TRANSPORT FACILITY IN NEW DELHI

TRANSPORT

Metro Rail

The pride of the capital 'Delhi Metro' is a rapid transit system serving Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. It is known for its world class standards with regard to safety, reliability, punctuality, and comfort. It has a combination of elevated, at-grade and underground lines and uses both broad gauge and standard gauge rolling stock

Travel Card:

Most convenient for the frequent commuter. A stored value card, The Minimum recharge value of a travel card is Rs. 100/- and the maximum is Rs. 1000/-. Subsequent recharge will be in multiple of Rs. 50/-, refundable on return of card.  

Validity: One Year from the date of purchase or one year from the date of recharge whichever is later.

Renewal: No extra charge. Facility to check balance on Card: Ticket Reading Machines at all Metro Stations.

Tourist Card:

For unlimited travel over short periods. There are two kinds of cards - 1 day and 3 day.

Value of 1-Day Card: Rs 100.  Value of 3-Day Card: Rs 250. Refundable Deposit: Rs 50/- payable at purchase (refundable on return of card

Token:

Minimum value is Rs. 8/- and maximum value is Rs. 30/-.

Helpline:

24 hrs. DMRC Helpline number 155370, 011-22561231

Email:- helpline@dmrc.org

HOHO Bus

HOHO Bus Service: City sightseeing the way you want

Sightseeing tours are popular in cities all over the world. Organized tours are expensive, rigid and need definite planning in advance. The Hop-On/Hop-Off Bus service provides sightseeing options to tourists who are willing to explore Delhi with a more flexible schedule. These tours are conducted in specially designed buses which move continuously along a route, allowing tourists to board or alight at any of the pick up/drop off points. The route of these buses covers monuments, museums, galleries, gardens, shopping malls, hotels and bazaars. All in all, the service is designed to provide a complete experience of the city to a tourist. The following are the salient features of the Hop On/Hop Off bus service-

• Air-conditioned environment friendly luxury buses
• Frequency- every 30 minutes
• Flexibility - tourists can hop on and hop off at any pick up/drop off point
• Entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides
• Route covers all major tourist destinations in Delhi
• Audio guides
• Online booking Facility
• Onboard ticketing facility

• Covers more than 18 tourist locations

•  Monument entry tickets are available to save time

City Bus

One of the cheapest modes of transport in Delhi consists of the environment friendly CNG buses. Delhi Transport Corporation has the World's largest fleet of public transoprt running on environment friendly clean CNG fuel.

Ordinary Stage Carriage Buses: 

Distance	Fare for Adult	Fare for Children (Age 5 to 12 yrs.)
Up to 4 kilometers	Rs. 5.00	Rs. 3.00
From 4 kilometers to 10 kilometers	Rs.10.00	Rs. 5.00
Above 10 kilometers	Rs.15.00	Rs. 8.00

Air-conditioned Stage Carriage Buses: 

Distance	Fare for Adult	Fare for Children (Age 5 to 12 yrs.)
Up to 4 kilometers	Rs.10.00	Rs. 5.00
From 4 kilometers to 8 kilometers	Rs.15.00	Rs. 8.00
From 8 kilometers to 12 kilometers	Rs.20.00	Rs. 10.00
Above 12 kilometers & Limited/Night Services	Rs.25.00	Rs. 13.00

Stage Carriages-Metro Feeder Bus owned and operated by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC):

Distance	Fare
Up to 8 kilometers	Rs. 7.00
Above 8 kilometers	Rs.10.00

Green Card

DTC issues Green Card daily which is valid for traveling in all DTC City bus services except Palam Coach & Tourist services through out the day. The fare is Rs. 40/- on non-AC buses and Rs. 50/- on AC buses.

Delhi Darshan - Dedicated Tourist Bus Service

DTC Bus Services conducts Delhi Sight Seeing Tours for tourists visiting Delhi. DTC daily operates Sight Seeing Tours from Scindia House in Connaught Place. The Delhi Darshan ticket of Rs. 100/- will be valid in all city services on the pattern of DTC Green Card (i.e. commuters can travel on any DTC ordinary fare bus free of cost for the day). Children between the age of 5 - 12 years will be charged half ticket i.e. Rs. 50/-.

