Hi, I am trying to find out the following:

1) the best ways to buy cheap flights to Delhi (from Heathrow), departing UK around 25/12/01 onwards, returning (from Trivandrumn ideally) roundabout 15/01/02.
Can anybody recommend any good sources? I don't need hotel info at the moment.

2) whether a train journey from Varanasi to Madras is feasible and how long would it take?

Thanks
Antony

Hi, for flights check out the free give away mag for travellers, TNT. There's load of agents in there so just ring around. I have used Platinum, Bridge the World and Benz mostly. I am not sure about internet bookings - you could try a search on Yahoo etc and see what you come up with.

I am not sure if there is a direct train from Madras to Varanasi but knowing Indian Railways love of long journeys I would say that there probably is one. There is a website with timetables - I am not sure of the address but it will be listed on the Indian version of Yahoo. As for the time...about 36 hours maybe but that's a real guess. Take a good long book with you!

best to get a train to delhi and then a super fast (rajdhani express) to chennai...probably the least complicated and the long distance (delhi-chennai) will be in a comfortable train

hi,try gulf air i know they fly to trivandrum.Indian railways have a great website just go to msn and type in Indiand railways.