Can you carry alcohol in checked luggage on the Delhi Metro and domestic flights in India?

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TL;DR

Traveler reports indicate that alcohol is formally prohibited on the Delhi Metro, although sealed suitcases are not always inspected. On domestic flights, bottles in checked baggage generally pass, but even a 100 ml bottle in cabin baggage may be confiscated.

What the community said

Alcohol is considered prohibited on the Delhi Metro. However, travelers reported that wrapped suitcases that did not raise security concerns were sometimes not opened; this is not a guarantee that it will be allowed through.

5 days ago Delhi Metro

For onward domestic flights in India, duty-free bottles are better packed in checked luggage. One report says rum in checked baggage passed on an itinerary via the Andaman Islands and Mumbai, while a 100 ml bottle was removed from cabin baggage when departing Port Blair.

5 days ago Port Blair — 100 ml

There are reports of travelers taking the Delhi Airport Metro with rum in their luggage without being stopped. Enforcement may be inconsistent, so travelers should not rely on this outcome.

60 days ago rum in luggage