🇮🇹 Italy or 🇮🇳 India
Which one, honestly
Italy leads on getting around. India leads on value for money and nature.
A normal day costs about $165 in Italy and $65 in India.
Side by side
- 🇮🇹 Italy🇮🇳 India
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec
- $165A normal day$65
- 2h 35m to RomeNonstop from London8h 30m to Delhi
- GoodBeaches and seaGood
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- GoodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Fast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advanceGetting aroundTrains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheap
- The middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shutWhen to avoidThe northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountains
Pick by what you want
🇮🇹 Choose Italy if
you want three cities in ten days, you care about food and museums, and you would rather take a train than a ferry.
🇮🇳 Choose India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
Full Italy guide →Full India guide →
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 50 votes.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.