Thank you for watching this video! We're so excited to be catching up on all of this footage from our first few weeks in India & will be uploading 2 videos this week. We're so grateful for all of the friendly staff & strangers that made this an easy ride. We were only able to book the train thanks to our Wise card (this is NOT sponsored in any way, it was just a genuine lifesaver) so if you're going travelling and want one for yourself, here is our referral link to join: bit.ly/raychel-wise
As a foreigner, certain train routes have tickets set aside for foreign tourist quota. The last time I was there these couldn’t be booked online and had to be booked in person at the train station 24 hours in advance. It allows you to book a train pretty last minute which is kind of hard to do otherwise if you want to guarantee a seat (any train will let you buy a ticket and get on but you won’t have a seat unless you have reserved one). The foreign tourist quota tickets are purchased from a separate desk at the train station (you’ll just have to ask where it is). We were asked for our passports, visas and photocopies too so good to have some of these handy! Oh and give sleeper class a try, not quite as luxe but comfortable beds and fresh air from the window so never felt too hot! 😊
You're right. But there are problems. I'm a South Indian. When we go to the North, further than Maharashtra, we prefer to travel by the AC Class (2 tier, 3 tier, First Class). In North, passengers with General tickets might enter your coach and may create a huge chaos. Sometimes, the officials would not even care to come check out. So I recommend traveling in an AC Class. But if you're in the south, there wouldn't be much of a problem in Sleepers.
finally...been waiting so long for this video... as you are are 2 person channel, guys it'll be awesome if you try posting more frequently, you will get more engagement and relevancy from the viewers and also let you make a bond with them... and score up the views, i know its hard keeping up with all the things going on and specially in a country like India. you also have to also travel, explore and enjoy privately; i get it , but yeah try to at least 1 or 2 times a week of medium-length videos... love you two and have a beautiful journey up ahead..
Thanks! But we are here to travel first, and create content second. So we may take a while to post videos, or even skip entire parts of our journey all together, because the present moment is what’s most important ❤️ thanks for your support! we will try to post once a week x
Love watching you travel to places I will probably never get to so living vicariously through you 😉 Thank you for sharing your journey with us! Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Nice to see you two enjoying your time in Agra. For short-distance travel, I would prefer Vande Bharat trains with Chair cars. It may not be that easy to get the cheapest options (2 *3 seat configurations), but you may get lucky to get tickets in the executive class (2 * 2 seat configurations). Those trains are comfy and trendy. Enjoy Agra.
In India, You will be heckled and annoyed by People wanting you to buy stuff. The right way to do it is not even notice them. Just look away and ignore them, they go away. If you even start talking, They think you show interst to buy stuff and bother you more.. That's how we locals do it !
Patisa is actually one of the most famous sweets in India. I also watched your Food Tour and loved the reactions you had at the spice market hahaha. Welcome to India, Have a great Journey 🎉
There are also 2 bathrooms on the other end train. In 1st class you get a shower room as well on the others side which you missed. A1,A2,A3…= AC 2 Tier B1,B2,B3… = AC 3 Tier H1,H2,H3…= AC 1st Class S1,S2,S3…= Non-AC sleeper class C1,C2,C3.. = AC Chair Car Etc…
Yes, you are right as a foreigner you would face problems in online train ticket booking. But if you book it offline on prior basis, I mean simply go to Rail (Train ) Station > go to the Ticket booking counter > Tell him that you want take a reservation ticket > He will give you a form which you need fill up with your details > Then they will check for the reservation. Most of the time you may get 1st class ticket easily as because those are expensive to afford for all. So go for 1st class, then you will easily get offline reservation. Happy journey 💖✨
Can any of the fellow Indians advise if UPI works for the trains and other services? I heard it works for ASEAN countries and Australia. If yes then it might be easier for others in future too.
Mann!! after watching our Vande Bharat sleeper coaches, I seriously wants them to replace these old rajdhani coaches with it..These are really old coaches and not a great sight tbh!!! Maybe in future if u decide to visit India again, u will gonna find some serious changes from train coaches being replaced with vande bharat, increased train speed with more equipped and better looking train station!! Its all in the construction phase right now!!1
Haha, the ol walk to meet the uber 😅 definitely what I prefer to do as well, but rebuffing all the other offers can be tiring and funny all at once 🥴 Have you tried 12goasia for the trains as well? Not sure if you can actually use them to purchase trains in India (for example - I have used them in south East Asia and China, and worked great but kept coming up as an option for central asia but didn't actually work to book) but might be another one worth looking into. Thanks for sharing and loving following along 🤗
Only one (mythical) bird had two heads in India Good you booked first class tickets. If you had booked second or third class, you'd not have such a comfortable experience.
