Sleep area · Delhi
Paharganjपहाड़गंज
Budget rooms by New Delhi station: cheap and central, but loud, crowded and full of touts; choose a hotel on a car-accessible street, not deep in the lane.
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Rules in force · 6Old Delhi lanes and station forecourts are crowded and un…
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- 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.
- Delhi and NCR ↗November smog and May–June heat both cut a day's walking: plan the outdoor sights first thing.
- Delhi ↗Old Delhi lanes and station forecourts are crowded and uneven: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Delhi ↗Ignore anyone who says your hotel, the station ticket office or the road is closed; use the official counter or your app.
First night
From Car drop-off at the lane end: 120 m, stairs_mix surface. Desk until null, no hard lock. 28-inch bags: painful. Morning to Connaught Place: 22–32 min.
Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) · intl checked · land 21:00feasible
Take Prepaid taxi or app car to the door at 23:35. Bed by ~01:12 (+1) (p90).
Open the arrival contractIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) · intl cabin · land 21:00feasible
Take Prepaid taxi or app car to the door at 22:55. Bed by ~00:32 (+1) (p90).
Open the arrival contractArea facts
- Reception
- unknown · forwarding not accepted
- Walk to clusters
- Connaught Place: 22–32 min
- Night lighting
- unknown
- Taxi drop-off
- street gt 100m
- Fits
- solo dorm
- Lodging tax
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Cons
- Touts and 'your hotel is closed' stories at the station side.
- Noise until late; narrow lanes with rubbish and traffic.
- Bags cannot be dragged from the car.
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