India Survival Guide

Planning a trip to India? Here’s everything you need to know when you’re travelling to this incredible country.

USEFUL APPS/ WEBSITES

• Uber/Ola (for cabs)

• Zoomcar (for car rentals)

• IRCTC Connect (for train ticketing)

• redBus (for bus ticketing)

• MakeMyTrip (for air ticketing)

• AudioCompass (for audio tour guide)

• Google Translate (for language translation)

• Zomato/Swiggy (for ordering food)

• BookMyShow (for movies/events)

• Justdial (for local contact info)

• AccuWeather (for weather info)

COMMON LINGO Out of 22 official languages spoken in India, Hindi is the most commonly used language. Yes: Haan No: Nahi May be: Shayad Hello: Namastey Thank you: Shukriya Can you help me: Kya aap meri madad karenge Where is…: …kahan hai How much does this cost:

I don’t know Hindi:

I didn’t understand:

I am lost: (male)/ (female)

MAJOR AIRPORTS

NEW DELHI Indira Gandhi International Airport

MUMBAI Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

KOLKATA Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

GOA Dabolim Airport

BENGALURU Kempegowda International Airport

JAIPUR Jaipur International Airport

KOCHI Cochin International Airport

CHENNAI Chennai International Airport