Udaipur is poorly served by trains , with just one daily departure to Ahmedabad (#9943; depart 9.15pm), where you can pick up connecting services to Mumbai. Heading north, two trains run to Delhi each day. The fastest is the #9616 Chetak Express (depart 6.10pm), which also serves as a night train to Jaipur, but for Ajmer you're better off taking the #9944 Ahmedabad-Delhi Express, which leaves in the morning at 8am and arrives just in time to catch a connecting bus to Pushkar - if you're lucky.

Government buses work out of the main RSTRC bus stand at Udai Pole. Make sure when you buy your ticket that you're booked on an express bus, not a slow passenger service. More comfortable, cheaper private buses operate daily services to the same range of destinations (also Pushkar), departing from Town Hall Road by Taldar Travels, who can supply tickets and departure times. Local buses to destinations such as Nagda, Eklingi, Nathwarda, Kankroli and Kumbalgarh leave from the main government bus stand at regular intervals throughout the day.