BRICS 2026 Delhi traffic advisory: Roads to avoid today, best routes to airport, railway stations by buses, metro, taxis
BRICS Summit 2026, New Delhi traffic advisory: Here are details about which routes to avoid on Friday, diversion points and alternative routes to follow.
The Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory, informing commuters about key routes to avoid on Friday, September 11, in the wake of the BRICS Summit 2026. It said traffic diversions and regulated movement will be in place across key routes in Delhi from 2:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
"Commuters are advised to plan their journeys in advance, allow extra travel time, use public transport, especially the Metro, and follow designated diversion routes and instructions from traffic personnel," the traffic police said.
It added that emergency and essential-service vehicles will be given priority passage.
Are buses, metros and taxis operating today, September 11?
Quick answers to key questions
Commuters should avoid major roads including Sardar Patel Marg, Mother Teresa Crescent, and Akbar Road among others, as traffic diversions will be implemented from 2:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
The Delhi Traffic Police recommends using the Metro to reach the airport, along with specific routes from different areas, such as NH-48 from Gurugram and designated service roads.
Traffic diversions and restrictions are implemented for security arrangements related to the movement of foreign leaders and VVIPs attending the BRICS Summit.
Yes, while the metro will operate normally, bus routes may be diverted during VIP movements, but essential services will continue to operate.
Passengers should check the National Train Enquiry System (NTES) or call 139 for updates on cancellations, diversions, and delays specific to their train travels during the summit period.
Yes. While the metro is fully operational, bus route diversions may occur during VIP movements. DTC buses will operate on permitted routes between September 11 and 13. There will be diversions in restricted areas, the Delhi traffic police said.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said that all metro stations will remain open until further notice. Operations continue as usual unless specifically announced otherwise. “Commuters are advised to check DMRC website, social media platforms or Delhi Metro Sarthi App for further updates. This is being issued following multiple queries received on the matter,” the DMRC posted on X.
The Delhi Traffic Police had earlier clarified they had a meeting with officials from taxi aggregators such as Ola, Uber, Bharat Taxi and Rapido. An official said there will be no pick/drop services in restricted areas, and will instead use alternative routes.
Here are details about which routes to avoid on Friday, diversion points and alternative routes to follow.
AFFECTED ROADS
1. Sardar Patel Marg
2. Mother Teresa Crescent
3. Teen Murti Marg
4. Akbar Road
5. Tees January
6. Marg Rajesh Pilot Marg
7. Subramaniam Bharti Marg
8. Mathura Road
9. Moti Lal Nehru Marg
10. Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg
11. Brig. Hoshiyar Singh Marg
12. Africa Avenue Road
13. Satya Marg
14. Shanti Path Janpath
15. Ashoka Road
16. Barakhamba Road
17. Tolstoy Marg
18. Ranjeet Singh Flyover
