Comments on: Bus Travel in India, It’s Not Bad

By: Online Bus Tickets Booking

Online Bus Tickets Booking — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:29:16 +0000

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By: Nisha

Nisha — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:24:36 +0000

Glad that you liked bus trip to Mumbai. Volvo buses are the best to travel in India. But be careful… as you approach north India (Delhi onwards), the buses are not so comfortable. They don’t even have a Volvo most of the time. You’ll have a different experience.

Volvo buses are popular in south and western India.

By: Angie Callan

Angie Callan — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:45:48 +0000

Wow…these were SO not the buses we got in India. I don’t know why…. we always saw big Volvo buses pulling in, but like all of the stories Mike and I told you guys…they were never ours! Ours was always the last crappy one. We never had anyone in anything anything close to crisp, or white…..and never had movies. We just got the sleeper berth up top, laid our sleepsack over the crusty, disgusting mattress and opened the window for some “fresh” air.

We just loved it because we could close the curtain and lay down instead of sitting, but it seems we were still missing out on the good stuff!!!

I don’t know what we did wrong… I think you guys should have gone first to let us know how to get the good stuff!

I can’t wait to hear more. Email me when you have time Deb, and fill me in on your thoughts of Jaisalmer, and everything else!

I can’t wait to hear from you.

Love to you both,

Angie

By: Audrey

Audrey — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:09:24 +0000

I have to say that bus does look nice! As you read on our Mumbai to Udaipur post, we weren’t as fortunate when we took our first overnight bus in India.

We were just recommending to some friends the other day who want to go to India, but are intimidated by it, to spend time in the south before heading to the more populated and poorer north. We found that spending time first in Kerala and Tamil Nadu was a good way to ease into India – it’s more laid back, less population density, more educated/people speaking English, spicy food. The north is more intense, but also fascinating. Enjoy Rajasthan!
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By: Andy Hayes | Sharing Travel Experiences

Andy Hayes | Sharing Travel Experiences — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:50:15 +0000

Wow sounds lovely. It is always nice when you are expecting the worst and your expectations are far exceeded. .-= Andy Hayes | Sharing Travel Experiences´s last blog ..London: Love It or Hate It =-.

By: davendeb

davendeb — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:57:36 +0000

Haha Kevin. Right after I wrote that post, I have eaten my words. North India has been pretty filthy. We were spoiled in Goa, Hampi, Karnataka and Mumbai. (we stayed in the nice part of Mumbai) Rajasthan has been pretty grimey. Filled with garbage and cow dung. This is closer to what I expected.

By: davendeb

davendeb — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:55:56 +0000

Haha, Craig. I love it. So true, sometimes it is better to not look at the road to see what is going on. I will try the front seat, you have a good point:)

By: davendeb

davendeb — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:54:30 +0000

@Rahul you are right. The Volvos are nice. Since that ride, we have taken another bus and it wasn’t nearly as good. The post about that ride will be coming out in a couple of days. Sometimes the buses are good, sometimes bad in India. We are sticking with the Volvos from now on.

By: davendeb

davendeb — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:51:50 +0000

Hey @soultravelers India is definitely an adventure and not as bad as we were expecting either. We had heard a lot of horror stories ourselves, although I will admit that as we make our way north it is getting more dirty. South is much nicer, the north is filled with garbage and filth. But it is still good.

By: soultravelers3

soultravelers3 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:21:54 +0000

So great to hear! India is on our open ended family world travel list, but 1 does always here horrid things about travel there, so nice to be reassured! That bus reminds me of the overnight buses we took in Turkey…but no subtitles on the movies.
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By: Rahul

Rahul — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:11:06 +0000

Volvo AC Buses(sleeper and semi sleeper) are mostly good in India.

For people looking to book Bus Tickets in India – http://www.redbus.in or http://www.makemytrip.co.in are good websites.

By: flip

flip — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:50:47 +0000

the bus looks nice…

i’ve never tried riding a bus in India, I just rode trains…

have a safe trip!
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By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:48:03 +0000

I think bus travel is really the only way to go. Those who don’t travel much are often surprised at the level of bus service offered even in less developed countries. The only downside is that you never know if you’re going to be on one of the unlucky buses that plunges off a cliff or burns up in a head-on collision. It’s a small risk but real. When riding buses in some countries I like to sit in the front…so that if we crash I die instantly and don’t have to suffer a slow painful death;)

By: kevin chan

kevin chan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:54:07 +0000

wildness the whole way from hampi to mumbai that is crazy how many hours was that like16? took us 16 to get to goa your clearly didnt go through goa. not to be negative but you think that india is cleaner than you expected? jesus what did you expect ,
thats great that your loving it though, i tried to click a link to udaipur post but nothing came up maybe you havent written it yet, hope you enjoy it there it was our favourite place we stayed in a hotel called the lalghat in lonely planet but its called lake view now has the highest roof top in udaipur perfect for the view of the palaces you should see for yourself even if you dont stay there and the manager is mad sound