Travelling in India

Air: Indian Airlines is the country's domestic carrier, the second largest in the world outside of USA, equipped with the latest Airbus 320 aircraft. Its Airbus aircraft have two classes of travel, Indian Airlines links all major tourist and business cities. Jet Airways and Air Sahara are the two major private airlines normally operating with Boeing 737. Jet Airways also has a small fleet of ATR72-500.

Rail: One of the largest railway networks in the world (11 million passenger daily), the Indian railways run a number of trains that are meant to facilitate tourists. These include the grand Palace on Wheels with its magnificent saloons, the high speed Shatabdi and Taj express trains, the Rajdhani connections from Delhi to Calcutta and Bombay, and a number of hill toy trains, among others.

Road: Tourists can hire air-conditioned limousines or coaches at any principal city or tourists' destination by the day or for longer periods. Ordinary taxis are available in all metros; in smaller towns three-wheeler auto rickshaws and cycle or horse carriage can still be used. Kolkata has an underground metro as well as an efficient tramway and now Capital City Delhi has also come up with Metro Services.