PLACE OF INTEREST
RAGHUNATH MANDIR
BAWEY WALI MATA TEMPLE
BAHU FORT & GARDENS
RANBIR CANAL
GETTING TO JAMMU
BY AIR
Jammu is well connected to the rest of India by air. Both Indian Airlines and Jet Airways operate daily flights to Jammu. Other airlines such as Air Deccan also fly to Jammu. The average flying time from Jammu to New Delhi is about 80 minutes.
BY RAIL
Jammu is directly connected to important cities like Kolkata, Delhi and Kanyakumari. Besides, it is well connected with other major cities of the country. In the peak season of summer and other holidays, the Railways introduce special trains for Jammu for the comfort of the Yatris of Mata Vaishno Devi’s shrine. Many superfast trains also ply on this route and one can reach Jammu overnight from New Delhi, the capital of India.
BY ROAD
Jammu is the terminus of a large number of Inter State Bus Services. Jammu is well connected through road also to rest of India. National Highway No. 1A passes through Jammu towards Srinagar. Regular bus services from all major North Indian cities are available for Jammu as well as Katra. Many standard and deluxe buses of various State Road Transport Corporations as well as private operators connect Jammu with important cities and towns of North India so you can get buses for Katra quite easily from Jammu if you’ve plans to visit Mata Vaishno Devi.
TOURIST ATTRACTION
DAL LAKE
MUGHAL GARDENS
NISHAT BAGH
SHALIMAR BAGH
HAZRATBAL MOSQUE
SHANKARACHARYA MANDIR
WULAR LAKE
HAZRATBAL SHRINE
SHANKARACHARYA TEMPLE
GETTING TO SRINAGAR
BY AIR
Srinagar can be reached by air. Some of the major airlines like Indian Airlines and Jet Airways operate out of Srinagar Airport, connecting it to cities like Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi.
BY RAIL
The closest railway station to Srinagar lies in Jammu. It is situated at Jammu Tawai. This is a main railhead for the region. It connects Srinagar to others cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh.
BY ROAD
Srinagar is connected by a network of well maintained roads. It can easily be accessed from Chandigarh, Gulmarg, Jammu, Sonamarg, Delhi and Pahalgam via road.
TOURIST ATTRACTION
MAMALESHWARA
BAISARAN
TULIANÂ LAKE
ARU
EXCURSIONS
MUGHALÂ GARDENS
DAKSUM
MATTAN & MARTAND
VERINAG
GETTITNG TO PAHALGAM
BY AIR
Nearest airport to Pahalgam is at Srinagar which is around 95 kms away. It takes around 3 hrs to cover this distance by bus.
BY RAIL
The closest rail head to Pahalgam is Jammu Tawi in Jammu. The distance between the two centers is approximately 275 km. To cover the distance, it takes at least 8 hrs of drive.
BY ROAD
State transport buses run to and fro from to Srinagar. Some private players also run their luxury and general coaches from Srinagar to Pahalgam
TOURIST ATTRACTION
KHILANMARG
ZIARAT OF BABA RESHI
ALPATHER LAKE
DRANG
TANGMARG
GULMARG BIOSPHERE RESERVES
GETTING TO GULMARG
BY AIR
The nearest airport to Gulmarg is in Badgam district.
BY RAIL
The Jammu railway station is the closest in the vicinity.
BY ROAD
Gulmarg is 56 kms from Srinagar. Jammu & Kashmir SRTC operates regular deluxe and ordinary bus services from Srinagar. In winter, the buses operate up to Tangmarg (11 kms from Gulmarg), the remaining distance being covered with smaller vehicles. Tourist taxis also operate between Srinagar and Gulmarg.
TOURIST ATTRACTION
NILAGRAD
YOUSMARG
NICHNAI PASS
THAJIWAS
BISANSAR LAKE & KRISHNASAR LAKE
EXCURSIONS
BALTAL
YUSHMARG
GETTING TO SONAMARG
GETTING TO SONAMARG
BY AIR
The nearest airport to Sonamarg is located at Srinagar, at a distance of 70 kms away. Srinagar is air connected to Delhi with regular flights. Taxis are available from airport to Sonamarg for a fare of about Rs 1000.
BY TRAIN
Sonamarg does not have a train station, and the nearest station is Jammu, at a distance of 197 kms from Sonamarg.
BY ROAD
J&k SRTC operates regular deluxe and ordinary bus services to Gulmarg and Sonmarg from Srinagar.
TOURIST ATTRACTION
VAISHNO DEVI SHRINE KATRA
JAHAN KOSHA KATRA
BABA DHANSAR KATRA
DERA BABA BANDA KATRA
AGHAR JITTO KATRA
SHIVKHORI KATRA
GETTING TO KATRA
BY AIR
The Jammu Airport is the nearest airport located at a distance of 55kms from Katra. One can easily get several airline offices which provide regular flight service to Jammu
BY RAIL
The Jammu Railway station located at a distance of 50kms is the nearest railway station from Katra. Jammu is easily accessible from any part of India, it enjoys healthy rail network.
BY ROAD
The National Highway connects Katra with other parts of India. One can hire taxis which are easily available at Jammu and Katra.
TOURIST ATTRACTION
ZANSKAR (PENZILA TO PADUM KARSHA AND ZANGLA)
WAKHA RGYAL
PHUGTHAL MONASTERY
RANGDUM MONASTERY
ZONGKHUL
EXCURSIONS
MULBEK CHAMBA
MULBEK GOMPA
SHERGOL
URGYAN DZONG
KARGIL
SURU VALLEY
KARTSE KHAR
PANIKHAR
DRASS
BUDDHIST REMAINS AT DRASS
GETTING TO KARGIL
BY AIR
Kargil does not have an airport, and the nearest airport is Srinagar, at a distance of 151 kms from Kargil.
BY RAIL
Kargil does not have a train station, and the nearest station is Jammu, at a distance of 255 kms from Kargil.
BY ROAD
Regular buses are available from Kargil and the state road transport of Jammu and Kashmir offers bus services that ply between Srinagar and Kargil and some local buses like the mini coaches also opens another options for travel. Moreover, to reach Kargil one can take cars or jeeps for road transportation.