi By Train

There are four important railway stations in Delhi. The stations and their codes are below.

Delhi Railway Stations	Code
Delhi Junction (Old Delhi Station)	DLI
New Delhi Junction	NDLS
Hazrat Nizamuddin	NZM
Anand Vihar	ANVR

List of trains passing through New Delhi Junction

List of trains passing through Delhi Junction

List of trains passing through Hazrat Nizamuddin

List of rains passing through Anand Vihar

New Delhi Railway Station

New Delhi Railway station is situated outside Paharganj. If you reach the station by Delhi metro, you will be into the Ajmeri Gate situated near platform 12. As the station is large and confusing, it is better to reach one hour earlier to spot your train, if you are visiting for the first time. The porters will carry your luggage on paying money.

The International Tourist Bureau is operating during office hours to help the foreigners and non-resident Indians to book tickets. The booth for the prepaid taxi is available at the extreme far north. If you have to reach the airport from here the cost of the taxi would be around 400 INR.

Distance from New Delhi Railway Station to important places in Delhi.

Place	Distance
India Gate	4.7 km
Cannaught Place	1.8 km
Karol Bagh	3 km
Red Fort	3.9 km
Noida	15.2 km
Sangam vihar	19.4 km
Pragati Maidan	4.3 km
Punjabi Bagh	10.4 km
AIIMS	9.5 km
IIT	13.1 km
Dhaula Kuan	11. km
Qutub Minar	15.1 km
Mehrauli	16 km
Anand Vihar	12 km
Sangam Vihar	19.4 km
Mayur Vihar	11 km
Airport	22 km

Other Railway Stations in Delhi

Delhi Railway Station is also called as Old Delhi station. If you want to reach here by Delhi metro, Metro Line 2 Chandni Chowk Station is the option. Many of the trains heading south start from Hazrat Nizamuddin station. The nearest bus terminal to this station is Sarai Kale Khan Inter State Bus Terminal located on the ring road 400m from this place. The Humayun’s Tomb is in close proximity to this station. Anand Vihar could be reached by Delhi Metro Line 3 and is located in the eastern side of the city near Noida. Metro 2 line connects Delhi Junction and New Delhi Railway Station.

How To Reach New Delhi By Road

If you want to reach New Delhi by buses, then you have the option of many inter-state bus termini. They are

Kashmere Gate ISBT for buses towards north.

Sara Kale Khan ISBT for buses towards south. This is located near Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station.

Anand Vihar ISBT for buses towards east. This is situated near the east bank of River Yamuna.

Bikaner House bus stop from which air-conditioned Volvo buses are operated.

Majnu Ka Tilla operate buses to Dharamsala. You have to take rickshaw from Vidhan Sabha Metro to reach here.

Road Distance from Major Cities of India to New Delhi

Cities	Distance in Km
Agra	203
Allahabad	603
Amritsar	447
Ahmadabad	915
Bangalore	2061
Bhopal	744
Calcutta	1461
Chandigarh	238
Chennai	2095
Dehradun	235
Gwalior	321
Guwahati	1959
Hyderabad	1499
Indore	807
Jaipur	258
Kanpur	408
Kochi	2594
Lucknow	497
Ludhiana	305
Mumbai	1407
Nagpur	1012
Patna	1015
Pune	1417
Srinagar	876
Surat	1170
Thiruvananthapuram	2814
Vadodara	1028
Varanasi	780
Vijayawada	1766
Visakhapatnam	1880