Down from Shekhawati
NH 52 runs south from Sikar across the dry plain through Palsana and Ringas, the turning for Khatu Shyam ji, and Chomu into Jaipur from the north-west. At about 112 km, a household can usually be loaded in Sikar in the morning and placed in a Jaipur home by early afternoon. Ask for a dedicated vehicle and agree the arrival time in writing.
Khatu Shyam fair days
During the Phalgun fair at Khatu Shyam ji, usually in February or March, enormous numbers of pilgrims walk and drive along the roads around Ringas, and the highway can be slow or diverted for days. Choose another week if you can.
Leaving Sikar
Coaching students and their parents leaving hostels and flats on Piprali Road or Nawalgarh Road should settle the notice period and deposit first, and book early at the end of the session. Homes in the old city's bazaars may need a smaller vehicle to shuttle goods to the truck.
Arriving in Jaipur
From Chomu, the truck enters Jaipur near Vidhyadhar Nagar, Jhotwara and Murlipura, with the walled Pink City and its crowded bazaars just to the south; the walled city has its own traffic rules, and goods may need to be carried from a wider road. Vaishali Nagar, Mansarovar, Malviya Nagar and Jagatpura are further across the city. Tell the mover the exact address and floor; our guide to moving to Jaipur covers the city's neighbourhoods.
Jaipur apartments
Newer Jaipur homes are often in apartment societies with notice requirements, set moving hours and a booked lift. Ask a week before; our guide to society NOCs and lift bookings explains what to ask.
Heat, cold and festivals
Both places are very hot from about April to June; load at dawn and keep candles, medicines and electronics in your own vehicle. Winters are cold, especially in Shekhawati. Holi, Diwali, Teej, Gangaur and Jaipur's Makar Sankranti kite-flying keep crews busy.
October to November and February to March, avoiding the fair, are usually the best windows.
From coaching to college
Many moves on this route are students moving from Sikar's coaching institutes to Jaipur's colleges, or families following them. A room's worth of things can go as a few-items move. If an employer is paying for a family move, ask what documents they need; every mover we work with provides a GST invoice.
Haveli furniture
Shekhawati families often own carved doors, chests and beds and brass and copper vessels. Ask for carved wood to be wrapped with extra padding, brass wrapped piece by piece, and heavy pieces listed with the floor they're on.
Settling in
Plan cooling for at least one room from the first night in summer, find out how water and power backup work, and book internet as soon as you have the address. Hindi and Rajasthani are spoken at both ends.