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International trains, buses & ferries...
There are international trains to Pakistan & Bangladesh, and buses to Nepal. Here's a quick summary:
Closing ceremony, Atari on the Pakistan-India border.
Take a train from Delhi to Amritsar, there are lots to choose from. See http://www.indianrail.gov.in for times & fares.
Take a bus or taxi the 26km from Amritsar to the India/Pakistan frontier at Atari. Walk through the border posts to Wagah on the Pakistani side. You may want to hang around Wagah to see the spectacular ceremony at sunset when the border closes. Indian and Pakistani guards try to outdo each other with their performances, watched by Indians and Pakistani crowds!
Take another bus or taxi the remaining 20km to Lahore. Allow plenty of time for this deceptively short journey.
Alternatively, twice a week on Mondays & Thursdays (these are the confirmed departure days as at November 2008) the Samjhota Express leaves Amritsar at 07:00 for Atari (on the Indian side of the frontier). The train departs Attari at 14:30 arriving Wagah (on the Pakistan side of the frontier) 20 minutes later. After frontier formalities it leaves Wagah usually around 17:50 arriving in Lahore in practice around 19:00. The fare from Attari to Wagah is 16 Indian rupees. You buy another ticket from a counter in the Wagah departure hall, 130 Pakistani rupees.
For details of the eastbound Samjhota Express from Pakistan to India, and for details of train service within Pakistan, see the Pakistan page.<
Eastbound (from 17 Feb 2006): The Thar Express leaves Karachi every Friday at 23:00, arriving at 'Zero Point' on the Pakistan/India frontier at around 08:00 next morning. After customs checks, the train goes forward to Munabao on the Indian side, arriving around 11:00, departing again at 15:00 after customs formalities, arriving Jodhpur at 21:30 Saturday.
Westbound (from 17 Feb 2006): The Thar Express leaves Jodhpur every Friday at 23:30 arriving Munabao at 08:00, leaving Munabao at around 14:30 on Saturdays, reaching Karachi after midnight on Saturday night.
The sleeper fare from Jodhpur to Munabao/zero point is about Rs170, and from Munabao/zero point to Karachi is about Rs230. No more information is yet available, but feedback would be appreciated..! The train has one sleeping-car and several economy cars.<
Take a train from Delhi to Gorakhpur. The Vaishali Express leaves Delhi at around 19:45 and arrives at Gorakhpur Junction at 09:10 next morning, or there's another train from New Delhi at 17:20 arriving Gorakhpur at 06:35 next morning. The fare is around Rs 2440 in AC1, RS 1240 in AC2, Rs 785 in AC3 or Rs 315 in Sleeper Class - see http://www.indianrail.gov.in for times and fares.
Take a bus or jeep from Gorakhpur to the Nepalese frontier at Bhairawi/Sunauli. Journey time about 2 or 3 hours, Rs 30.
Walk across the frontier, it's then a few minutes walk to the Sunauli bus station. Take a bus or jeep on to Kathmandu. Buses take 9 to 12 hours, cost about 120 Nepalese Rupees. There are many buses daily, either daytime buses leaving regularly until about 11:00 or overnight buses leaving regularly from about 16:00 until 19:00. If you have more information on travelling this route, please e-mail me.
It's also possible to travel via Varanasi. Direct buses from Varanasi to the Nepalese border at Sunauli take 9 hours and cost about Rs 100. No info about timetables is available.<
India to Pakistan: Delhi - Amritsar - Lahore
India to Pakistan: Delhi - Jodhpur - Karachi
A new weekly international train called the Thar Express started on 17 February 2006 from Jodhpur to Karachi via the border at Munabao.India to Nepal: Delhi or Varanasi to Kathmandu
It's quite easy, cheap, and an adventure to do this journey overland.India to Bangladesh
A new direct train from Calcutta to Dhaka started on 14 April 2008, see the Bangladesh page. Fare $8 non-AC or $12 AC, runs on Saturdays & Sundays. There are also air-con buses every day from Calcutta to Dhaka in Bangladesh, taking 8 or 9 hours, fare about $12.India to Sri Lanka
Unfortunately, there are currently no ferries from India to Sri Lanka. For train service within Sri Lanka, see the Sri Lanka page.India to Burma (Myanmar)
The India/Burma border is closed to foreigners. It is not possible to travel to Burma overland from India. For train and river steamer service within Burma, see the Burma page.India to China
It's just about possible to cross from India to China, if you are adventurous, but it's difficult and mountainous, there are no trains, you need a permit to be in that part of India, and some border crossings are closed to foreigners. If you wish to travel this way, do your research before attempting it..! For train service within China,
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