City transport in Delhi is buses, metro, taxi, Rickshaw and suburban trains.
Buses
Buses are the main component in the city transport system in Delhi. With the help of buses, 60% of the passenger transportation occurs. Bus transportation is controlled by the State Transport Corporation DTC.
Fuel for such vehicles in Delhi is compressed natural gas, thereby declining the fare (which is determined depending on the length of the route). The average fare by bus within the city ranges from 5 to 15 rupees. DTC transportation system consists of flying and high-speed buses. High-speed use for movement special stripes on the road. This company is engaged in urban and long-distance transport, transport has a red and green color. Those buses that are painted in red are equipped with air conditioning, green - no.
The transport of DTCs operate travel tickets called the "green card". With it, you can use all urban routes, the exception is express and tourist buses. This card costs fifty or forty rupees - the price is respectively for transport, equipped with air conditioning, and without it.
From the company DTC there are tourist routes Sight Seeing Tours, transport works every day on schedule 09: 15-17: 45. Departure point - a kiosk with tourist information for 244, Delhi Darshan Counter, Scindia House, Connaught Place. Buses stop near famous sights - Raj Hhat, Kutab Minar, Birla Mandir, Humayun Tomb, Church of Akshardham, Lotus Temple.
Travel on the bus with air conditioning is 200 rupees. For children from five to twelve pay 100.
In Delhi is located Three bus station : Kashmiri Gate ISBT Bus Station, Sarai Kale Khan ISBT bus station and Anand Vihar Isbt bus station.
Bus Stall Kashmiri Gate ISBT
Kashmiri Gate Isbt Bus Station (Maharana Pratap) is the largest in the city. It is close to the Kashmere Gate Metro Station. From here, the bus transport is sent to all corners of India - in the northern, western and eastern directions.
Sarai Kale Khan ISBT bus station
Sarai Kale Khan Isbt car station (Vir Hakikat Rai) is a very large bus station, which serves both urban and intercity routes operating in the southern direction. Close to this station is the largest railway station Hazrat Nizamuddin.
ANAND VIHAR ISBT bus station
Anand Vihar Isbt Avtostania (Swami Vivekanand) - City Bus Station, which is located on the eastern bank of the Jamuna River. Anand Vihar ISBT employs transport, which serves the eastern long-distance routes.
Metro
The subway lines in Delhi were opened in 2002, this type of transport is characterized by purity and high velocity. Controls its transport company DMRC, there are only six metro lines. Work schedule: 06: 00-22: 00.
Each station is equipped with lines and credentials of the cost of travel from this station to any, where you need to get there. Metro wagons are equipped with air conditioning.
To travel you need to buy a token at the station station, its cost is determined depending on the length of the route. It ranges from 8 to 30 rupees. You can ride in transport smart cards, they have an annual validity period. Top up such a map can be at the station at the station. The required deposit is 50 rupees. The visitors can also take advantage of a special tourist map, which is designed for an unlimited number of trips for a different period: the card designed for the day of use costs 70 rupees, for three - 200. Buying such a map, you will also need to make a deposit of 50 rupees. At the entrance to the station, the token or the card is applied to the reading window, and when leaving, the token falls into the slot on the turnstile.
At the entrance to the station it is possible to watch personal belongings by the police, so do not be surprised to this. With more complete information relating to the metro in Delhi, you can find on the official website: http://www.delhimetroraail.com/.
Taxi
And in the whole country, and in Delhi, in particular, there are taxi companies of the state and private ownership. Government managed by the Ministry of Tourism. Cars of tourist taxi (according to the Indian Tata brand) are painted white, have a blue strip on board. The fare in them is fixed, such a taxi can be ordered from a hotel or tourist office.
You can also use the services of a special prepaid taxi - it moves to the city from the airport and from the stations and is called Prepaid Taxi. Cash regulations are located respectively at the station and at the airport. The fare from the airport to Main Bazaar is from 250 to 300 rupees. When you move back, you can detect carriers that provide services at a lower price - somewhere on fifty rupees cheaper.
Ricksha
Such an exotic state as India cannot be submitted without the presence of appropriate transport. In Delhi there are Rickshaw, the services of which should at least take advantage of the tourist - albeit not so much for the sake of movement itself (which will be not very comfortable and cheap), how much for the sake of this exotic. You can decide, of course, but, since you are in India, if you wish, you can ride at least to take a picture and take a picture.
In the city there are voroiksha, and motoricks. On the central part of the city you can ride on Veliksha. As for the cost, then on the route Main Bazaar - Connaught Place Foreign tourist will pay fifty rupees, and the local is ten - fifteen. Motoriksh has more extended routes, no fixed cost - how to agree.
Trains
Delhi is an important railway assembly in the state. On trains that are departing from here, you can reach all corners of India. Delhi with surroundings are associated with suburban trains - their number is quite large, such transport the local population uses every day - as public transport.
There are five large railway station in the city - Old Delhi, New Delhi, Khazrat Nizamuddin, Anand Vikhar, Shed Roshill.