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Delhi in 3 days
Old Delhi and the fort at first light, Humayun's Tomb early on the second, the circle on the last; mornings outdoors, middays in the metro or a café, the last day ends with the bag already in the car.
Days
3
Plan status
draft
Walking
8km
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Day 1 — Red Fort at opening, Jama Masjid, parathas, a 13:30 lunch table
leave byLeave Paranthe Wali Gali by 11:35 to keep the 13:30 last seating.Leave Paranthe Wali Gali by 11:35 AM to keep the 1:30 PM last seating.
7 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Red Fort stays under 22 min.
- 07:45–08:17Metro to Chandni Chowk, then a short walk or rickshaw
- 08:17–10:02Red Fort
- 10:02–10:22Walk west via Chandni Chowk (crowded)
- 10:22–10:52Jama Masjid
- 10:52–11:01Walk through the lanes
- 11:01–11:31Paranthe Wali Gali
- 11:31–11:56Metro from Chandni Chowk to Connaught Place
- 11:56–13:30Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (Connaught Place)
- 13:30–14:30Lunch table 13:30 (Connaught Place)hard
What this plan gives up
- L2Shorten Red Fort to 90 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 13:30 (Connaught Place).Shorten Red Fort to 90 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 1:30 PM (Connaught Place).
- L2Shorten Jama Masjid to 30 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 13:30 (Connaught Place).Shorten Jama Masjid to 30 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 1:30 PM (Connaught Place).
- L2Shorten Paranthe Wali Gali to 30 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 13:30 (Connaught Place).Shorten Paranthe Wali Gali to 30 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 1:30 PM (Connaught Place).
- L2Skip Khari Baoli Spice Market (optional) — protects: Lunch table 13:30 (Connaught Place).Skip Khari Baoli Spice Market (optional) — protects: Lunch table 1:30 PM (Connaught Place).
Switches if the ground changes
- heat Red Fort → Chandni Chowk metro station (AC, WC) (9′, then 35′ p90 to the anchor)
- crowd Red Fort → Chandni Chowk metro station (AC, WC) (9′, then 35′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?
DFL 6 = PFL 3.7 + OFL 2.3 · walk 3.7 km (2.3 mi)2.3 mi (4 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 4.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 7′ · relax L2 · yield 17 · option value 1.05
Deadline: last seating 13:30 → latest arrival 13:20, slack 79′
β vs α: time risk 12% → 4%; margin +13 min; -INR 280.
trace: generated 32 · rejected no_edge×1, p50_after_latest_arrival×8, p_late>0.15×10 · frontier 12 · seed 3115667853 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Hotel or AC café 14:00–16:30; Connaught Place at dusk. Old Delhi lanes are best before 10:00 and after 17:00.
Day 2 — Humayun's Tomb and Sunder Nursery
- 07:30–08:02App car to the tomb entrance
- 08:02–09:37Humayun's Tomb
- 09:37–09:46Walk to the nursery gate
- 09:46–10:46Sunder Nursery
- 10:46–11:01Walk via the Sunder Nursery side gate
- 11:01–12:31Nizamuddin Dargah
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi INR 300 (≈ US$4) (App car to the tomb entrance) — saves walking and transfers.
Switches if the ground changes
- heat Humayun's Tomb → Air-conditioned café or hotel lobby in Connaught Place (32′)
Why this route?
DFL 2.8 = PFL 1.7 + OFL 1.1 · walk 1.7 km (1.1 mi)1.1 mi (2 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L1 · yield 22 · option value 0.24
trace: generated 18 · rejected none · frontier 4 · seed 3115667853 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: AC café or hotel from 12:00; Connaught Place in the evening.
Day 3 — Connaught Place, car to the airport at 15:00
leave byLeave Gurudwara Bangla Sahib by 14:10 to keep the 15:00 boarding.Leave Gurudwara Bangla Sahib by 2:10 PM to keep the 3:00 PM boarding.
42 min of buffer left.
- 09:00–09:05Walk to the inner circle
- 09:05–09:50Connaught Place inner circle
- 09:50–09:56Walk across the circle
- 09:56–10:26Central Park, Connaught Place
- 10:26–10:38Walk to Sansad Marg
- 10:38–11:23Jantar Mantar
- 11:23–11:38Walk along Ashoka Road
- 11:38–12:53Gurudwara Bangla Sahib
- 12:53–13:03Car back to the hotel for the bags
- 13:03–15:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → IGI Airport
- 15:00–16:00Car to IGI airport at 15:00hard
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi INR 100 (≈ US$2) (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to IGI airport at 15:00.Taxi INR 100 (≈ US$2) (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to IGI airport at 3:00 PM.
Why this route?
DFL 3.5 = PFL 2.7 + OFL 0.8 · walk 2.7 km (1.7 mi)1.7 mi (3 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 42′ · relax L1 · yield 19 · option value 0
Deadline: boarding 15:00 → latest arrival 14:50, slack 27′
β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -156 min; +INR 0.
trace: generated 42 · rejected no_edge×2 · frontier 6 · seed 3115667853 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: IGI: allow 3 h before an international departure; traffic can double the ride.