Some devotees may decide to visit Vrindaban during their visit to India for Navadvipa parikrama, so the information for traveling to Mathura or Vrindaban may be useful. Otherwise a trip to Navadvipa will require an onward internal flight or train. Due to the high cost of flights, most devotees will be traveling by train to Navadvipa.

If you're not being met, and are headed for the train or a hotel (see below) then your first stop is the Delhi Traffic Police Prepaid Taxi Booth, which is located just outside and to the right of the door marked "Local Taxis" which is on your right as you exit the arrivals building. Taxis are available 24 hours a day. There used to be a huge crush of taxi wallahs to pounce on you immediately outside the arrivals door. Since then, they have instituted a different system and no one should approach you before you get to the DTP booth.

There is an infrequent commuter-rail train to Vrindaban. It leaves Mathura Junction from Platform 8 (which is on the side nearest the car park (parking lot) to the extreme left of the arrivals hall and ticket counter as you enter the station.

There are hotels and guest houses in both Delhi, Mathura, Vrindaban and Govardhan. A good place to reconnoitre and get your bearings is either the Sri Raman Bihari Gaudiya Math in Delhi (Janakpuri), Sri Kesavaji Gaudiya Math in Mathura or the Rupa-Sanatana Gaudiya Math in Vrindaban. There aren't any guest facilities to speak of in the Mathura Math, and not much in Vrindaban. Devotees mainly stay in dharamsalas (basic accommodations) in Vrindaban.

There are some good trains that go from New Delhi to Mathura everyday. This list was compiled from the official Indian Railways web site Though the times were compiled in 2002, it seems that the times of express and mail trains seldom change. In the station itself there is a huge board that shows the estimated time of arrival of all trains by the train number. Compare the times listed on my list with the time on the board and make your selection. If a train is late, it might be better to take a different train (even if you have to go to Nizamuddin station instead) since it may become more late as time goes by.

There are some good trains that go from New Delhi to Kolkata everyday. Fares quoted are single (one-way) fares from New Delhi to Kolkata. Note: This list was compiled from the official Indian Railways web site.

There are some good internet places in New Delhi. The paharganj area is now loaded with cable-modem equipped internet cafes charging Rs. 20/hr. for a fast connection.
Internet places exist in Vrindaban and Mathura, but they only have a few computers and a dial-up connection. They are also just a little more expensive at Rs. 30 per hour.

A taxi can be arranged with the hotel or by phoning up the taxi companies in Vrindaban. This would need to be done a day in advance for a Vrindaban taxi. In my experience the hotel taxi quotes are over-priced. They will tell you all about the taxes they must pay for crossing into Harayana and Uttar Pradesh, but this is hardly your concern.

If you stay at Sri Raman Bihari Gaudiya Math, prasad is abundant.  Otherwise, after a while you will probably want to venture out to get something to eat. While there are a lot of pure veggie places around, most of them use onions and garlic in some of their preparations. The Light Restaurant is one such place. You can steer clear of the onion and garlic problem by ordering items that aren't made with onion and garlic (chappatis, any paratha and most of the sabjis). It's not difficult to make a filling meal of a few parathas and a sabji, and the total cost will be less than Rs. 50. They are open from 10:30 AM until 11:00 PM. From the Namaskar Hotel, walk to the main bazaar, take a right, it's down on the left about ten minutes walk.