The ultimate guide to travel and getting around India

With the advent of online bus booking, we no longer need to go through the hassle of long queues. This has helped people in India to book tickets easily. Technology has helped us to book tickets at the click of a button without having to leave our desk.

One of the advantages of bus booking platforms is the choice of operators. Customers can now choose which operator to travel width for the given price range. The customer can choose from which point to book the bus and can also choose the dropping point.

Another advantage of booking online is the cashback offers given by many online sites. Earlier the price was fixed and there were virtually no cash backs. However, now the customers have an advantage.

Some of the major bus ticketing applications in the Indian market are as follows.

1. RedBus

Website: https://www.redbus.in  Available in Android and iOS

2. Paytm

Website: https://paytm.com/bus-tickets

4. MakeMyTrip

5. Abhibus

Website: https://www.abhibus.com

5. Yatra

Website: https://www.yatra.com/bus-booking

6. eTravelSmart

Website: https://www.etravelsmart.com/bus

7. TicketGoose

Website: http://www.ticketgoose.com/

Train travel is easier too. Although travel agents are still a way of booking train tickets, many people prefer to book tickets online through train booking applications.

IRCTC Connect: This is an Indian Railways official app which allows multiple options including ticket bookings and flight booking options. One can directly download the application and need not go to IRCTC website.

iXIGO Train App

This railway booking application is undoubtedly the best and the most comprehensive application available for train booking. The user interface is decent and is a great way to book a train ticket.

NTES: This application is a great app to track train status. This application provides real-time information on the running status of trains.

Flight Booking Sites

Although the presence of travel agents cannot be ruled out, flight booking has become a lot easier with online booking sites.

Here are the 10 flight booking sites in India

1. MakeMyTrip

One of the early birds in the flight booking business, MakeMyTrip revolutionized the flight booking industry in India. The user is provided with a lot of choices to book a flight filtered by price, airlines, and hops.

One of the salient features of MakeMyTrip is its MMTBLACK Loyalty program where one can earn My Cash on reaching reward milestones.  Another salient feature of MakeMyTrip is the DOUBLE BLACK program which allows for free cancellation on flights.

2. EaseMyTrip

EaseMyTrip offers easy air ticket bookings with many many offers for domestic and international travelers.

3. Skyscanner

Although many Indian travel sites can be used to make local travel bookings, international travel booking facilities are quite limited. Skyscanner gives you the ability to choose any international location at ease.

4. GoIbibo

GoIbibo is another great flight booking site where one can book flights.

5. Cleartrip

ClearTrip is another online flight aggregation operating in India. Sometimes you can get flight ticket at much lower prices than MakeMyTrip

6. Yatra

7. Via

8. PayTm

9. HappyEasyGo

10. Expedia