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Travel to Hyderabad


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Hyderabad is well connected to all parts of the country by air, rail and road.

 By plane

Hyderabad's new Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (IATA: HYD) is located 22 km (14 mi) from the city. Note that the old airport at Begumpet is now closed. The sleek and well-organized airport is one of the best aviation facilities in India. The elevated expressway to the airport is now open and takes 20 minutes. Direct international connectivity from Hyderabad is available for many countries. International carriers operating from Hyderabad are Air India, British Airways, Emirates, Malaysia Airlines, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Silk Air, Etihad Airways and Thai Airways.

Domestic connectivity is excellent with Indian airlines operating from here including Air India, Air India Express, Indian Airlines, Indigo Airlines, Jet Airways, JetLite, Kingfisher Airlines and SpiceJet.

Once you arrive at Hyderabad airport, one option is to take the air-conditioned buses run by the airport (Aero Express)  to various designated points in the city such as Begumpet (Paryatak Bhavan) Secunderabad (Keyes High School)Hi-Tec City (Opposite Shilparamam) at a fixed price of Rs 180, and two designated points in the city Charminar (City College) Mehdipatnam (Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital) at Rs 120 (travel time runs from 45-100 min depending on time of day and traffic conditions). The buses have a frequency of a bus every 30 min from 3:30AM-11PM and every hour at midnight, 1AM, 2AM and 3AM. You can reach the designated points and then take an auto or metered cab from there.

Alternatively, you can hire metered air-conditioned radio cabs starting from Rs 20 per km (see Get around section) Easy and Meru are approved by the airport @ 15Rs/km and are available just after exiting the terminal building. For the rest, you need to call and book with a lead time of 15 minutes to 1 hour. These cabs charge 25% surcharge in the night (ie, Rs
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