Aligarh sits on the main Delhi–Agra rail corridor, which makes it easy to incorporate into a journey along the Golden Triangle. Aligarh Junction handles frequent express and passenger trains: Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin is about 1.5–2 hours away; Agra is about an hour in the other direction. Several Shatabdi and Rajdhani express trains stop here.
By road, the NH19 (old NH2) runs through Aligarh, and the Yamuna Expressway links the region to Delhi in around 90 minutes to two hours depending on traffic. Taxis and shared autos run between Agra and Aligarh throughout the day.
There is no commercial airport in Aligarh. The nearest functioning airports are at Agra (about 90 km) and Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (about 130 km).