Thank you for watching this video! We're so excited to be catching up on all of this footage from our first few weeks in India & will be uploading 2 videos this week. We're so grateful for all of the friendly staff & strangers that made this an easy ride. We were only able to book the train thanks to our Wise card (this is NOT sponsored in any way, it was just a genuine lifesaver) so if you're going travelling and want one for yourself, here is our referral link to join: bit.ly/raychel-wise
use "where is my train" app for train status
For less than 6-7 hours journey you can try Executive class of Vande bharat express. This train is available in most of the cities across India.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Excellent suggestion. Chair cars give better experience for short journey 👍
This really makes me miss India. Have a great time!
It is really a fun country to travel around ❤️
As a foreigner, certain train routes have tickets set aside for foreign tourist quota. The last time I was there these couldn’t be booked online and had to be booked in person at the train station 24 hours in advance. It allows you to book a train pretty last minute which is kind of hard to do otherwise if you want to guarantee a seat (any train will let you buy a ticket and get on but you won’t have a seat unless you have reserved one).
The foreign tourist quota tickets are purchased from a separate desk at the train station (you’ll just have to ask where it is). We were asked for our passports, visas and photocopies too so good to have some of these handy!
Oh and give sleeper class a try, not quite as luxe but comfortable beds and fresh air from the window so never felt too hot! 😊
You're right. But there are problems. I'm a South Indian. When we go to the North, further than Maharashtra, we prefer to travel by the AC Class (2 tier, 3 tier, First Class). In North, passengers with General tickets might enter your coach and may create a huge chaos. Sometimes, the officials would not even care to come check out. So I recommend traveling in an AC Class. But if you're in the south, there wouldn't be much of a problem in Sleepers.
finally...been waiting so long for this video... as you are are 2 person channel, guys it'll be awesome if you try posting more frequently, you will get more engagement and relevancy from the viewers and also let you make a bond with them... and score up the views, i know its hard keeping up with all the things going on and specially in a country like India. you also have to also travel, explore and enjoy privately; i get it , but yeah try to at least 1 or 2 times a week of medium-length videos... love you two and have a beautiful journey up ahead..
Thanks! But we are here to travel first, and create content second. So we may take a while to post videos, or even skip entire parts of our journey all together, because the present moment is what’s most important ❤️ thanks for your support! we will try to post once a week x
@@nickandraychel totally get it, as it should be. the world awaits for you!
@@nickandraychelgood peeps ❤
Love watching you travel to places I will probably never get to so living vicariously through you 😉 Thank you for sharing your journey with us! Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Thank you so much for watching ❤️
Welcome to INDIA,in our country you can enjoy the mouth watering street food, HAPPY JOURNEY TO BOTH OF YOU ❤❤
Thank you! ❤️
Yey another one from u guys❣️🤗
Yesss hi ❤️❤️
@@nickandraychel❤
5:07 Yeah, you can order food from various restaurants (including Domino's Pizza) directly to your seats in the train.
Nice to see you two enjoying your time in Agra. For short-distance travel, I would prefer Vande Bharat trains with Chair cars. It may not be that easy to get the cheapest options (2 *3 seat configurations), but you may get lucky to get tickets in the executive class (2 * 2 seat configurations). Those trains are comfy and trendy. Enjoy Agra.
Thanks for the tips!
STATUE OF UNITY in Gujarat and the UDAIPUR, Rajasthan. Don't miss them.
Everyone loves Canadians 😊 Always enjoy your content N&R. The "bird with two heads" was very funny.
Hahahahaha I swear I was so loopy that day 🤦🏼♀️ whoops
Well, not all Canadians, ie Justin Trudeau n the Fundamentalists, ie Pannun n his gang !🤮🤮🤮🤮
In India, You will be heckled and annoyed by People wanting you to buy stuff. The right way to do it is not even notice them. Just look away and ignore them, they go away. If you even start talking, They think you show interst to buy stuff and bother you more.. That's how we locals do it !
Patisa is actually one of the most famous sweets in India. I also watched your Food Tour and loved the reactions you had at the spice market hahaha.
Welcome to India, Have a great Journey 🎉
Bird had 2 heads !!! 🤣🤣🤣
Hahahhahaha 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Welcome in India ❤
Enjoy Indian Hospitality 🎉
Thank you, we love it
Amazing video ❤
There are also 2 bathrooms on the other end train. In 1st class you get a shower room as well on the others side which you missed.
