Districts · Delhi
Delhi by district
Delhi is spread out: Old Delhi in the north, Connaught Place in the middle, Humayun's Tomb and Nizamuddin in the south-east, and the south (Hauz Khas, Mehrauli, Saket) and the NCR beyond. Everything outside a cluster is a metro or car ride.
About these names
Neighbourhood names here are how people and drivers talk; official addresses use PIN codes and pocket numbers, so search by name and landmark in your app.
- Old Delhi: Chandni Chowk, Red Fort, Jama Masjidपुरानी दिल्लीseeeatSuits: Food, history, markets, early risersHalf a day on foot, no bags. Crowded and uneven; go at dawn or in the evening.3 sights · 5 eatsDistrict guide →
- Connaught Place and the centreकनॉट प्लेसsleepeatseeSuits: First visit, mid-range hotels, metro linksColonnades, shops, cafés, metro hub; touts on the main circle, so walk on.2 sights · 1 eats · 1 sleep areaDistrict guide →
- Paharganjपहाड़गंजsleepSuits: Budget travellers, rail arrivalsCheap rooms by New Delhi station, loud, with touts; choose a hotel on a car-accessible street.1 sleep areaDistrict guide →
- Humayun's Tomb and NizamuddinseeSuits: One morning of Mughal architectureTombs, gardens and a Sufi shrine; south-east of the centre, so car or metro plus walk.3 sightsDistrict guide →
- Lutyens' Delhi: India Gate, Lodhi Garden, museumsseeSuits: Slow walking, museums, parksWide shaded roads; car needed between sights; the National Museum and Lodhi Garden are the anchors.Short entry only: too little in this guide for a full page yet.
- South Delhi: Hauz Khas, Mehrauli, SaketeatseesleepSuits: Repeat visitors, cafés, Qutub MinarOlder ruins and modern cafés; 45–75 min from the centre by car.District guide →
- AerocitysleepSuits: Early flights, airport transitHotels next to the airport; useful for night arrivals.Short entry only: too little in this guide for a full page yet.
- Gurugram and Noidaskip as a baseSuits: Business trips onlyNCR towns with malls and offices; 1–2 h from the centre in traffic.Short entry only: too little in this guide for a full page yet.
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Not drawn yet (no coordinates in this guide): Lutyens' Delhi: India Gate, Lodhi Garden, museums, South Delhi: Hauz Khas, Mehrauli, Saket, Aerocity, Gurugram and Noida. See the table above.
Where’s what, as a list:
- Old Delhi: Chandni Chowk, Red Fort, Jama Masjid (पुरानी दिल्ली): Half a day on foot, no bags. Crowded and uneven; go at dawn or in the evening. Suits: Food, history, markets, early risers.
- Connaught Place and the centre (कनॉट प्लेस): Colonnades, shops, cafés, metro hub; touts on the main circle, so walk on. Suits: First visit, mid-range hotels, metro links. Price band $$.
- Paharganj (पहाड़गंज): Cheap rooms by New Delhi station, loud, with touts; choose a hotel on a car-accessible street. Suits: Budget travellers, rail arrivals. Price band $.
- Humayun's Tomb and Nizamuddin: Tombs, gardens and a Sufi shrine; south-east of the centre, so car or metro plus walk. Suits: One morning of Mughal architecture.
- Lutyens' Delhi: India Gate, Lodhi Garden, museums: Wide shaded roads; car needed between sights; the National Museum and Lodhi Garden are the anchors. Suits: Slow walking, museums, parks.
- South Delhi: Hauz Khas, Mehrauli, Saket: Older ruins and modern cafés; 45–75 min from the centre by car. Suits: Repeat visitors, cafés, Qutub Minar.
- Aerocity: Hotels next to the airport; useful for night arrivals. Suits: Early flights, airport transit.
- Gurugram and Noida: NCR towns with malls and offices; 1–2 h from the centre in traffic. Suits: Business trips only.
- Sleep area Connaught Place: suits First visit, mid-range hotels, metro links, price band $$.
- Sleep area Paharganj: suits Budget travellers, rail arrivals, price band $.
- Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), about 16 km9.9 mi from the centre, 50–90 min by the usual route.