Auto Expo is now the motor show inside a much larger event. The third Bharat Mobility Global Expo runs from 4 to 9 February 2027 across two Delhi venues — Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan and Yashobhoomi in Dwarka — with Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2027 as one of eleven shows under the same banner, alongside the Components & Technology Show, the Bharat Battery Show, the Metro & Urban Mass Transit Expo and the Air Mobility Expo.
The scale is not conference scale. The 2025 edition recorded a net footfall of 983,522 visitors across its venues, with more than 1,500 exhibitors including 34 vehicle manufacturers, over 1,000 component companies and more than 5,000 international participants. For anyone running an OEM stand, a component pavilion, a dealer delegation or a press programme, that is the environment your vehicles have to operate in for six days.
And there is a detail in the 2027 schedule that decides your entire transport plan: the two venues do not run on the same dates. Bharat Mandapam runs 4–9 February; Yashobhoomi runs 4–7 February. Anyone with a presence at both is running a two-site operation about 25 km apart, and then a one-site operation for the final two days.
Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2027
NEW DELHI · 4–9 FEBRUARY 2027
Venue-wise dates and the show list as published by the organisers for the 2027 edition.
What the last edition tells you about the next one
The numbers from 2025 are the best available guide to the demand your vehicles will be competing with in February 2027.
Figures reported for Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 across Bharat Mandapam, Yashobhoomi and India Expo Centre.
Two consequences follow. First, every chauffeur-driven car, people mover and coach in Delhi NCR is spoken for during expo week — this is the single busiest week in the region’s event calendar. Second, the roads around both venues saturate, so the plan that works is the one that reduces the number of vehicles approaching the gate, not the one that gives everyone their own car.
The two-venue problem
Bharat Mandapam sits in central Delhi. Yashobhoomi sits in Dwarka, on the far side of the airport. They are roughly 25 km apart, and the route between them crosses some of the city’s heaviest corridors at exactly the hours your teams want to move.
| Leg | Approx. distance | Off-peak | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharat Mandapam ↔ Yashobhoomi (inter-venue) | 23–27 km | 45–60 min | 75–110 min |
| IGI Terminal 3 → Yashobhoomi | 8–12 km | 20–30 min | 30–50 min |
| IGI Terminal 3 → Bharat Mandapam | ~16 km | 30–40 min | 50–80 min |
| Aerocity hotels → Yashobhoomi | 8–12 km | 20–30 min | 30–55 min |
| Central Delhi hotels → Yashobhoomi | 22–27 km | 45–60 min | 75–110 min |
| Gurugram → either venue | 20–35 km | 40–70 min | 75–130 min |
| Greater Noida → Bharat Mandapam | 35–42 km | 60–80 min | 100–150 min |
Indicative planning ranges from our own Delhi NCR runs. Expo-week volumes add to the final approach at both venues.
Book hotels against your venue, not against the brand name
If your stand is at Yashobhoomi, Aerocity and Dwarka put your team 20 to 30 minutes from the hall and close to the airport. If your stand is at Bharat Mandapam, central Delhi does the same job. Splitting the difference — a Gurugram or Noida hotel for a team working both venues — is what turns a six-day show into six days of commuting.
Who is moving, and in what
An expo of this size has more distinct travelling groups than a conference does, and they move at different hours.
| Who is travelling | Vehicle | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Global principals, board members, ministers visiting stands | Mercedes S-Class, BMW 7 Series | Protocol class, car held through a day of stand visits and meetings |
| OEM and supplier leadership | Mercedes E-Class, Toyota Camry | Executive travel between venues, hotel and dealer meets |
| Product and launch teams | Mercedes V-Class, Toyota Vellfire | Four to six people plus display material, moving as one unit |
| Stand crews, AV and technical staff | Force Urbania, tempo travellers | Bump-in and strike hours, equipment on board |
| Dealer and distributor delegations | Volvo coaches, commuter buses | Groups arriving from across India; one coach removes fifteen cars from the gate |
| Media crews and press programmes | Toyota Innova Crysta, SUVs | Camera kit, early calls and unpredictable finishing times |
| Inter-venue shuttle loops | Mini vans, coaches | Fixed-time loops between Bharat Mandapam and Yashobhoomi on the first four days |
The week, phase by phase
Fleet lock
February is peak season in Delhi NCR. Vehicles committed four to six weeks out are the ones that exist; later requests get substitutions.
Bump-in
Stand build, display vehicles and AV crews, working outside public hours at both venues with waiting time built in.
