What is the distance from Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport to the centre of Delhi?
New Delhi is the capital of India and one of the districts of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, so New Delhi is a part of Delhi. Delhi has 11 districts, namely North Delhi, North East Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi, South West Delhi, Central Delhi, New Delhi, Shahdara, East Delhi, South East Delhi and South Delhi. Most of the hotels and places of interest are located in New Delhi and Old Delhi. Red Fort and Jama Masjid are located in Old Delhi, part of Central Delhi. The distance from Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport to Rajiv Chowk / Connaught Place in the centre of the city is 20 kilometres / 12.4 miles. Rajiv Chowk / Connaught Place is located on the border between New Delhi and Central Delhi. By car, it takes at least 45 minutes to cover the distance.
From DEL Airport to Delhi City centre by Taxi
Public transport
Metro and bus to Delhi
Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport is easily accessible by public transport, you can choose between the metro and bus. I.G.I. Airport metro station Airport is located opposite Terminal 3 and a 5-minute walk from Terminal 2. Travel time from the airport via Delhi Aero City, Dhaula Kuan and Shivaji Stadium to New Delhi Station is only 18 minutes. New Delhi Station is located in the middle of the city, the metro link is called Airport Express Line. Tickets are available from the ticket counters at the metro stations, a ticket/token for a single journey costs 60 INR. At I.G.I. Airport metro station, the metro to New Delhi departs from platform 3, the metro to Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector – 25 departs from platform 2.
Terminal 1 is also accessible by metro, a short distance from the terminal is Terminal 1 I.G.I. Airport metro station. To reach the centre of Delhi you will need to take Magenta Line till Hauz Khas Station, travel time is 14 minutes (6 stops). Here you can continue your journey with Yellow Line to New Delhi Station, a ride takes 22 minutes (10 stops). It’s a total of 45 minutes from Terminal 1 to New Delhi Station. It takes a little less time to get to Central Secretariat, Patel Chowk and Rajiv Chowk stations in New Delhi and a little longer to Chawri Bazar and Chandni Chowk stations in Old Delhi. The ticket/token price is 40 INR per person.
Delhi Metro consists of 12 lines and runs every day of the week between approximately 04:45 hours and 23:30 hours. Every 5 to 10 minutes a metro departs in each direction. Children up to 91 centimetres (3 feet) travel for free on the metro in Delhi. During the night, it is not possible to travel by metro to or from Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport, you can then use the bus or taxi. Express bus line 4 runs from Public Transport Centre / Centaur Hotel via Terminal 1 to ISBT Inter State Bus Terminal Kashmere Gate, travel time is 1 hour and 20 minutes. Tickets for Airport Express-4 can be purchased from the bus driver for 75 INR per person. Public Transportation Centre is accessible by a free shuttle bus from T2 and T3. Please consult website Delhi Metro for more information.
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