Weather: In Summer: 45 °C - 30 °C
In Winter: 28 °C - 6 °C
Rainfall : 66 cm. (June to September)
About Agra
Agra is an old city and it is said that its name was derived from Agrabana. Agra is famous as being home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World-the Taj Mahal. A pleasant town with comparatively slow pace, Agra is known for its superb inlay work on marble and soapstone by craftsmen who are descendants of those who worked under the Mughals. The city is also famous for its carpets, gold thread embroidery and leather shoes. Besides being a historic city, Agra has shades of modernity as is typical of any Indian city.
Tourist Places
Agra Fort Within a radius of 3 km, on the banks of the river yamuna raises the crescent like agra fort. designed and built by akbar in 1565 a.d., the fort ...more
Taj Mahotsava One of the best times to travel to Agra is during the grand Taj Mahotsav or the Taj Festival. The annual festival of Taj Mahotsav is held during 18th to 27th of February every year. The venue is ...more
Getting Around
The best way to move around the city is to hire the fixed fare auto rickshaws or cycle rickshaws.
How to reach
By Air: Kheria Airport is about 8km from Agra. From the International Airport in Delhi, Agra is 220 km. Flights connect Agra to Delhi, Khajuraho and Varanasi.
By Rail: Agra is connected by fast trains with almost all important cities of north and south India. Agra has two major railway stations - Agra Cantonment (commonly referred as Agra Cantt) and Agra Fort. A special air conditioned luxury train, the Taj Express, commutes between Delhi and Agra. As well as Delhi the Shatabadi Express links Agra to Gwalior, Jhansi and Bhopal.
By Road: There is an excellent bus service from Delhi to Agra and back each day. During the season, ITDC and UPSTDC operate package tours from Delhi. Reasonably good buses leave from Idgah Bus Stand for Delhi, Mathura, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Gwalior, Khajuraho, Lucknow and Ajmer
