pm. Immigration and Customs are cleared at the Lahore railway station. Sometimes the train can take much longer because of border delays. You cannot purchase tickets or seats in advance in Amritsar. Therefore, it is advisable to arrive early at the train station to purchase a ticket.
In Amritsar you can get Pakistan rupees from people at the train station. Usually you will get a better exchange rate in Pakistan than in India. The train can take a long time to clean customs, so it usually faster to take the bus.

By bus from Lahore, travelers go to Wagha, the Pakistan border town, from where they walk across the border. There are porters at the border to help carry luggage. You then take another bus or a taxi to Amritsar. Buses from Lahore depart from the bus stand on Badami Bagh. The border is open between 9.15 am and 3.30 pm. The PTDC Motel in Wagha is decent.

Bangladesh
The main crossings are at Benapol-Haridaspur, going to Calcutta, and Chilahati-Haldibari, going to Darjeeling. You can also cross into Northeast India at the border of Tripura going between Akaur and Agartala, and at Tamabil-Dauki on the way to Meghalaya. There are some other border crossings, which you may be able to find out about from the tourist offices or by asking other travelers. You should make sure you get a visa foIndia in advance.

If you fly into Bangladesh and later leave by land, you require a road permit, available from the Passport and Immigration Offices, 2nd floor, 17/1 Segunbagicha Rd in Dhaka. If you entered Bangladesh by land, you do not require a road permit to leave Bangladesh, regardless of what you may be told.           

Dhaka to Calcutta  Buses from Dhaka to the border town of Benapol depart only between 8 and 11 pm. It is best to book such buses a day in advance. From Benapol to the border takes ten minutes on a bicycle-rickshaw (1km). From the Indian border town of Haridaspur, it is about 10km (a 20-minute auto-rickshaw ride). You can change money at Bangaon at a better rate than at the border.

Chilahati to Darjeeling To get to Darjeeling, you first go to the Bangladesh town of Chilahati, which can be reached by train or bus. The border town in India is called Haldibari. From there you go to New Jalpaiguri, two hours away by train. From there, you can get a train or bus to Darjeeling. You can change money at Haldibari, but it is difficult to change money in Chilahati.
Sylhet to Shillong Travelers once required a permit to cross the border from Bangladesh to India, but permits are no longer needed. From Sylhet it takes 2½ hours to get to the border town of Tamabil. From there it is 15-minute walk to the border. From the border it is a 1½ km walk to the border town of Dauki in India. From there it takes 3½ hours by bus to get to Shillong in Meghalaya.

Bicycles
In many towns you can hire a bike. Bikes are cheap, around Rs 20 a day. Indian bikes are heavy and do not have gears, but they are good for short distances. When you rent a bike you should check a few, as there can be a big difference between one bike and another. Also, be sure you get a bike that has a bell, so you can warn people that you are coming. You can purchase a new bike for about Rs 1,200.

If you get a hole in your tire, don’t worry. There are many bicycle repair shops. If you want to get the tire repair done quickly, offer a little more than the normal Rs 3 repair charge.

Hitching a Ride
Hitching a ride usually means getting a ride on a truck. It is expected that those who are hitching a ride will pay something, often the price it would have cost to take the bus. If a private car picks you up, there is no need to pay anything. Usually a bus is a much better option, as they run frequently all over India.

It is not a good idea for women to hitchhike without a man to accompany them. It would be almost insane for a woman to hitchhike alone in India.