THE DELHI PASSPORT

A city of stories. A guide to keep.

Turn your Delhi days into a personal A4 travel magazine: your chosen places, offline street maps and a journal for the moments worth remembering.

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What should I include in three days?

Use the three days as separate local outings, not a checklist to finish in a single long drive. The order below is an editorial starting point: swap days when venue access, outdoor conditions or your arrival make another order more useful. Your accommodation, mobility needs and the actual entrances determine the connections.

1. Day 1 — Old Delhi: begin with Red Fort, visit Jama Masjid when tourist access permits, and finish with a limited Chandni Chowk circuit. The three visit allowances total about four and a half hours before transfers, queues, meals and breaks. Read the Old Delhi route and its shorter version.
2. Day 2 — Nizamuddin: give Humayun’s Tomb a substantial visit, then decide how much of Sunder Nursery to add. Allow about two hours at the tomb and 90 minutes for a selected park circuit, with admission and the gate connection separate. Read the paired garden-tomb guide.
3. Day 3 — south Delhi: make the Qutub Minar complex the main visit, allowing about 100 minutes of visit time before the final approach and return. Do not add every nearby ruin automatically. Check a separate Mehrauli Archaeological Park circuit only if time, conditions and access suit. Read the Qutub complex guide.

These are three available sightseeing days after arrival. If your three calendar days include a flight or a railway connection, start with fewer visits. Missing a transfer buffer is not fixed by shortening the map’s suggested journey time.

Route map: choose one area at a time

Which area should I choose for one day?

Compare the monuments before choosing · Choose the right arrival and Metro connection

Where do Old Delhi food and market walks fit?

Food and market exploration belongs inside a deliberately chosen Old Delhi outing, rather than as a second full itinerary after the fort. Decide whether the priority is monument time, worship access or a limited lane circuit. Dariba Kalan and Kinari Bazaar offer different trades; the Khari Baoli spice-market extension adds another leg beyond the core day.

Agree dietary needs before ordering and ask about preparation and ingredients. No stall or named food lane guarantees an allergy-safe meal. Choose a break for your group, leave room for seated rest, and remove another optional part if the meal becomes the main event.

Choose the Old Delhi core, shorter circuit or spice-market extension on the map. The extension remains outside the core planner’s three sightseeing stops.

Can I add Connaught Place or another market?

Only after checking the time and journey from your actual day’s finish. Connaught Place, Hauz Khas, Sarojini Nagar and Dilli Haat INA are different outings; they do not form one useful evening circuit. A city-wide list of appealing names is not a route.

For an uncommitted half-day, choose one neighbourhood and decide what matters there: browsing, a seated meal, architecture or an event. Check the actual market’s hours and the return connection. Do not assume every shop follows a single weekly closure.

Dilli Haat INA has an existing place guide; add it only as a separate transfer if it suits your plan. Keep Lodhi Garden distinct from Lodhi Art District, and both distinct from the Nizamuddin garden-tomb pairing.

How should I choose a base and manage returns?

Compare the arrival-to-base journey and each planned area before booking accommodation. A central Metro connection may be useful across several directions, while a base near Nizamuddin may reduce one day’s final approach. The nearest station name does not show whether luggage, stairs or a long last-mile walk will suit your group.

Add a neighbourhood or landmark as your starting and return area in the planner, rather than a private address. Check the outward and return directions separately. Use the actual station name on a railway ticket: NDLS, DLI and NZM require different connections. For a T3-to-NDLS transfer, use the airport-to-New Delhi station guide and keep its optional checklist with the plan.

Review travel dates and venue notices before departure. Downloading a plan keeps the reading and the selected visits; it does not refresh a timetable or store live navigation. Share links include the trip date, chosen places and any starting area or arrival checklist you select.

Questions before you go

ONE AREA, ROOM TO NOTICE

What kind of Delhi day?

You can use either day on its own. With more time, do them on separate days and keep arrival and departure flexible.

These are editorial day plans, not guided-tour bookings. Both involve outdoor visits. Read the conditions and shorter-version notes before committing.

Start with your actual base and available days

Choose one area for each available local day. Compare the arrival connection and the return before adding optional visits. Your base, access needs and time at the main attraction matter more than the number of pins.

START WITH THE RIGHT PLACE

Arriving in Delhi

Save your base’s name and address before arrival. Check the full connection, including luggage, arrival time and the final approach, before choosing Metro or an arranged ride.

Delhi Airport: terminal-specific Metro connections · DMRC: official journey planner

Airport T3 to New Delhi railway station: the complete transfer →

Continue planning Delhi

• Choose one, two or three Delhi days
• Compare monuments and admission
• Plan airport, Metro and railway connections
• Choose Old Delhi food and lane options
• Compare markets and neighbourhoods
• Lotus Temple visitor rules
• Akshardham entry and ticket choices
• Assess an airport layover
• Compare where to stay and choose a base