Huge Tourist Map at Idgah Bus Stand.
It is our room number 103 in Riya Palace hotel.
Room number 103 in Riya Palace hotel is equipped with a large bed.
Bathroom and toilet in the room 103 of the Riya Palace hotel.
The city was the seat of the Mughal Empire for more than a century and is well known for its magnificent monuments of Mughal Architecture. Agra City is well connected by rail, road and air with most of the important cities of India.
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Huge Tourist Map at Idgah Bus Stand. |
It is our room number 103 in Riya Palace hotel. |
Room number 103 in Riya Palace hotel is equipped with a large bed. |
Bathroom and toilet in the room 103 of the Riya Palace hotel. |
Wardrobe and bedside table in the room 103 of the Riya Palace hotel. |
Statue of Rani Laxmi Bai. |
Statue of Shiva Ji Marhata. |
This square is found near the Agra Fort. |
Agra Cantonment (Cantt.) Railway Station at night. |
Air. Agra is well-connected to cities like Delhi, Khajuraho, Varanasi. The Kheria airport is 6 km from Agra city. Airlines connecting are Air India, the national carrier and a number of private carriers.
Rail. Agra is a major railway junction on main broad guage routes to the south, east and west. Two of the best trains namely Shatabdi Express (between New Delhi and Bhopal) and Taj Express (between New Delhi and Gwalior) are available to access Agra. Some other trains servicing the city are: G.T. Express (New Delhi to Chennai), Dadar Express (Mumbai to Amritsar), Jhelum Express (Jammu to Pune), Kalinga Utkal Express (New Delhi to Puri), Karnataka Express (New Delhi to Trivandrum), Ujjani Express (Dehradun to Ujjain) and Hyderabad Express (New Delhi to Hyderabad).
Road. Agra is well-connected to the following cities by road: Mathura, Delhi, Chandigarh, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Jhansi, Chitrakoot. Agra's distance by road, from the main cities is: Delhi 203 km, Gwalior 118 km, Jaipur 237 km, Khajuraho 393 km, Kolkata 1287 km, Varanasi 657 km, Mussoorie 417 km, Mumbai 1204 km.
City Transport.
UPSRTC Bus Stand, Idgah, Enquiries, Tel: (0562) 2420324
UPSRTC Bus Stand, Opposite Power House, Enquiries, Tel: (0562) 2464557
City Bus Service: UPSRTC operates city buses to and from the main archaeological sites.
Taxi: Air conditioned/non air-conditioned taxi are available at the railway stations, airport, hotels and at major tourist spots.
Other transport: Un-metered auto-rickshaws, tongas and cycle rickshaws are available, rates of which are negotiable.
Hotels.
Agra Ashok, 6B, The Mall Road, Tel: 2462990/2393777
Amar, Tourist Complex Area, Fatehabad Road, Tel: 2331884 - 89
Amar Vilas, Taj East Gate Road, Taj Nagri Scheme, Tel: 2231515
Clarks Shiraz 54, Taj Road Agra, Tel: 2226121 - 32
Holiday Inn, Hariparbat Crossing. Tel: 2523460 - 75
Howard Park Plaza, Fatehabad Road, Taj Ganj. Tel: 4001870 - 71
Jaypee Palace, Fatehabad Road Agra, Tel: 2330800 - 19
Mansingh Palace, Fatehabad Road, Tel: 2331771 - 78
Mughal Sheraton, Fatehabad Road, Taj Ganj, Tel: 4021700
Park View, Fatehabad Road, Tel: 6523031,2331139
Taj View, Fatehabad Road, Taj Ganj, Tel: 2232400 - 18
Trident Hilton, Tajnagri Scheme Fatehabad Road, Tel: 233 1818
General Details.
Altitude: 169 metres above sea level. Area 82 sq. km.
Language: Hindi, Urdu, English.
Temperature. Summer: 21° С - 45° С, winter: 4° С - 32° С.
Clothes. Summer: Cotton, winter - Light Woollens
STD Code: 0562