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Ahmedabad airport
has international and domestic service. There are many travel
agents in Ahmedabad who handle domestic and international
bookings. You may book your tickets to Ahmedabad or from
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Bus
STC
(State Transport Corporation) buses travel from the bus stand near
Rani Sipri's Mosque to, among other places, Vadodara (Rs. 45/52 for
standard/semi deluxe, 2.5 hours), Palitana (Rs. 68/77, five hours),
Jamnagar (Rs. 95/101, eight hours), Bhavnagar (Rs. 65/74, four
hours) and Rajkot (Rs.122 for semi deluxe only, 6.5 hours).
If
your're traveling long distances, private buses are a more expensive
but much quicker alternative; many of their offices are just east of
the STC bus stand, Punjab Travels (+91 79 6589200), Embassy Market,
just off Ashram Road has number of intercity services, including
Ajmer (Rs. 220, 13 hours), Aurangabad (Rs. 300, 15 hours), Jaipur (Rs.
250, 16 hours), Jodhpur (Rs. 200, 15 hours), Mt. Abu (Rs. 140, seven
hours) and Udaipur (Rs. 100, eight hours). They have another
office on Pritamnagar Road in the Shefali Shopping Center.
Bonny Travels (+91 79 6579265) in Pritamnagar Road serves Jamanagar
(Rs. 120) and Rajkot (Rs. 90) many times throguhout the day.
Also check out "Cool Coaches" by Shreenath Travels to
popular destinations like Rajkot, Jamnagar and Udaipur. These
air conditioned buses are really comfortable.
Train
There
is a computerized booking office to the left as you exit Ahmedabad
train station. It's open 8am to 8pm Monday to Saturday, 8 am
to 2 pm on Sunday. Window No. 6 handles the foreign-tourist
quota and you could try booking tickets with your credit card at
Window no. 7.
Ahmedabad - Getting
Around
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To/From
the Airport
The
airport is 10km north of town; an auto rickshaw costs about Rs. 90.
Auto rickshaw
Most auto rickshaw
drivers are willing to use the meter (it's the dial by their left
knee); make sure they set it to zero at the outset. Traveling
from Ahmedabad train station to Sidi Saiyad's Mosque costs about Rs.
10, though drivers will sometimes quote much more, especially from
the station.
Local
buses depart from Lal Darwaja. Ahmedabad has lot better local
bus service than many other ciities in India. These buses are
called AMTS buses. |
