GETTING THERE

Air Travel: Delhi is well connected with the rest of the world. From the Indira Gandhi International airport, Delhi is connected to virtually all the major destinations in the world. Palam is another airport serving Delhi. All the major airlines in the world fly through Delhi and is easily accessible from anywhere in the world. On the domestic front, it has an extensive network of domestic flights too almost all the destinations in the country. It takes less than two hours by air to reach Delhi from anywhere in India today.

Road Travel: Delhi is well connected with all the surrounding areas, including all the usual tourist destinations such as Agra, Jaipur, Chandigarh and all the tourist hill destinations in the lower Himalayan regions. Delhi is also the starting point to Kashmir. Buses from all the major places in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are available for getting to Delhi.

Rail Travel: Trains run from all the parts of the country to Delhi. For nearby places like Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gwalior, Bhopal, Lucknow and Kanpur, locals prefer the Shatabdi Express. There are also the fast Rajdhani Express trains plying between Mumbai, Calcutta and Bangalore from Delhi. The railway stations of importance in Delhi are ( Old) Delhi in the north, New Delhi, and Hazarat Nizamuddin to the south. A network of suburban trains run in a circular railway.

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GOING AROUND

Cars, two wheelers and buses are the main mode used by people. Autorickshaws are found all over and they are convenient for short trips, though not very comfortable. Traffic is NOT smooth in spite of the best efforts of the police. The frequent closure of main roads for the passage of politicians and other vips adds to the chaos.

Old Delhi is rather crowded. The pollution caused partly by traffic jams and automobiles adds to the problems on Delhi roads. The suburban circular railway doesn't really make a difference.

CLIMATE

Summer temperature --sometimes shoots even up to 47C. Average summer daily max-- temperature is about 42C. In the nights, the temperature falls to a minimum of about 28C. Summer days are thus hot and dusty.
The fall season starts just after the rains. Its humid till about the beginning of November. By end October nights become chilly to around 15C.
Winter in Delhi is very pleasant. The mornings are very foggy, the nights cold. The maximum temperature on a very cold Delhi afternoon would be about 12 C and the minimum would fall to about 2 C though many parts of Delhi would be much colder.
Spring in Delhi is pleasant. Temperature ranges from a maximum of 25 C to a low of about 10 C. Delhi gets some rain during this time and there could be hailstorms sometime in March.

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