A1,A2,A3…= AC 2 Tier
B1,B2,B3… = AC 3 Tier
H1,H2,H3…= AC 1st Class
S1,S2,S3…= Non-AC sleeper class
C1,C2,C3.. = AC Chair Car
Etc…
Thanks for the breakdown! We didn't realize there were so many different types of carriages
Yes, you are right as a foreigner you would face problems in online train ticket booking. But if you book it offline on prior basis, I mean simply go to Rail (Train ) Station > go to the Ticket booking counter > Tell him that you want take a reservation ticket > He will give you a form which you need fill up with your details > Then they will check for the reservation.
Most of the time you may get 1st class ticket easily as because those are expensive to afford for all. So go for 1st class, then you will easily get offline reservation.
Happy journey 💖✨
Here an indian watching canadians exploring India from Canada😮
Absolutely gorgeous
Perfect coach for long journey
Yes would be really nice for a sleep
The bird with two heads got me 😂
6:44 in both ways you can find.How did you get that so cheap, normally 1st class comes at 40-60$ . I guess it was small route that's why.
Yes I’m not sure it was just the price!
You are amazing
Well come my 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 india sir. And nise journey ❤
Welcome to india sir
Thank you!
H1 is always either the first or last bogie in Rajdhani
Can any of the fellow Indians advise if UPI works for the trains and other services? I heard it works for ASEAN countries and Australia. If yes then it might be easier for others in future too.
Yes it works
Nice video
Mann!! after watching our Vande Bharat sleeper coaches, I seriously wants them to replace these old rajdhani coaches with it..These are really old coaches and not a great sight tbh!!! Maybe in future if u decide to visit India again, u will gonna find some serious changes from train coaches being replaced with vande bharat, increased train speed with more equipped and better looking train station!! Its all in the construction phase right now!!1
PLEASE VISIT KOLKATA AND HOWRAH
HOWRAH IS THE BIGGEST AND BUSIEST RAILWAY STATION IN INDIA
You should try vande bharat one time..
Haha, the ol walk to meet the uber 😅 definitely what I prefer to do as well, but rebuffing all the other offers can be tiring and funny all at once 🥴
Have you tried 12goasia for the trains as well? Not sure if you can actually use them to purchase trains in India (for example - I have used them in south East Asia and China, and worked great but kept coming up as an option for central asia but didn't actually work to book) but might be another one worth looking into.
Thanks for sharing and loving following along 🤗
The P1 and P2 is Passenger 1 and Passenger 2 .. short form in message
Thanks!
Don't go below 1st AC or 2nd AC tier on any Indian train. And if you have any issue while travelling in railway then call 139.
Good luck
Indians are way to nice with the whites compared to the other way round
These foreigners don't know anything much about India except Taj Mahal😅
Please visit North east India and Jharkhand Bihar and south Indian states tamilnadu kerala and karnataka
please go to Hampi in South India one of the best place in the world
We will!
Hey guys plz visit whole South India places once
Visit udaipur beautiful city ❤
Yes video coming soon!
2 headed bird!!! 😅😅😅
LOLLLL oops
Hiiii guys from which country???
Canada
@nickandraychel welcome to prayagraj mahakumbh in January month and enjoy world biggest mahakumbh festival
Only one (mythical) bird had two heads in India
Good you booked first class tickets. If you had booked second or third class, you'd not have such a comfortable experience.
Omg now I am going to go read about this bird!
@nickandraychel Just search for "Gandabherunda"
Please, come Bangladesh 🇧🇩.
11:00 You can put your train number on google and it will tell you the train location and estimated time to the next stations.
Thanks for the tip!
Why don't u people explore state of Utrakhand, Himachal Pradesh.
We might!
Come to Kerala
We are!
Boring place . Hindus are minority there now .
Pls use vande Bharat train 🚆🚂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
P stands for passenger and H1 stands for the cart no.
Thank you!
8:43 please hide number
It’s expired now
7:05 that is called Indian style toilet.
🫡🙏🏿👊🏿
❤️❤️
Try royal Maharaj's express... Indias most luxurious train...
Visit south indian states
Only delhi , agra, Rajasthan are not India
We are visiting South India, but Delhi Agra and Rajasthan are also India ❤️
🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰❤️❤️❤️
Agents often scams foreigners. So get ur local sim at Airport itself...
They don’t sell SIMs at the airport anymore!
That bird had two heads, can't stop laughing
Hahaha oops 🤦🏼♀️
Welcome to prayagraj mahakumbh in January month and enjoy world biggest mahakumbh festival
Visit Varanasi
We will!