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Delhi and NCR

Sleep in Delhi; do Agra as a full train day or one night, Jaipur only with two spare days; do not move hotels every night.

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Key facts · India

Best months: Feb–Mar, Oct
Visa: Depends on your passport
Currency: Indian rupee (INR, ₹)
Language: Hindi and English at national level
Plugs: C · D · M · 230 V
Time zone: UTC+5:30 all year

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Rules in force · 6

South Asia ↗Trekking regions, border districts and several Indian states need separate permits on top of the visa; check the permit before you book transport into them.
South Asia ↗Remove shoes (and in many Jain and Hindu temples, leather) before entering; cover shoulders and legs; ask before photographing people or rituals.
India ↗Apply for the e-visa only on the official government portal (indianvisaonline.gov.in); lookalike sites charge extra. Check the current rules, fees and how far ahead to apply.
India ↗Do not follow anyone who says your hotel is closed, the station ticket office is closed or a road is shut; use the prepaid taxi counter, the metro or an app car.
India ↗Carry Indian rupees in small notes (10, 20, 50, 100); change for 500 is often refused.
India ↗Parts of the Northeast, Sikkim, Ladakh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and all border belts need a Protected or Restricted Area Permit or an Inner Line Permit for foreigners; check before you book the route.

The capital region is one base and two excursions. The Golden Triangle (Delhi, Agra, Jaipur) is often sold as a rush; the sights are far apart and roads and trains slip. Keep the Delhi room, take a small bag for one night away, and start days before the heat.

Where to sleep

3 places in this region

Sleep base

DelhiTrip line
Old Delhi, the Red Fort, Connaught Place and Humayun's Tomb.
Best Feb–Mar, Oct
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One or two nights

JaipurCity guide
Forts and old city; 5–6 hours by road, 4–5 by train.
Best Oct–Mar
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Day trip

AgraCity guide
Taj Mahal and Agra Fort; a long day by train or car.
Best Oct–Mar
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Plan the nights

How to split the nights, day-trips and what to do with your bags

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Night sequences

4 nights: Delhi 4, Agra day trip by train
7 nights: Delhi 4 + Jaipur 3

Delhi, Agra and Jaipur in 4 days is mostly car and train time.

Day-trips door to door

To	From	Door-to-door p50	Last return	Note
Agra	Delhi	270 min	unknown	Fast trains take about 2 hours; add transfers; check the return train before you go.
Jaipur	Delhi	330 min	unknown	A day trip is 11 hours; overnight is kinder.

Bags between cities

No luggage forwarding culture: leave the big bag at the Delhi hotel and take a day pack.

When to go

Months and weather

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Seasons at a glance

From each city's month table

Pick a month to see where to go.

Only good-now countries

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Country	JJan	FFeb	MMar	AApr	MMay	JJun	JJul	AAug	SSep	OOct	NNov	DDec
Delhi	ok	go	go	ok	×	×	ok	ok	ok	go	×	ok
Jaipur	go	go	go	×	×	×	ok	ok	ok	go	go	go
Agra	go	go	go	×	×	×	ok	ok	ok	go	go	go
India (country-wide)	go	go	go	ok	×	ok	ok	ok	ok	go	ok	go

Go: the good monthsFair: workable, mixedPoor: heat, rain or hazeAvoid: storms, floods, closuresno data yet

Computed from each country’s own data; hover a country name for the source. Advisory countries are left out.

Eat and move on

Regional food and where to go next

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Other regions of the country

Rajasthan

planned

5–8 nights

Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur

South India

planned

6–10 nights

Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Delhi and NCR: what we know, and what is coming

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On this page

3 places with their role: where to sleep, what to do as a day trip
How to split 4 or 7 nights
2 day trips with door-to-door time
Seasons month by month, from the cities’ own tables
What to do with the big bag between beds

Coming as the guide grows

Climate strip by zone, with the storm and haze months
Get in: airports and stations with door-to-door times
Regional passes and cards, with a buy / skip verdict
Regional food: what, where and when it works

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Planning aids

Built from this guide's own data

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Region in numbers

Where to sleep: 1 base
Day trips: 2, 4 h 30 to 5 h 30
Nights suggested: 4–7 nights

Trips that stop here

From the India guide

Delhi, 5 nights
5 nights here
delhi
Golden Triangle
7 days · 7 nights here
Delhi → Agra → Jaipur → Delhi (last night near the airport)
Triangle plus Varanasi
10 days · 7 nights here
Delhi → Agra → Jaipur → Varanasi
Rajasthan loop
14 days · 8 nights here
Delhi → Agra → Jaipur → Jodhpur → Ranakpur or Kumbhalgarh → Udaipur → Delhi
North and south
21 days · 7 nights here
Delhi → Agra → Jaipur → Udaipur → Mumbai → Kochi → Munnar → Alleppey → Varkala

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Local time

What time it is there now, compared with the clock on your device.

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