Autumn is a great time to go, so maybe that’s for the best. You can still do a lot in two weeks! For those two trains, it wouldn’t hurt to try and get them ahead of time but it’s a real pain in the butt trying to register on the IRCTC website to do so. Since you aren’t coming peak months Dec/Jan they shouldn’t be sold out – but worst case there’s always the option of a bus or taxi so I wouldn’t stress. Even a taxi from Delhi to Agra is really affordable (around $80). I’ve done Airbnb in Mumbai and it was awesome!

‘Can’t wait to get back to India but due to new job had to move everything ’till the Autumn. And worse can now only dedicate two weeks, instead of three! But still, international flights have been booked, national flights have been booked from Udaipur to Mumbai, and “nicer” hotels and apartments have been reserved! All I have to get now are the visas, the phones, and two sets of trains from Delhi to Agra and from Agra to Jaipur. I think that’ll be enough! Do you think we should attempt to get them before we arrive or leave them until we get there?

Oh, and have you ever stayed in apartments for a couple of days?