From riding a camel across the desert to taking the metro underneath the city streets, India has many modes of transportation. Your options often vary depending on where you are, where you are going, how long the journey will take and how much you are willing to spend. Most Indians do not have cars, which means that they rely on almost every other mode of transportation to get around their cities and towns.
India has many different ways of getting around. In the city, streets are shared with everything from cars to auto-rickshaws, motorcycles to cyclists, and buses to horse-drawn carts. At times the scene can seem a little choatic and confusing, but drivers seem well prepared to handle every situation, including cows taking a nap in the middle of the road!
The most common modes of local transportation include buses, auto-rickshaws, motorcycles, and the metro system in larger cities. An auto-rickshaw is a motorized three-wheeled vehicle found in urban areas in India and other parts of Asia. A short bus ride can cost as little as ten cents, while a rickshaw ride across the city is rarely more than a few dollars. To move between cities the most affordable and most popular modes of transportation are still buses and trains. The trip from Jaipur to Delhi costs around 250 rupees.