Press and business days
The tightest movement of the week: launches, media rounds, VIP stand visits and inter-venue runs on a fixed clock.
Both venues live
Peak public volume with Yashobhoomi still running. Shuttle loops matter more than individual cars.
Bharat Mandapam only
Yashobhoomi has closed; the fleet re-shapes to a single venue and the loop count drops.
Strike and departures
Crew vehicles late into the night, staggered airport runs for international participants.
Five decisions that keep expo week calm
Lock the fleet in January
Not February. Expo week overlaps with the wedding season and the corporate quarter-end; the premium classes go first.
Run loops between the venues, not taxis
A fixed shuttle every 45 minutes on days one to four beats twenty separate cabs stuck on the same road.
Keep one car parked at your venue
For the dealer who lands unannounced, the part that has to reach the stand, the executive who must leave now.
Separate crew vehicles from guest vehicles
Stand crews work hours your guests do not. Sharing a vehicle between the two means one of them waits.
Plan dealer meets as their own operation
Evening dealer conferences and hospitality dinners during expo week need their own coaches and their own timings.
What to settle with a transport vendor
Agree in writing
- Owned vehicles, allocated by registration number, not “a car of that type”
- Standby vehicles at each venue, costed in
- Bump-in and strike hours, including night waiting
- Inter-venue loop timings and who holds the venue passes
- One control desk for six days, answered at any hour
- A single reconciled invoice against the run sheet
What goes wrong otherwise
- Aggregator surge pricing on every leg of press day
- Cars that cannot enter the venue because nobody arranged passes
- A crew stranded at 01:00 after stand strike
- Dealer groups arriving in ten cabs instead of one coach
- Vehicles swapped mid-week for whatever was available
- Waiting hours nobody agreed appearing on the bill
Why KTC India for expo week
We have operated out of Delhi since 1943 and own the fleet we deploy, which is what makes a six-day, two-venue commitment possible in the busiest week of the NCR calendar. We ran more than 300 vehicles for delegations at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi in 2026, and we hold long-running corporate and dealer-network contracts that look a lot like expo work: groups, shuttles, executives and crews, all moving at once.
For Bharat Mobility week the relevant services are event and exhibition transport, coach shuttles for dealer delegations, airport transfers for international participants, corporate mobility contracts for exhibitor teams, and chauffeur-driven cars in Delhi held for the full six days.
Booking and pricing
Book in January. Every OEM, supplier and dealer network in the country is chasing the same Delhi NCR fleet in the first week of February, and coaches and people movers commit earliest because there are fewer of them.
Chauffeur-driven luxury cars start at ₹15,000 + GST for a 4-hour / 40 km package, with executive sedans, Innova Crysta, Urbania and coaches below that on the same structure. Six-day expo fleets, inter-venue loops and dealer-meet transport are quoted against the run sheet, because standby and night hours drive the cost more than distance does.
Send us your stand locations, team sizes and dealer arrival dates and we will build the run sheet around them. Reservations are on +91 11 4258 8888, 24×7, or use the enquiry form.
Frequently asked questions
When is Auto Expo 2027 and where is it held?
Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2027 runs as part of Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2027 from 4 to 9 February 2027 in New Delhi. Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan runs 4–9 February and Yashobhoomi in Dwarka runs 4–7 February.
How far apart are the two venues?
Bharat Mandapam and Yashobhoomi are roughly 25 km apart. Allow 45 to 60 minutes off-peak and 75 to 110 minutes in peak traffic, which is why teams working both sites run fixed shuttle loops rather than booking cabs per trip.
Which venue is closer to the airport?
Yashobhoomi. It is about 8 to 12 km from Terminal 3, roughly 20 to 30 minutes off-peak. Bharat Mandapam is about 16 km from the airport.
Can you provide coaches for dealer and distributor delegations?
Yes. Dealer groups arriving from other cities are the classic coach requirement — hotel to venue in fixed waves, plus separate transport for evening dealer meets and hospitality dinners.
Do you cover stand bump-in and strike hours?
Yes. Crew vehicles such as Urbania and tempo travellers are scheduled around build and strike, including night movement, with waiting time agreed in advance rather than billed as a surprise.
How early should we book for expo week?
January, four to six weeks ahead. The first week of February is the busiest week of the Delhi NCR calendar and premium sedans, people movers and coaches are committed first.
Can one vendor cover both venues and our hotel transfers?
Yes, and it is the arrangement that works best: one run sheet covering both venues, the inter-venue loop, airport transfers and dealer movement, with one control desk and one invoice at the end of the week.
