The gritty budget-traveller hub opposite New Delhi railway station — cheap guesthouses, traveller cafés, and a chaotic bazaar of cheap clothes, trinkets and touts. Loud, dusty and full of hustle, but cheap and superbly connected for onward trains and the metro; the base for shoestring travellers, if you don't mind the intensity.
€25–55
typical per night in India
Easy on the wallet
Cheapest in DelhiPriciest
Among the cheapest areas to sleep in Delhi.
Where it sits
The circle is Paharganj and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
Indira Gandhi International (DEL)~27 min drive14.8 km
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Delhi street food18 min walk1.5 km
- Chandni Chowk & Old Delhi food21 min walk1.8 km
- Jama Masjid25 min walk2.0 km
- The Red Fort9 min taxi3.0 km
- India Gate & the Rajpath12 min taxi3.9 km
- Humayun's Tomb20 min taxi6.8 km
- The Lotus Temple33 min taxi11.1 km
- Qutub Minar41 min taxi13.7 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 8.Akshardham Temple — A staggering modern Hindu temple complex, opened in 2005 — a vast, intricately carved pink-sandstone-and-marble monument covered in thousands of sculptures, set in huge gardens with fountains and an evening water show. Overwhelming in scale and detail (no phones or bags allowed inside); a jaw-dropping display of craftsmanship and devotion.
When are you staying?
Find cheap flights to Delhi
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Paharganj; flights via Google Flights.