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visitors travel to North India by
air. The major international airports are located at
Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata. These international
airports are well served by over 50 international
airlines like Aeroflot, Air Canada, Air France, British
Airways, Delta Airlines, Ethopian Airlines, Emirates,
Gulf Air, Kuwait Airways, Lufthansa, etc. Various
facilities are available at these airports which are
adequate and are quiet improved. Air India is the
national carrier of India and flies on the international
routes and shares about 30% of inbound and outbound
traffic. The Indian Airlines connects various
destinations within India and the neighboring countries.
The airlines offers a variety of special fares like
Discover India fares, India Wonder fares, Youth fares
and family fares to encourage the tourist travel within
the country.
North India By Road
Traveling by road can be an exciting and rewarding
experience. The visitors will be able to view the
countryside and also know that how people in villages
live and work. North India has a wide network of good
and metalled roads, which are over 2 million km. in
length. The government plays a very important role in
laying the roads. The roads that connect various states
have been classified as National Highways, the State
Highways or the roads maintained by local bodies. These
roads are generally in not that good condition. Now,
some of the national highways are being converted from
two-lane to four-lane highways. While driving on a
highway, one can find different kinds of vehicles on the
road like bullock carts, tractors, three or two-wheeler
vehicles, cars, buses, truck, etc. On rural roads, you
can drive for miles without any traffic but the traffic
on the roads in urban areas is very noisy and may
irritate the traveller so better to be prepared.
North India By Rail
The most pleasant mode of traveling in India is by
train. The train journey provides a memorable experience
to the people. During your journey, you will pass
through varied landscapes, different cultures and
tradition of people. The Indian Railways is the second
largest and Asia’s largest railway system in the world.
About 65,000 kms of tracks have been laid between 7000
stations. About more than 11000 trains run every day
which carries over ten million passengers. The Indian
railways also offers diverse tourist routes, beautiful
hotels on the wheels with the five-star facilities and
the India-rail passes, which are ideal for the extensive
trouble free tours across the country. Some of the
famous trains in India are the Palace on Wheels, The
Royal Orient, The Rajdhani Express, the Shatabdi
Express, the Taj Express, the Pinkcity Express and the
toy trains that operate in the hill stations. The Indian
railways also runs special charter trains on demand. The
booking for the trains can be made at the respective
reservation offices of the Railways, which are present
all over the country. The booking for the trains can
also be made at the Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai
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