When arriving in Delhi, walk towards immigration and look for the counters that say “e-visa on arrival”. If you haven’t been handed the form “For Foreigners Only” on board of your airplane already, find one and fill it out. You need this form, your passport and the print-out of your e-visa so you can be issued your tourist visa at the immigration desk, which consists of a stamp in your passport.
After that, collect your luggage.
If you have a direct transfer flight to Srinagar, walk on towards “Domestic transfer”, and check in for your domestic flight.
If your connecting flight is just one day/night away, we would recommend you to stay close to Delhi airport (International/Domestic Terminal 3, Domestic Terminal 2 or Domestic Terminal 1). The closest hotels would be 4-5 Star ones in a location called “Aerocity”, which can be reached from the airport by metro within a few minutes – it is one stop from terminal 3 to Delhi Aerocity.
Examples for 4 Star: Lemon Tree Premier, ibis New Delhi Aerocity, Red Fox Hotel, Pride Plaza Hotel
Examples for 5 Star: Holiday Inn, Roseate House, Aloft New Delhi Aerocity, Novotel New Delhi Aerocity.
The Aerocity also has a mall (WorldMark Mall) close to the metro station, filled mainly with restaurants and cafés. In order to get there, take the back exit of Delhi Aerocity metro station, walk towards the right, then take the first road left, and then turn left again after the Holiday Inn.
Very close to this location is an area called “Mahipalpur” and “Mahipalpur Extension”. You will find lots of 2-4 Star category hotels in this place.
Examples for 2 Star: Hotel Global Radiance, Treebo Trend Nysha Palace, Delhi Airport Super 51 Hotel, OYO 60790 The Atlantic
Examples for 3 Star: Hotel Z Suites, Hotel Almati Inn, Hotel Shanti Palace, Palace Peridot, Red Crown Hotel
Examples for 4 Star: Taurus Sarovar Portico Hotel, Hotel Le Seasons, Hotel Shanti Palace
From all of these locations it takes only about 10-15 Minutes to reach Terminal 3 and 2 by taxi. Reaching the hotel from the airport may take a bit longer due to some one way lanes.
Hotels in Mahipalpur and Mahipalpur Extension are best reached with a pre-paid taxi from the airport. If you have internet access and an Uber or Ola app, that will turn out cheaper than the pre-paid taxis you can order at a small booth outside the airport. If you order at the booth, ask for a taxi to “Mahipalpur”/ “Mahipalpur Extension” respectively, which should cost you about INR 300 (cash). Have the phone number and exact address of your hotel ready, in case the driver doesn’t know where it is.
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