Travel
information in Mathura
Air
The closest airport is in New Delhi
Train
Mathura is a major stop on the Delhi-Agra and Delhi-Bombay broad-gauge lines. It is a hectic station, so it is hard to miss. From Delhi it takes two to four hours, usually three, to reach Mathura. It is not a good idea to take a train from Delhi to Mathura too late at night, after 8.00 pm, as it is not safe. Plus it will be hard to find a room in Vrindavana if you arrive after 10 pm.
Many trains depart each day for Mathura from both the New Delhi train station, by Connaught Place, and the Nizamuddin train station. Trains leave more often from the New Delhi Station, but the Nizamuddin station is closer to the airport and the ISKCON Temple. If you take an evening train it may be difficult to get a seat, and you cannot purchase First-class or A/C-class tickets. If you want to travel higher class to Mathura in the evening you can purchase a second-class ticket and get on a First-class or A/C carriage. You can then ask the ticket collector or the train conductor if you can upgrade your ticket to a higher class. They will often allow this. A second-class unreserved ticket from Delhi to Mathura. This class is very crowded and uncomfortable. When you get on the train you can pay an extra ride in the second-class sleeper class, which is less crowded.
From Mathura many trains go to and from Agra (1 hr). There are direct trains to Jaipur (6 hr), Ujjain (12 hr), Bombay, Calcutta (32 hr), Ahmedabad, and Baroda.
The Toofan Express goes to Calcutta (32 hr) via Allahabad (12 hr). This train arrives at evening the next day in Barddhaman (Burdwan), in Bandel, and in Calcutta. The Malwa Express goes to Ujjain (12 1/2 hr). The Kalinga-Utkal Express goes to Puri. The Jammu-Ahmedabad Sarvodaya takes 14 1/2 hours to get to Ahmedabad. There are several trains to Vadodara and Bombay.
There are direct trains to Madras (35 hr), Hyderabad (33 hr), Visakhapatnam (44 1/2hr), and Vijayawada (28 hr). The Kerala Express goes all the way to Trivandrum ( 53 1/2 hr).
There is a direct train to Chitrakoot Dham called the Mahakoshal Express. The Express goes to Lucknow (14 hr) via Sitapur.
The only train to Mathura is the Jodhpur-Varansi Marudhar Express which arrives in Mathura at night. The Varanasi-Jodhpur Marudhar express departs Mathura at early morning and arrives in Jaipur at after noon.
Bus
There are two bus stations in Mathura. From the Old Bus Stand buses depart to Agra (hourly), Vrindavana, and to the town of Govardhana. The tour of Govardhana, Nandagram, Radha Kund, Vrindavana town, and Varsana leaves from the Old Bus Stand at morning. There are regular buses to Hardiwar (9 hr) from here. There is also a semi-luxury bus to Haridwar that departs at night and arrives around morning.
From the New Bus Stand, couple of km west of the Old Bus Stand, buses depart to Delhi (3 1/2 hr). Jaipur (6 hr), Agra (1 hr). Buses to Jaipur leave almost every hour and to Agra every halfhour. A luxury bus goes to Jaipur at night. For Delhi there are both regular buses ( 3 1/2 hr), and some deluxe buses. The deluxe buses come from Agra, and if there is a seat available when it reaches Mathura, you can get a seat. There is a bus to Aligarh every hour (1 1/2 hr).
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