How to travel in India
Well, depending on the city that
you are living, you can take these public transportations depending on the
availability, these transportations will help you to travel in India that you will use often during the time you will live here. Here they are:
Auto-rickshaw
Rickshaw-bicycle
Metro
Cab
Buses
Those transportations vary
depending on the availability, in cities, for example, there is no metro in
Pune, but it is available in Bangalore and New Delhi.
Pune and Bangalore
In Pune, taking an auto can be really
expensive, as those drivers will try anything to rip you off because you are a
foreigner, it happened to me more than once when I used to live there. The best
way to avoid that, ask them to use the Meter right away and check if it is
working, the starting price is 25 INR. You can take the buses, but it really depends
on you, I prefer Delhi’s buses which are in better shape and most of them have
A/C which I don’t think it is the case for the buses in Pune. To be honest, most of the foreigners that I
know in Pune, have their own conveyance such as bikes or cars, as they were all
tired to get ripped off by the autos, which are quite easier to find than
cabs. In Bangalore, it is pretty much
the same, but based on my short experience over there, the auto drivers don’t
overcharge like in Pune and some of the people that I have met there barely have
their own conveyance, as they have now a metro and buses. So, I was not
complaining that much and it was quite fair for me.
New Delhi
Well, in Delhi, all those
transports mentioned above are available in different areas of the cities.
Unless, you are new the auto drivers cannot fool you that much like in Pune,
they may charge between 10-100 INR more than the actual charge but compared to
Pune where I was charged 2-10 times more consider it as a blessing. But if you
don’t want to be overcharged, it is simple, ask them to put the meter, if they
say “no” just try the next one and the last solution is to bargain which is quite common in India. Unfortunately, in Noida and Gurgaon the autos
are not equipped with a meter on their vehicle, this means that you will
probably need to come to bargain again with the driver for the price. There is a
metro in New Delhi that goes to most the port of Delhi, but only some part of
Gurgaon and Noida and the fare fore for the metro varies depending on the
distance. Buses are in better quality in Delhi, I normally take the red and
orange buses due to their quality and the fare for the bus varies between 5-25
INR depending on the distance.
The main issue that I have with the bus in Delhi is that, compared to the metro which has a map in each station, the buses are not provided with it and taking the buses is one of the most confusing things that I have ever done.
If I have to take the bus I have to use Google map on my phone to know which bus to take, without that it’s useless. I wish the government will improve that service, so that it would be helpful for foreigners that want to use that type of transportation.
I would recommend you to take a cab if you are going out at night, you can take also an auto. But most of the time late night it can be quite difficult to find an auto during that time. So I would recommend you to download an app like Uber/Ola cab and take a cab or commute with your friends if they have a car.
When it comes to the cycles which I have used in Delhi only, are only available for short distance and the cost can vary also depending on the distance and so forth, the lower fare is around 20 INR.
The main issue that I have with the bus in Delhi is that, compared to the metro which has a map in each station, the buses are not provided with it and taking the buses is one of the most confusing things that I have ever done.
 |
| When you don't know which bus to take |
If I have to take the bus I have to use Google map on my phone to know which bus to take, without that it’s useless. I wish the government will improve that service, so that it would be helpful for foreigners that want to use that type of transportation.
I would recommend you to take a cab if you are going out at night, you can take also an auto. But most of the time late night it can be quite difficult to find an auto during that time. So I would recommend you to download an app like Uber/Ola cab and take a cab or commute with your friends if they have a car.
When it comes to the cycles which I have used in Delhi only, are only available for short distance and the cost can vary also depending on the distance and so forth, the lower fare is around 20 INR.
So basically, here are the modes of
transportation you can choose whatever may suit you and it would go well. Please
note that the fares of the transportation by metro or buses vary depending on
the distance.