DELHI INDIA – since travel is back in the agenda for most people with the restriction being more or less redundant to most countries’ tourism is about to thrive.
But like all good things, there are also some not-so-great things. With the world economy going to hell in a hand basket, travel maybe possible, but not for everyone. Now holidays cost more than a house mortgage and people are becoming restless staying at home. But Delhi has come up with a brilliant plan and that is to create a bus route from India to Nepal.
Traveling to Nepal from Delhi is much more convenient now with the introduction on New AC Volvo Bus Service between Delhi and Kathmandu sometime later this year. With a direct bus link between the two capitals, travelers can now reach Nepal by land without changing buses or trains at various transit points near Indo-Nepal border.
The Delhi-Nepal bus starts from Delhi’s Dr Ambedkar Stadium Bus terminal, Delhi Gate at 10 am in the morning and then takes Delhi-Agra-Kanpur-Lucknow route. The bus takes Lucknow Expressway which reduces its journey length by 49 kilometres. There are plans to start the bus at 5 am from Delhi’s Majnu ka Tila. The bus will then pick passengers from Dr Ambedkar Stadium Bus terminal at 6 am and start for Kathmandu at 7 am.
Presently, it covers the approx. 1250 KM distance between Delhi and Kathmandu in 30 hours but if it starts at 7 am, the bus will be able to cross the border in the same night reducing the travel time by 5 to 6 hours. The bus will have two halts in India and one in Nepal. In India, it will halt near Agra and then near Lucknow for breakfast and lunch respectively. Passengers can have dinner during its Nepal halt at 10.30 pm.
Delhi Transport Corporation operates the bus to Nepal capital and charges INR 2800 per person as one way fare. Passengers can book the tickets online on DTC’s website as well as purchase it from DTC reservation counters. All 40 seats are available for reservation. The bus reaches Kathmandu at 1 pm next day and drops at Swayambhu Manjusree Yatayat point.