19. Niti Marg
21. Panchsheel Marg
21. Kemal Attaturk Marg
22. APJ Abdul Kalam Road
23. Enclave Road Lal
24. Bahadur Shastri Marg
25. Josef Broz Tito Marg
26. Lala Lajpat Rai Marg
All diversions points
| S No. | Diversion points | Not allowed | Diverted via/route |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR DINESH NANDINI DALMIA CHOWK (W-POINT) | Mathura Road, Tilak Marg | • For East/South Delhi → BSZ Marg → IP Marg • For Centre/North/West Delhi → BSZ Marg → Delhi Gate • For New Delhi/CP → Sikandara Road |
| 2 | RAM CHARAN AGGARWAL CHOWK (A-POINT) | Commercial vehicles beyond this chowk to W-Point | • For East/South Delhi → IP Marg • For New Delhi/CP → DDU Marg • For Centre/North/West Delhi → BSZ Marg → Delhi Gate |
| 3 | MIR DARD CHOWK | Maharaja Ranjit Singh Marg | • For New Delhi/Centre/North/West Delhi → Mir Dard Marg → Abdul Gaffar Marg → DDU Marg • For North/Centre/East/South Delhi → Mir Dard Marg → Kotla Marg → BSZ Marg/DDU Marg |
| 4 | KASTURBA GANDHI MARG / OUTER CIRCLE CP | Towards C-Hexagon, Outer Circle CP | • For New Delhi/South Delhi → Outer Circle → all other arterial roads except Janpath |
| 5 | JANPATH / CONNAUGHT PLACE | Towards C-Hexagon from Outer Circle CP | • For New Delhi/South Delhi → Outer Circle → all other arterial roads except Kasturba Gandhi Marg • For Centre/North/West/East Delhi → Kali Bari, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Panchkuiyan, Minto & Barakhamba Roads |
| 6 | PATEL CHOWK | Towards Windsor Place & RBI on Sansad Marg | • For New Delhi/South/West/Centre Delhi → Ashoka Rd → GPO • For Centre/North/West/East Delhi → Sansad Marg → CP |
| 7 | ROUNDABOUT, RML HOSPITAL | Towards Mother Teresa Crescent & Talkatora Road | • For Centre/South/West/North Delhi → Sheikh Mujibur Rehman Marg • For CP/West/North/Centre/East Delhi → Baba Kharak Singh Marg |
| 8 | VANDE MATRAM MARG / SIMON BOLLIVAR MARG | Simon Bollivar Marg | • For South Delhi → Vande Matram Marg → Dhaula Kuan • For New Delhi/East/North/West/Centre Delhi → Vande Matram Marg → Karol Bagh |
| 9 | DHAULA KUAN FLYOVER | Sardar Patel Marg | • For South/New Delhi/East Delhi & Centre/West/East Delhi → Ring Road, both sides • For New Delhi/North/Centre/East Delhi → Vande Matram Marg • For IGI Airport & Gurgaon → NH-48/Gurgaon Road |
| 10 | MOTI BAGH FLYOVER | Shanti Path | • For South/New Delhi/East Delhi & Centre/West/East Delhi → Ring Road, both sides • For South West Delhi, IGI Airport & Gurgaon → Rao Tula Ram Marg |
| 11 | ROUNDABOUT, BRIG. HOSHIAR SINGH MARG | Africa Avenue towards Yashwant Place | • For New Delhi/South/East District → Brig. Hoshiar Singh Marg • For South/East/Centre/North/West Delhi → Africa Avenue → Bhikaji Cama Flyover |
| 12 | MADARSA T-POINT | Towards Aurobindo Marg | • For South/East Delhi → Lodhi Road • For South/New Delhi/West/Centre/North Delhi → Aurobindo Marg → Safdarjung Flyover |
| 13 | LODHI ROAD / AMRITA SHERGIL MARG | Amrita Shergil Marg | • For South/East/West/Centre/North/New Delhi → Lodhi Road |
| 14 | LODHI ROAD / MAX MUELLER MARG | Max Mueller Marg | • For South/East/West/Centre/North/New Delhi → Lodhi Road |
| 15 | LODHI ROAD / MAHARISHI RAMAN MARG | Maharishi Raman Marg | • For South/East/West/Centre/North/New Delhi → Lodhi Road • For South Delhi → Bhishm Pitamah Marg |
