The Taj Mahal is an ivory white marble tomb on the south bank of the River Yamuna in the Agra city of India. It was plenipotentiary in the year 1632 by the 5th Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reigned from the 1628 to 1658), to house tomb of his loved wife, Mumtaz.
Same day Agra tour by train from Delhi has 3 options to go. Below we explain in detail.
By Air –
Indian Airlines, the local air travel (flight) in India operates plane ticket from Delhi to Agra only on every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Agra comes with an airport known as Kheria Airport terminal which is merely 7 KMs from the Agra city and easy to get at by taxis or hire car or rickshaws. Taxis or car or rickshaws should charge around Rs. 200 to Rs. 300.
By Rail –
Agra has 3 railway station specifically Agra Cantt railway station, Raja-ki-Mundi railway station and Agra Fort railway station. To attain Agra you can also board around the Shatabdi express or Taj express from New Delhi railway station or Nizamuddin railway station. The quickest train is the daily AC Shatabdi express. It requires only 2 hours reaching Agra and charges is about Rs. 395 to Rs. 760 in chair/executive. There is certainly another cheapest option also i.e. the Taj express. It leaves from Nizamuddin railway station in support of requires 2.5 hours to reach Agra. The fare is Rs. 55 for 2nd class and 191 for chair car.
By Road –
Agra is well connected to various Indian cities like Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Jhansi and Gwalior. Express buses both A/C and non A/C can be found. The long-distance buses leave from Idgah Bus stand of Agra city. Hourly buses run from Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan Bus stand which takes minimum 5 hours to reach Agra via Mathura around Rs. 105 is the fare for per person. For the came back trip, you can board the buses from Agra fort bus stand.
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