Comparison Between Palace on Wheels And Maharajas Express Train

One of an enduring ways to discover and enjoy India multiplicity is “luxury Train Ride”, right, but, a frequent question that mostly confuses travelers on taking decision is “Which luxury train in India is best Palace on Wheels or Maharajas Express?”

Literally speaking 90 per cent of people have no information about three other luxury train options named Deccan Odyssey, Golden Chariot and Royal Rajasthan on Wheels which also offer splendid journeys on prominent part of India.

Well on about other luxury trains we will discuss later, what’s say, here let’s do a concise comparison between Palace on Wheels and Maharajas Express Train and clear our confusion:

1. Introduction

Introduced on 26th January, 1982 “Palace on Wheels” is the first luxury train in India operated by Indian Railways in association with the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation.

Whereas “Maharajas’ Express” which was introduced in 2010 is a good venture of the Indian Railway which beaten all the flaws faced in previous luxury trains.

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2. Itineraries

Palace on Wheels Train itinerary start and end from the Safdarjung Railway Station, New Delhi and takes the major destinations of Rajasthan such as Delhi, Jaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bharatpur and Agra.

Whereas “Maharajas’ Express” which start and end its tour from New Delhi / Mumbai connect it guests not to the famous locations and tourist towns across North-West and Central India but its five precisely designed itineraries Gems of India, Treasures of India, Heritage of India, Indian Splendor and Indian Panorama is a perfect combination of world heritage sites, wildlife, art, culture and royalty.

Find here :

• Itinerary of Palace on Wheels
• Itinerary of Maharaja Express

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3. Fare

Money is always an important issue while traveling to any place and same is follow on choosing the luxury trains also. So here let’s have a look on the fare of both, the fare of Palace on Wheels for a 7 Nights journey is around USD 6615 only.

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