Agra in situated on the west bank of the Yamuna River, 204 km south of Delhi. The old part of the town is north of the fort where the Kinari Bazaar, the main market place, is located in a narrow street. The cantonment area to the south is the modern part of town, known as Sadar Bazaar. Here you will find the Government of India Tourist Office at 191 The Mall. The GPO and poste restante is also on The Mall and in this area you will find handicraft shops, restaurants and many moderately priced hotels. Deluxe buses for Delhi and Jaipur also operate from here.

There are also some lower priced hotels and the Tourist Bungalow near the Raja Mandi railway station but this area is rather inconveniently located.
 

It's far from both the Taj and the main hotel and restaurant area. The 'tourist class' hotels are mainly in the spacious areas of Taj Ganj, south of the Taj itself. Immediately south of the Taj there is a tightly packed area of narrow alleys where you can also find some popular rock-bottom hotels.

Agra's main railway station is Agra Cantonment and it is here that trains from New Delhi arrive. The main bus station for cities in Rajasthan and for Fatehpur Sikri is Idgah. The Fort Bus Station has buses going to Mathura. Indian Airlines is in the Hotel Clarks Shiraz. Agra airport is seven km out of town.