Ooty (Udhagamandalam) has no commercial airport. The nearest is Coimbatore International Airport, roughly 85 to 90 km away, usually about three hours by road depending on traffic. Bengaluru is a longer-drive alternative with a wider flight network. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway from Mettupalayam is a slow, scenic option for the final climb. Updated October 2026
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Indian travellers flying to Malaysia need to complete the free Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) online before they arrive. It must be submitted within three days of arrival, counting the day you submit. It is a digital declaration, not a visa. Use only the Malaysian Immigration Department’s official portal, because lookalike websites exist that charge
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Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) is Air Arabia’s home base and is served from many Indian cities by Air Arabia, Air India Express and IndiGo. The airport is in the neighbouring emirate of Sharjah, close to Dubai, though road time depends on traffic and where in Dubai you are going. UAE entry rules for Indian passport
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Several airlines link India with Muscat (MCT), including Air India Express, IndiGo, Oman Air and SalamAir, from cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram. Indian passport holders should not assume visa-free entry. Check the Royal Oman Police e-visa portal for current rules before you book. Updated October 2026 · HappyFares Photo: Tayssir
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Foreign tourists, including Indians, pay a Bali tourist levy of IDR 150,000 per person, once per trip, as shown on the Bali provincial government’s official Love Bali site. Pay online before you fly with a card, bank transfer, virtual account or QRIS, then show the emailed QR voucher at the airport. The levy is separate
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Europe’s Entry/Exit System (EES) records every short-stay entry and exit of non-EU travellers at the external borders of 29 European countries. It began progressively on 12 October 2025 and has been fully operational since 10 April 2026. Indian visitors are registered with a facial image and, unless exempt, fingerprints, and passports are no longer stamped.
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Indian passport holders cannot enter the UAE visa-free. Those with qualifying documents, such as a US visit visa or Green Card, or a residence permit from the EU, can get a UAE visa on arrival, a 14-day visa listed at AED 100. Everyone else needs a tourist visa arranged in advance through a UAE airline,
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Global Village Season 31 opens on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 6 pm and runs until May 2027; the exact closing date has not been announced. Khaleej Times reported on 8 October that tickets cost AED 25 on weekdays and AED 30 on weekends and public holidays. India is one of the country pavilions. Dubai’s
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Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November 2026. Singapore lights up Little India and treats Deepavali as a public holiday; Mauritius lists Divali as a public holiday on the same Sunday; London’s free Diwali on the Square is earlier, on Sunday 25 October; and Dubai’s season centres on temples and the Global Village, which opens on
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The straight-line air distance from India to Dubai ranges from roughly 1,765 km (Ahmedabad) to about 3,360 km (Kolkata), depending on which Indian city you start from. Non-stop flight time typically runs from around 2 hours 50 minutes on the shortest routes to over 5 hours on the longest, and Dubai’s clock (GST) runs 1
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