Planning a religious trip to Amarnath via Baltal

How to Reach Kashmir

BY AIR SRINAGAR—The Summer Capital of the State of Jammu & Kashmir—situated at an altitude of 5500 feet has a pleasant climate—neither too hot nor too cold. It is well connected with rest of the country with all major Airlines like Air India, Kingfisher, Jet Airways, Jet-lite, Spice-jet, Go-Air etc. operating daily flights to Srinagar . SHEIKH-UL-ALAM (R.A.) INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (14 Kms from the City) Sheikh-ul-Alam (R.A.) International Airport receives nombers of Charter and International flights. This boasts Tourism to this romantic, enchanting, idyllic yet lively valley besides fulfilling long time aspirations of the people of kashmir. BY RAIL UPTO JAMMU The State of Jammu & Kashmir is connected with rest of the country by Jammu Tawi and Udhampur Railway Station receiving number of regular Trains and Holiday Specials from major towns of the country. Kashmir valley receives a major share of Tourists by Rail/Road through 293 long Jammu—Srinagar National Highway. The Trains operating to Jammu Tawi are listed hereunder for the information of Trade and Tourists. Pune (1 077/1 078—Jhelum Express) Barauni-Bihar 5097/5098 Jabalpur (1449/1450) Gauhati 5651/5652—Lohit Howrah 2331/2332—Himgiri Guwhati 5653/5654—Amarnath Rajender Nagar, New Delhi (2355/2356—Archana) Chennai 6031/6032—Andaman Jaipur 2413/2414 Kanniyakumari 6317/6318—Himsagar New-Delhi 2425/2426—Rajdhani Mangalore 6687/631 8—Navyug Bandra-Mumbai 2471/2472—Swaraj Madurai 6786/6788—link Ahemdabad 2473/2474—Sarvodaya Tatanagar 8101/8102 Hapa (Gujarat) 2475/2476 Hatia (Jharkhand) 8601/8602—link Jamnagar 2477/2478 Ahemdabad 9223/9224 Gorakhpur 2587/2588—Amarnath Bhatinda 9225/9226 lndore 2919/1920—Malwa New Delhi-Udhampur244512446—Uttar Samparak Kolkata 3151/3152 Mumbai CST Delhi 4033/4034—Jammu Mail Ludhiana—Rajdhani And Many Many Holiday & Festival Specials BY ROAD FROM JAMMU TO VALLEY There is every mode of Road Transport available at Jammu Railway Station, Tourist Reception Centre and general bus stand viz J&K State Road Transport Coaches, Private Coaches, Taxis of every Make and Model which enroute pass through scenic spots like Kud, Patni Top, Banihal, Jawahar Tunnel. The transport rates are fixed by the authorities and need to be verified .The hilly journey from Jammu to Srinagar takes 8-12 hours and enroute there are eating places like Pida famous for rajma-chawal, Ramban for patisa prepared in desi ghee, private hotels and Tourist huts for rest and relaxation..