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waterways in Rajasthan but all three other modes (road, rail and air) make
each part of Rajasthan easily accessible.
The popular mode for tourists is road travel as this enables them to travel
at their discretion in the exotic and colorful landscape of Rajasthan.
Palace on wheels is an extremely popular luxury train that covers Rajasthan
in a week long packaged tour.
Roadways -
Road network of Rajasthan is extensive and generally in good condition.
Public and private buses connect virtually every part of Rajasthan.
Many tourist places can only be reached by road.
Taxis are a comfortable mode of travel and can be easily hired.
The distance between two cities is most often quite long.
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for the distance chart, involving major towns of Rajasthan.
Railways
- Railway network has improved in recent years.
Many superfast long distance trains now connect main cities of Rajasthan
with important cities of India.
The class of accommodation in trains ranges from ordinary sleeper class
(dirt cheap!) to very comfortable and personal AC I.
Rajasthan is also famous for luxury tourist trains.
Major Railway Junctions in Rajasthan -
Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Sawai Madhopur and Kota.
Some important train schedules running from and to Jaipur -
| Train No. |
Train Name |
Departure from |
Arrival at |
| 2016 |
Ajmer- New Delhi Shatabdi Express |
Jaipur at 1755 HRS. |
New Delhi - 2215 HRS. |
| 2015 |
New Delhi - Ajmer Shatabdi Express |
New Delhi at 0615 HRS. |
Jaipur - 1040 HRS. |
| 2956 |
Jaipur - Mumbai Super Fast |
Jaipur at 1330 HRS. |
Mumbai Central - 0800 HRS. |
| 2955 |
Mumbai - Jaipur Express |
Mumbai Central at 1905 HRS. |
Jaipur - 1250 HRS. |
| 9615 |
Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Udaipur Chetak Express |
Jaipur at 2210 HRS. |
Udaipur - 1025 HRS. |
| 9616 |
Udaipur - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Chetak Express |
Udaipur at 1810 HRS. |
Jaipur - 0545 HRS. |
| 2308 |
Jodhpur Howrah Express |
Jaipur at 2315 HRS. |
Howrah - 0440 HRS. (next to next day) |
| 2307 |
Howrah Jodhpur Express |
Howrah at 2330 HRS. |
Jaipur - 0345 HRS. (next to next day) |
| 2465 |
Jaipur - Jodhpur Intercity Express |
Jaipur at 1730 HRS. |
Jodhpur - 2245 HRS. |
| 2466 |
Jodhpur - Jaipur Intercity Express |
Jodhpur at 0545 HRS. |
Jaipur - 1035 HRS. |
Major Airports:
Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur airports are functional throughout the year and
are connected with each other along with Mumbai and New Delhi.
Jaipur is connected with many other important cities.
Jaisalmer airport remains open during winter months only.