How to reach Srinagar

Srinagar has its own airport which is 15 kilometers away from the city. Sheikh ul Alam International Airport has regular flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Leh, and Chandigarh. The distance between Srinagar and Delhi is 876 kilometers. It takes around one hour five minutes to reach Srinagar from Chandigarh by Air. Also, if the tickets are booked prior then it is not costly to go by air. The best answer to the question of how to reach Srinagar is to take a flight and reach in minimum travel time. Flights like IndiGo, GoAir, JetAirways and so on have connecting flights from Mumbai to Srinagar. One can take a stop over flights via Delhi, Dehradun to travel between the two cities. Traveling by plane is the most comfortable way of traveling this long-distance as it helps you save on time spent on travel during your vacation.

If you want to know how to reach Srinagar by train, make sure that you have an impending road trip as well afterward. There is no operational railway station in this beautiful valley. The nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi Railway Station which is at a distance of two hundred and ninety kilometers. One can hire a taxi and take a road trip to Srinagar from Jammu Tawi Railway Station. Although it is a chicken soup for the people to travel to Srinagar by train and then sip the aesthetic beauty of the lush green valley, it becomes tiring and prolonged journey as well. The travelers who are keen lovers of Mother Nature Earth can opt to go by train. It is also not an expensive affair to travel by train.

Srinagar has a great network of road, the place can be easily accessed by bus, car, or taxi. The roads between the two destinations are good, however, there are hilly patches and rough roads in between which are likely to slow down your pace.