From New Delhi, four routes cover most multi-day plans. The outlines below say how long each takes, what to book first and which rules affect the plan. Timetables and fees change, so use them to decide, then confirm on the booking day. Route 1: Delhi, Agra, Jaipur (3 to 5 days) First leg. Take the Gatimaan Express, which leaves Hazrat Nizamuddin at 08:10 and reaches Agra Cantt at 09:50. It does not run on Fridays.

Which day trip suits you depends on the weekday, the season and how much time you want to spend on the road. These notes lay out each option in terms of distance, transport and what to check first. Agra: the full-day train option Distance: about 230 km. Transport: the Gatimaan Express. Leg Train Leaves Arrives Outbound 12050 Hazrat Nizamuddin 08:10 Agra Cantt 09:50 Return 12049 Agra Cantt 17:35 Hazrat Nizamuddin 19:30 The train runs six days a week and not on Fridays; see the timetable and confirm on IRCTC before booking.

Two days is enough to see the main sights if you split the city into the old walled quarter and the planned avenues to the south. The order below keeps each day within one area and puts the closing-day risks up front. Before you set out Monday: the National Museum and Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya are closed. Rashtrapati Bhavan tours are closed too. The Red Fort is open on Mondays since an ASI order of 13 February 2026, which ended the old weekly closure, as Business Standard reported .

A romantic weekend in New Delhi works best when it is built around three or four dependable places rather than a long list. The city has no waterfront, and most monuments shut by early evening, so the plan below leans on gardens in the daytime and one or two reserved dinners. Costs are in rupees. Friday evening: Kathak and dinner in Old Delhi Haveli Dharampura, a restored haveli in Gali Guliyan, runs a Kathak performance that begins at 7:30 pm, followed by a chef’s tasting dinner at its Lakhori restaurant.

Some New Delhi attractions are easy to walk into, and some need a booking, a passport or a guide. This page sorts them by how you get in, so you can plan the paperwork before the day. Needs advance booking Rashtrapati Bhavan. Tours of the main building and the museum run Tuesday to Sunday, excluding gazetted holidays. Booking opens up to seven days ahead on the visit portal , and the Delhi circuits cost Rs 50 per foreign visitor per circuit.

Planning for a child’s age makes New Delhi much easier than planning by attraction. The suggestions below are grouped by age, with the practical details that usually decide whether an outing works: closing days, queues and how long a child can manage in the heat. Toddlers and pre-schoolers Keep it to one outing a day. Sunder Nursery has lawns and shaded paths where toddlers can run, and it is open from 07:00 to 19:00 from April to September, closing at 18:00 from October to March.

Four districts suit walking in New Delhi, and each is best done on its own. Every route below lists a start, a finish, a rough time and the main thing to watch for. Route 1: Old Delhi Start: Lal Quila Metro station. Finish: the southern steps of Jama Masjid. Time: 3 to 4 hours. Path: Chandni Chowk, then Dariba Kalan, Kinari Bazaar, Paranthe Wali Gali and the spice lanes of Khari Baoli, with the haveli of Mirza Ghalib and Fatehpuri Masjid as optional detours.

The simplest way to choose what to do in New Delhi is to line up the options by closing day and ticket type. Most major sights are in the south and centre of the city, a Metro ride apart, and each takes between one and three hours. All money amounts are in rupees (Rs). Quick comparison Place Closed Foreigner price Notes Humayun’s Tomb Never about Rs 550 online, Rs 600 at counter Mughal garden tomb, 1572 Qutub Minar Never similar to Humayun’s Tomb Stairs closed, ground-level view Akshardham Monday free mandir, exhibitions Rs 260 No phones allowed Lotus Temple Monday free Silent prayer hall Sunder Nursery Never Rs 200 Closes 18:00 or 19:00 National Museum Monday Rs 500 Janpath How the tiers work Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) monuments set separate ticket prices for foreign and Indian visitors, and the foreign price is a large multiple of the Indian one.