Dalhousie Travel - Nearest Airport, Station and driving distances

How to reach

There is no direct flight for Dalhousie. You can end your air travel at Delhi, Shimla or Chandigarh and reach Dalhousie by bus or taxi. A good network of highways and national highways connects Dalhousie to almost all the major towns and cities of the north. A lot of walking opportunities are available and recommended to explore this destination. Taxis and ponies are also available for local transport.

Road

NH1 to Jallandhar via Ambala, NH1A to Pathankot via Dasua, then state highway to Dalhousie via Chakki

Bus Stand

Pathankot, Bus Stand Dalhousie It is 24 km from the GPO. Daily return bus trips are available from the bus stand by Himachal Tourism.

Bus and taxi service is available from Chamba to Pathankot, Delhi, Dharamsala, Shimla, Chandigarh, Jammu and most of the Punjab cities along the national highway.

Rail

Nearest railhead: Chakki Bank (67 km/ 2 hrs), Taxi to Dalhousie Rs 1,000

Pathankot (80 km).

Railway Stations

Pathankot is the nearest railhead which is connected to all the major Indian cities through regular trains. Major trains between Delhi and Pathankot are the Jammu Mail, Shalimar Exp, Jhelum Exp and Tata Jat Exp.

Airport

Amritsar (90 km) and Gaggal in kangra (130 km).

Nearest airport is Amritsar- 118 km & Jammu- 188 km.

Travel Direction

The nearest airport to Dalhousie is Gaggal, 140 km away. Other airports are Amritsar airport, 192 km away and Jammu airport, 190 km away. All the airports are well connected to all major cities in India. Taxi services are available from these airports to Dalhousie. There are no direct rail connections to Dalhousie. The nearest railhead Pathankot (in Punjab) is 80 km away. The Pathankot railhead is connected to all major cities. The Jammu-Delhi Express, the Jhelum Express or the Himachal Express are some of the trains that are available to Pathankot. Himachal Pradesh Tourism runs deluxe buses from Dharamshala and Simla to Dalhousie. Dalhousie is also connected by direct bus service to Pathankot, Chamba, Khajjiar, Dharamshala, Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Palampur, Delhi, Simla and Manali. The taxi stand at Dalhousie also provides services to and from Pathankot, Khajjiar, Brahmaur, Chamba, Kalatope and Dharamshala.

Distances

574 km North West from Delhi

Amritsar- 188 km

Jalandhar- 192 km

Pathankot- 80 km

Chamba- 56 km

Manali- 402 km

Delhi- 563 km

Chandigarh- 352 km

Dharamshala- 143 km

Khajjiar- 27 km

Jammu-188 km.