pls tell about your travel experience to Nepal via DELHI

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 am planning to go to nepal via india ....who all have travelled to nepal via delhi pls can u share ur experience at the transit/airport. i know we can save 100-200 this route. the luggages have to be checked out..so cant roam freely also where to stay if it is 8+ hrs in transit.... ppl also say they airport officials might harass you..

dipirna · Apr 5, 2009 4:45 PM · 21,868 views

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dipirna · Apr 5, 2009 4:46 PM

Dipirna, you wont save 100 to 200 dollars. Trust me..India samma ta cheap flight ma pugincha tara India to Nepal 10 dollar ko flight haina ni ...one way nai 15 hajar lageko thiyo 2007 ma..pheri farkinu parda arko 16 hajar lagyo..ahile badhyo ki ghatyo i wont know tara tei cheuchau nai hunu parcha..so aru route pani herirakhda huncha..1200 or 1300 samma aru route ko payo bhane luggage ko tension kina line..its wise to check out luggage and re-enter airport after sometime in Delhi for ur luggage safety. nagarda pani huncha tara pani miss place huncha. I would say try gulf.

dharane_kancha · Apr 5, 2009 5:01 PM

plus makemytrip jasto website bata ticket liyo bhane herda sassto huncha tara tax lagayepachi 599 ko flight 800's ma pugihalcha ..ani up n down del ktm n ktm del garda gardai 400 dollar lagihalcha ani k huncha saving? idea cha saving garne tara tyo dherai jhamela huncha...u can research abt druk airlines from india ..i have heard theirs price from india n to india are really cheap. ani druk bata nepal..5/6 hajar bachla..tara would u face it? if u dont have any luggage Train bata gaye pani huncha ani nepal enter garepachi domestic flight linda save huncha..tara would u do that? so I would say u can go through delhi if u wish but there are other choices too.

dharane_kancha · Apr 5, 2009 5:06 PM

I traveled through Delhi last December. I too was under the impression that it was going to be tough but it turned out to be ok. If you are going to be in transit for a while make sure you have something to do. Those indian people scream a lot in the intercom and are making announcements every 5 seconds. I got annoyed after a while. The way it works is, 1. As soon as you get out of the plane and into the terminal, there will be one/more guy/girl waiting for people who are in transit. Make sure to keep your eyes/ears open. Normally those people will be shouting "Are you in transit" or something similar. Once you find the person(s), they will ask you for your luggage tag, write the information down in their paper. They will then take you to the transit lounge and ask you to wait. Their job is done. Their job primarily is to take the baggage tag from you, get your baggage from whatever airline you flew from and then place the baggage in the office of whatever your next airline is going to be. 2. You will be asked to wait in the lounge until the next person (the one who handles boarding pass and luggage claim) shows up.  The wait can extend from a few minutes to a few hours. Typically they show up 2-3 hours before your next flight. So if your next flight is not for quite a while, you may end up waiting for those people for quite some time (In my case I had a 14 hour layover, and those people showed up only in the 12th hour). This person will come to the transit lounge and ask for people who are travelling to Kathmandu. Dont worry even if you are asleep, they will wake you up and ask you. They will take your passport and come back with the borading pass. 3. Then they will take you to the area where your baggage is located and may ask you to identify your baggage. In my case, while I was flying to KTM, I did not have to identify my baggage but while flying back I had to. Either way you will see that your baggage is somewhere nearby. Make sure that you see your baggage. If its not around ask them about your baggage. Make sure its there. 4. The next thing is you may be taken to a small office where someone will ask you where you are tavelling from, where you are travelling to and such. They will look at your passport. Once again, in my case when I was flying to KTM, I had to answer those questions, but when I was flying back I did not have to. 5. VERY IMPORTANT. If you have any hand carry items, you will need to ask for tags for each one one of them. Those people (the ones who handed you the boarding pass) should be aware of that and should offer you the tags. But in case they dont, make sure to ask them for the tags. These tags are bery important because when you pass through security, they will need to stamp these tags and when you are boarding the plane they will ask you to show the stamps in the tags. If you never got the tags and the stamps on then, it could turn out to be nightmare. SO MAKE SURE YOU GET THE TAGS (they dont need to be stamped yet, they will be stamped when you pass though the security screening). 6. You dont need to worry about the check out baggage now. Those people will take them to the plane. 7. Next, you will pass through security screening, just like here in the US. Your hand carry items will go through the scanner. The security people may ask you something about your hand carry items if they see something suspicious. At the end of the security screening, the security official should STAMP the tag you got earlier. MAKE SURE TO KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN. Sometimes they forget to stamp it. IT IS MUST THAT THEY STAMP the tags. 8. Now you are all set. Just go to your gate and wait for the flight announcement for boarding. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HAND CARRY BAGS HAVE THE TAGS AND STAMPS. 9. Once the announcement is made, you will board the bus that takes your to your plane. But before you board the bus, they will definitely check the tags and stamps on the hand carry items. 10. Next, you will be in the flight and in about an hour and half, you will reach TIA. Welcome home...

utousucks · Apr 5, 2009 5:24 PM

Great if you are planning to stay few days in Delhi else re think it.

deshbhaktanepali · Apr 5, 2009 6:27 PM

Think twice before booked the tickets. I have had very bad experience, I never advise for anyone to flow this route.

Everest2 · Apr 5, 2009 6:37 PM

don't ever step in indian land...u'd b crying...

deadlyweeds · Apr 5, 2009 7:06 PM

there are mixed responses from people who have travelled thru Delhi. Once in a while, we have been getting travelling thru Delhi queries here on Sajha. I've also travelled thru Delhi, and fortunately dud not have any trouble. Of course, its not systematic as in other routes causing some difficulty, but other than that, I did not have any problems. But u have to be VERY careful in regards to ur luggage/hand carry or just u know people watching u! but, there are also some people who have had a terrible experience in Indian airports with Nepalese passport. So, if travelling thru Delhi saves u just abt $200-$400, i would strongly recommend pay that extra money and travel a much safer route: think that bought u ur peace of mind! goodluck!

HappyFace · Apr 5, 2009 8:24 PM

thanks guys for some inputs...more thanks to the longer input. i also had bad experience via bahrain (some how had to stay in hotel 2 times for long transit hours). hotel and food were good but that comes only after a lot of trouble u have to go thru...so i don't recommend that at all.  airport was similar to railway stations.. ppl shouting, many officials and passengers angry for various reasons, restroom unusable, long long waiting time for transit passengers etc etc.. so wanted to make sure delhi wasnt like that... or even if it was would be prepared for that...

dipirna · Apr 5, 2009 9:10 PM

Save on airfare spend on masti..thats what I did. $845 round trip I paid. Asked my cousin and Jigri yaar from Nepal to come pick me up in Delhi. They came in their car, offcourse I paid all the expenses. We had full masti in Delhi. Expenses = 11000INrs. about $225. Paid gas money about $150. and we drove from Delhi to KTM, it was a blaST. While returning Got a ticket to Delhi for Nrs 6500 about $90.00 US. So total I paid was $1310 for my Full round trip including dhamaka masti stay in Delhi. I think its worth it this way.

bokeshwore · Apr 5, 2009 9:10 PM

it is not clear on which date conncetion you are flying from delhi to ktm if transit time is less then 8 hrs its good in fact if your travelling it will be never easy from any sector not only form delhi so its not bad find a lest hour connection and save money time and truble   www.enigmanepal.com  

gkhanal · Apr 5, 2009 9:39 PM

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