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Agra
Accessibility
Flights connect Agra to Delhi, Khajuraho and Varanasi. Express trains from Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta and Madras also halt at Agra. A special air conditioned luxury train, the Taj Express, commutes between Delhi and Agra. It leaves Delhi in the morning to return at night. Breakfast and meals are served in the dining car on the Express. Connecting air conditioned, deluxe and ordinary coach tours are available from the Agra Cantt railway station. You can drive the 204 km from Delhi to Agra in air conditioned cars which can be hired in Delhi. The ITDC Kosi Restaurant and Haryana Tourism's Dabchick Tourist Complex make convenient halfway stops.
There is an excellent bus service from Delhi to Agra and back each day. During the season, ITDC and UPSTDC operate package tours from Delhi. The best time to go is during winter when the weather is pleasantly sunny.
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