Today we’re boarding our first ever train in India, and we’re not gonna lie—we were pretty confused. We booked last minute, so we ended up with a 4:25am departure from Jaipur to Delhi on Indian Railways, first-class AC sleeper, for about $20 each. The station was way more crowded than we expected at 4 in the morning, and because we booked through a third party (12Go Asia), our ticket basically told us… nothing. No platform, no coach, no bunk numbers—just the train number and the class—so we were kind of wandering around trying to piece it together as we went. We finally got onto the train with what we’d call “medium certainty,” then did the longest walk through car after car, half convinced first class didn’t even exist. A conductor eventually helped us find the very last car and our room, and once we knew we were actually in the right place, everything got way more comfortable. We show you the first-class room setup (four bunks, seats that convert, AC that was honestly a little chilly), do a quick bathroom tour (both squat + western toilet), and grab coffee from a vendor walking through the train. Big takeaway: India train travel can be super doable and even really nice—just don’t underestimate how much easier it is if you have an Indian phone number, because a lot of the “how do I find my coach/seat” systems seem built around that.