Bus Routes

There are numerous bus routes connecting various destinations in Delhi. There are about 814 routes, out of these routes DTC buses are plying on 750 routes on Delhi Roads. DTC's ‘Outer Mudrika (OMS)' bus route is the longest one encircling the entire Delhi and covering a distance of 102 Kms 

Taxi Fares

Black & Yellow Roofed Taxi

Delhi is the only city in India which has taxicabs running only on Compressed Natural Gas. To hail a taxicab, you normally just wait on the street or go to locations called taxi stands. Taxicabs are referred to as taxis in Delhi and the word cab is rarely used.

The fares charged by taxi operators in the national Capital Territory of Delhi are as under:

Taxis(Black & Yellow Top)	Rs 25/- for first Kilometer (upon downing the meter) and thereafter Rs. 14.00/- per Kilometer for Non-AC taxis and Rs . 16.00/ per Kilometer for AC taxis for every additional Kilometer
Night Charges	25% of the fare (11:00 PM to 5:00 AM)
Waiting Charges	Rs 30/- per hour or part thereof (Subject to a minimum of 15 minutes stay)
Luggage	Rs. 10/- shall be charged as extra luggage charges whereas the driver/ operator shall not charge and money for a shopping bag or a small suitcase

Call 91-11-42400400 or SMS at 56767 to register a complaint regarding misbehavior by TSR/Taxi drivers

Auto Rickshaw fare

Autos are a great way of seeing a city. They are less expensive than taxis and unlike buses, they take you to the doorstep of your destination

 

The fares chargeable by the operators of the auto-rickshaws in national Capital Territory of delhi shall be as under:

Auto-Rickshaw	Rs 25/- for first fall of 2 Kilometer (upon downing the meter) and thereafter Rs. 8/- per Kilometer for every additional Kilometer
Night Charges	25% of the fare (11:00 PM to 5:00 AM)
Waiting Charges	Rs 30/- per hour or part thereof (Subject to a minimum of 15 minutes stay)
Luggage	Rs. 7.50/- shall be charged as   extra luggage charges whereas the driver/ operator shall not charge and money for a shopping bag or a small suitcasez

Radio Taxis

With a vision to provide a safe, clean, comfortable, efficient, cost-effective yet sophisticated, and personalized public transport system, radio taxis were recently introduced in Delhi to improve the commuting experience. If you would like to Rent a Cab or Hire a Cab in Delhi, you can easily avail professional, comfortable, air-conditioned Radio taxi services from various Radio Cab companies. 

Radio Taxis are available for local commuting as well as long distance purposes. Hiring a cab in Delhi allow you to get the cab number and driver's mobile number as well.

The radio taxis are fitted with GPRS technology, digital fare meters and thermal printers for issuing bill/receipt etc. The billing is done on a per kilometer basis from point to point. Radio cabs are available 24x7 in Delhi, So there are no problems of timing and safety.

A few leading radio taxi operators' numbers:

Delhi Cab: 91-11-44333222

Easy Cab: 91-11-43434343

Quick Cabs: 91-11-45333333

Meru Cabs: 91-11-44224422

Mega cab: 91-11-41414141

Car Rental

DTTDC has a full fledged Transport Department with Travel Transport Counters and Tourists information offices at various disembarkation points in Delhi (viz Airport, Railway Stations, City Centre Connaught Place) with a variety of tourists vehicles and coaches.

The Transport Division also handles transport and travel related services for national and international events. The Transport Division has significant experience in making excellent transport arrangements for various national and international events.

 

Delhi Tourism & Transportation Development Corporation Ltd. (DTTDC)

Transport Division

INA, Near Dilli Haat

Aurobindo Marg,

New Delhi

Tel : 91-11-24674153, 26884312