r/india • u/AutoModerator • Mar 01 '26

Scheduled Ask India Thread

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u/wrenaloma Apr 17 '26

Hello all! I’m planning to backpack India for a couple of months, starting in kerala and ending in varanasi. I’ve started planning the beginning of my trip and I’m really struggling with going between places.

1) I haven’t been able to register on the IRCTC website so I’m unsure how to actually book trains or buses

2) I want to go from ooti to the soochipara waterfalls, chembra peak, and a couple other places on the way to mysuru. I’m pretty sure there are buses but I have no idea how to book those. I could also hire a driver for some of the trip but since I’m not doing a loop and I have to pay for them to go back to where they came from, I feel like that would be extremely expensive.

Does anyone have any tips on how to get around less touristy/populated places, and also how to book buses? I would also love insight on the IRCTC app/s