Jaipur By Air
Jaipur is connected by Indian Airlines md Jet Airways with Delhi (40 mins), Jodhpur (45 mins), Udaipur (1 hr 40 mins), Ahmedabad (1 hr), Aurangabad (2 hrs 20 mins), Mumbai (direct 1 hr 30 mins; hopper flight 4 hrs 20 mins).
Jaipur’s Sanganer Airport is 15 km from downtown, a drive of 30 minutes from most hotels. Taxis are available coin¬ciding with flight timings. A taxi to and from the airport charges about and an auto-rickshaw about
Indian Airlines’ city office is at Nehru Place, Tonk Road; Airport.
Jet Airways, 112-113 1st Floor, Jaipur Towers, MI Road n Airport »; Telecheck-in
Air Sahara, 203, Shalimar Complex, MI Road Airport
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Jaipur By Rail
An excellent connection to Delhi is by the Shatabdi Express (four and a half-hour run). Other connections to Jaipur are from Bikaner, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Secunderabad and Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. Trains originating from Jaipur link the city with Mumbai, Calcutta, Sawai Madhopur and Kota. The Jaipur Railway Station is in the heart of town and has computerised reserva¬tion facilities.
The reservation office is open Monday to Saturday, from 8 am to 2 pm and 2.15 to 8 pm on Sunday from 8 am to 2 pm is for advance reservations only. Reservations for freedom fighters
Jaipur : Rajasthan
Jaipur, the magical city carved out of the desert, still blushes pinh even 273 years later after it was founded by Maharajah Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727. It is the only city in the world symbolising the nine divisions of the universe through nine rectangular sectors subdividing it according to the principles laid down in the 'Shilpa Shastra', the ancient Indian treatise on architecture. The city is today a unique synthesis of the traditional sinel the modern. Apart from being the state capital of Rajasthan, Jaipur is also a bustling trading centre with colourful bazaars and people
Jaisalmer : By Road
Jaisalmer is connected by good roads to Jodhpur (285 km), Bikaner via Pokran (330 km), and Barmer via Devikot (153 km). Ra¬jasthan Roadways' buses connect Jaisalmer with important towns like Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Barmer. Deluxe coaches de¬part for Jaipur in the evenings while pri¬vate buses also ply to Jaipur, Bikaner, Barmer and Jodhpur. For reservations and enquiries contact the Bus Stand
Bikaner By Road
NH 8 connects Agra to Bikaner via Jaipur, while NH 11 runs from Pathankot to Kandla port, via Amritsar and Bhatinda. Some important road distances are Jaipur 330 km, Jaisalmer 335 km, Jodhpur 260 km and Delhi 488 km.
Alwar : Rajasthan
STD Code: 0144
Tourist Reception Centre, near Hotel Aravali: 21868 Excursions on the Jaipur-Delhi National Highway No. 8 include Alwar, known as the Tiger Gate of Rajasthan, 1 50 km from Jaipur. Alwar's highlights are the museum, Sagar, Bala Fort, Moosi Rani ki-Chhatri, Shimla, Fatehjang Tomb, with the Sariska wildlife sanctuary 35 km away where one can spot tigers, leopards, hyenas, sambhars, blue bulls, chinkaras, wild boars and many other animals.
