subject: Travel By Road, Rail And Airways From Delhi To Hyderabad [print this page] Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT) that includes the Indian capital New Delhi, is the second most populous metropolis in India, after Mumbai. Delhi is also believed to have been the site of Indraprastha, the legendary capital of the Pandavas during the times of the Mahabharata. It re-emerged into power after the rise of Delhi sultanates. It houses many ancient and medieval monuments, archeological sites and remains. Technically a union territory, the National Capital Territory of Delhi has its own legislation just like a state in India. The Parliament, the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Supreme Court of India is housed in New Delhi. Delhi is well connected with roads, railways and airways with all other cities in India.
Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh is a modern city with rich heritage. It is also called as the Silicon Valley of India and also as the City of Pearls. Hyderabad was ruled by Nizams and British. There are many museums, bazaars, galleries giving a testimony about the glorious past. The city of Hyderabad is connected rail, road and airways.
One can travel by road from Delhi to Hyderabad by resorting to a break up journey. The journey can be divided in to five parts. One has to travel from Delhi- Agra (NH 2), Agra - Gwalior (NH3), Gwalior - Jhansi (NH 75), Jhansi- Lalitpur - Sagar- Lakhnadon (NH 26), Lakhnadon -Nagpur - Hyderabad (NH 7). It takes about 25 hours (at a stretch) to travel from Delhi to Hyderabad. One covers 7 states starting from Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. The route has gas stations with rest rooms like HP petrol pump, Bharat Petroleum, Reliance Petroleum. There are restaurants and dhabas like the Reliance A1 Plaza, Indian Cafe and McDonalds Food Outlet. There are cab or taxi services from Delhi to Hyderabad charging Rs. 22 to Rs. 90 per km.
One can travel from Delhi to Hyderabad by train. Trains like Andhra Pradesh Express, Dakshin Express and Bangalore Rajdhani run from Delhi to Hyderabad. Both the cities have good train facilities providing a comfortable journey to travellers. There are good canteen facilities in the trains. The travel takes approximately 25 hours. One can also book the tickets in advance from IRCTC portal or from the reservation counters.
The fastest way of reaching Hyderabad from Delhi is by flight. Jet Airways, JetLite, IndiGo, Spice Jet, Air India offers direct flights from Delhi to Hyderabad. The travel takes about 2 hours to reach Hyderabad from Delhi.
There are bus services from Delhi to Hyderabad. One can choose from Volvo buses to Non AC buses. The bus services are provided by both Government and private bus owners.