| 16 | LODHI ROAD / ARCH BISHOP MACARIUS MARG | Arch Bishop Macarius Marg | • For South/East/West/Centre/North/New Delhi → Lodhi Road |
| 17 | UNDER LODHI FLYOVER | Mathura Road towards Bharat Mandapam | • For South/East Delhi → Lodhi Road → Neela Gumbad • For East Delhi → Barapullah Flyover • For South/West/Centre/North/New Delhi → Lodhi Road → Madarsa / Lala Lajpat Rai Marg |
| 18 | NEELA GUMBAD | Towards Oberoi Flyover / Dr Zakir Hussain Marg | • For South/East/Centre/North Delhi → Mathura Road → Ashram Chowk • For South/West/Centre/North/New Delhi → Lodhi Road |
| 19 | UNDER OBEROI FLYOVER | Mathura Road | • For South/East/West/Centre/North/New Delhi → Lodhi Flyover via U-turn underpass opp. DPS Mathura Road • Permitted: Vehicles bound for Oberoi Hotel & Golf Link |
| 20 | U-TURN OPP. DPS, MATHURA ROAD | Towards Bharat Mandapam | • For South/East/West/Centre/North/New Delhi → Lodhi Flyover via U-turn underpass opp. DPS Mathura Road |
| 21 | RING ROAD / BHAIRON ROAD | Towards Bhairon Marg | • For South/East/New Delhi → Ring Road via Sarai Kale Khan • For Centre/North/East/West Delhi → Ring Road via Rajghat |
| 22 | MANDI HOUSE | Feroz Shah Road, Bhagwan Das Road, Copernicus Marg | • For New Delhi/Centre/North/West/South Delhi → Barakhamba Road • For East/North/West/South/Centre Delhi → Sikandra Marg |
Alternative Routes for railway stations and airports
NEW DELHI RAILWAY STATION
Route A: ISBT Kashmiri Gate Boulevard Road Rani Jhansi Marg→ DBG Road → Panchkulan Road Outer Circle, CP
Route B: Ashram Chowk Ring Road Raj Ghat JLN Marg
Route C: Vande Matram Marg Dr. Ambedkar Marg Panchkulan Road Outer Circle, CP
OLD DELHI RAILWAY STATION
Route A: ISBT Kashmiri Gate Ring Road Hanuman Mandir S.P. Mukherjee Marg
Route B: Ashram Chowk
Ring Road Ghat Ring Road Hanuman Mandir Mukherjee Marg Raj S.P.
Route C: Vande Matram Marg → Dr. Ambedkar Marg→ Rani Jhansi Marg→ Rani Jhansi Flyover Boulevard Road Marg Lothiyan
HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN RAILWAY STATION
Route A: AIIMS Ring Road Ashram Chowk Mathura Road
Route B: ISBT Kashmiri Gate Ring Road Raj Ghat Ring Road Ashram Chowk → Mathura Road
Airports
The Delhi Traffic Police strongly recommended using metro to travel to airport.
FROM GURUGRAM — T3/T4/T2: NH-48 Rao Gajraj Singh Marg→ Old Delhi Gurugram Road UER II Service
Road T3 Terminal Road
T1: NH-48 under Mahipalpur Flyover → T-3 Road
T1: NH-48 Mahipalpur Flyover NH-48 Ulan Batar Marg T-1 Road
FROM DWARKA — T3/T4/T2/T1: Sector-22, Dwarka Road UER II (new tunnel to 13)
FROM NEW DELHI & SOUTH DELHI — T3: Ring Road AIIMS Chowk Moti Bagh Chowk RTR Marg under Shankar Vihar Flyover Sanjay T-Point → Service Road NH-48 under Mahipalpur Flyover Rangpuri T-3 Road
T3/T4/T2/T1: AIIMS Chowk Ring Road →RTR Marg Shankar Vihar Flyover Moti Bagh Chowk Ulan Batar Marg
FROM WEST DELHI — T3/T4/12/11: Punjabi Bagh Chowk Chowk Najargarh Road Pankha Road Road No. 224, Dabri Gurugram Road Ring Road Raja Garden Dabri Dwarka Road Sector-22, Dwarka Road→ UER-II Service Road NH-48 13 Terminal Road
FROM NORTH & EAST DELHI — T3/T4/T2/T1: ISBT Kashmiri Gate Rani Jhansi Flyover Rohtak Road Punjabi Bagh Chowk Raja Garden Chowk → Najafgarh Road Pankha Road Dabri Dwarka Road → Road No. 224, Dabri-Gurugram Road Sector-22, Dwarka Road UER-II → Service Road NH-48 13 Terminal Road
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