Stay in Agra overnight?

Going from Delhi by train to see the Taj Mahal on a Saturday in March.

Is it worth spending the night in Agra and returning the next day. ie. spend the next day looking over the Taj again or is it too much time Im giving for this.

Also any ideas about where to stay in Agra? 3 or 4 star place.

Stay in Agra overnight?

what date r u travelling to agra me and my partner going there ourselves on the 15th march

Stay in Agra overnight?

Hi stonk23, We%26#39;re gonna be there on 29 march, so not gonna se ya! Still is it worth staying overnight there?

Hi Mane

If u r just keen to see the Taj, then there is no point staying overnight. But if u wish to see other forts etc and fateh pur sikri then it makes sense to stay back coz doing everything and then coming back to delhi the same day is very ambitious and taxing.

Please also note that the next morning is a sunday and Agra is likely to be very crowded on a sunday more so now coz school exams are done and over with.

After visiting the Red fort in Delhi Agra fort is similar. That only leaves you with the Taj.

1) By train - Take the morning Train - gets there at 8. See the Taj and finish off by about 11. go to Agra Fort, Grab a quick bite and be back on the 1400 or 1730 train back to Delhi

2) take the car - Leave early momrning at 6. Get to agra at about 1030. See the taj, Agra fort and on the way back fatehpur sikri. Be back by 9 at night.

Staying over. Well if the pocket allows it%26#39;s more about just chilling there. Nothing more to do than a few hours.

Thanks for the info. Guess I%26#39;ll return the same day.

CaptSahil, you say theres a train at 17:30 back to Delhi. Which one is that? I thought the fast train Shatabdi was at 20:30.

Trains from Agra to Delhi

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try this site

http://www.indianrail.gov.in/

click on ';Train Between Important Stations禄'; link

this will take u to this page ';www.indianrail.gov.in/inet_metro_trns.html';

here you can select stations (source-agra, destination New Delhi) and find all the trains

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Tried pasting output to you in mail but no luck the output list got jumbled up again

if u could send me ur email ID maybe i can write out to you directly

The one thing I think staying overnight in Agra for is to see the Taj Mahal as early the next morning as possible. It is simply a gorgeous creation and you will be amazed at how light throughout the day changes its character. It is well worth seeing early, mid-morning, mid-afternoon, at sunset and even at dusk. Simply mesmerizing. Other than that, Agra isn%26#39;t too exciting. Agra Fort is quite pretty and worth seeing but, really, a couple hours during the day is enough and, then, back to the Taj for new adventures in light.