How to reach 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 Over Night 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.

By Air

The nearest civil airport is at Jammu. The distance between Jammu and Patnitop is around 112 km and it takes around 4 hrs to cover the distance by road.

By Rail

Closest railhead Jammu Tawi is also in Jammu. The distance is 112 km.

By Road

Road The town is well connected to all major cities of Jammu and Kashmir by state road transportation. Busses are frequent to Patnitop especially from Jammu.

By Air

Srinagar has good connection with all the major cities of India. It gets a daily flight from Delhi. From Srinagar you can take a flight to less developed cities like Leh.

By Rail

The nearest railway station is at Jammu Tawi which is around 305 km away from here. The bus service between the cities is quite good and it will take around 10 hrs to cover the distance. The average speed here is quite low due to the hilly terrain of the city.

By Road

The road connection between Srinagar and all major cities of north India is good. Buses from Delhi(876 km), Chandigarh(646 km), Amritsar(512 km) and other cities of Jammu and Kashmir are frequent to Srinagar.

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.