For a group, the cheapest option is not always the biggest vehicle — and not always two cars either. On a Jaipur to Delhi round trip, up to 10 people travel for less in cars, and from 12 a single Tempo Traveller (12 seater) is the cheaper way. The tables below show where the line falls, with the price per head.
What seats how many
The seat count is passengers, not counting the driver. The four cars can be booked one way, round trip or by the hour; the four vans are booked as round trips only.
- Hatchback — 4 seats
- Dzire — 4 seats
- Ertiga — 6 seats
- Innova Crysta — 6 seats
- Tempo Traveller (12 seater) — 12 seats, round trips only
- Tempo Traveller (14 seater) — 14 seats, round trips only
- Tempo Traveller (16 seater) — 16 seats, round trips only
- Force Urbania (16 seater) — 16 seats, round trips only
The cheapest way to seat a group, Jaipur to Delhi
Round trip, 306 km each way, returning the same day. Every combination of up to three vehicles was priced; this is the cheapest that seats everyone, beside the cheapest single vehicle that does.
| People | Cheapest way | Total | Per head | One vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Ertiga | ₹7,960 | ₹1,327 | Ertiga, ₹7,960 |
| 8 | 2 × Hatchback | ₹12,240 | ₹1,530 | Tempo Traveller (12 seater), ₹15,300 |
| 10 | Hatchback + Ertiga | ₹14,080 | ₹1,408 | Tempo Traveller (12 seater), ₹15,300 |
| 12 | Tempo Traveller (12 seater) | ₹15,300 | ₹1,275 | Tempo Traveller (12 seater), ₹15,300 |
| 14 | Tempo Traveller (14 seater) | ₹15,912 | ₹1,137 | Tempo Traveller (14 seater), ₹15,912 |
| 16 | Tempo Traveller (16 seater) | ₹17,748 | ₹1,109 | Tempo Traveller (16 seater), ₹17,748 |
| 20 | Hatchback + Tempo Traveller (16 seater) | ₹23,868 | ₹1,193 | none seats this many |
Fares are for the Jaipur to Delhi round trip, from the same fare table that page prints.
If the group is not coming back
One way, only the cars can go — the vans are booked as round trips. So a group travelling one way is choosing between combinations of cars. Jaipur to Delhi, one way:
| People | Cheapest cars | Total | Per head |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Ertiga | ₹4,200 | ₹700 |
| 8 | 2 × Hatchback | ₹6,400 | ₹800 |
| 10 | Hatchback + Ertiga | ₹7,400 | ₹740 |
| 12 | 2 × Ertiga | ₹8,400 | ₹700 |
Past twelve, one way means three cars or more — for fourteen people, 2 × Hatchback + Ertiga at ₹10,600: three drivers, three departures and three arrivals to coordinate. For a group that size, a van only makes sense if the group is coming back with it.
One vehicle or two
The price is not the only difference. Two cars are two drivers, two departure times to coordinate and two arrivals — they will not stay together on the road. One vehicle is one booking, one driver, and everybody arriving at once, which on a wedding or a family trip is often worth more than the difference in the table.
Two cars do have one advantage: they can split. If part of the group needs to leave early or go somewhere else, two separate bookings allow it and a single van does not.
Seats are not luggage
A vehicle filled to its seat count has the least room for bags it will ever have. A three-row car with every seat taken has only a small space behind the last row, and a van with every seat taken has less room at the back than one carrying a few fewer people. If the group is at a vehicle’s limit and travelling with full luggage, the next size up is usually the right booking — the table shows what that costs.
Why the vans are round trips only
A van booked one way would have to come back empty, and pricing that honestly costs more than the trip is worth to anybody. So they are priced by the kilometre for the whole journey out and back — Tempo Traveller (12 seater) ₹25, Tempo Traveller (14 seater) ₹26, Tempo Traveller (16 seater) ₹29, Force Urbania (16 seater) ₹35 a kilometre on the plains, more on hill routes, with ₹500 for each night the trip keeps the van out. Toll, parking and state entry tax are paid as they arise, as they are for the cars.
Booking a group
Each vehicle is its own booking on this site: book the van, or book the two cars one after the other. For three vehicles or more, several stops, or a group that needs to travel together at an odd hour, call — it is quicker for a person to arrange than for a form. Every vehicle’s own page has its fares on the published routes.