Guides
Getting there
Flights, the railway, the highways and the high passes: how to get to Kashmir and onwards, with the closures and rules that change.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Delhi to Kashmir: train, flight or road?No direct train: change at Jammu Tawi or Katra (about 12–14½ h), fly in about 1½ h, or drive about 800 km.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Jammu to Srinagar: train, road, bus or flight?Train in about 4 h 50 min, flights in 45 min, or 270–290 km of highway that closes after landslides and snow.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Vande Bharat to Srinagar: timings, fares and how to bookTwo trains a day from Jammu Tawi via Katra (one on Tuesdays and Wednesdays), about 4 h 50 min, from ₹855 as reported.
Checked 23 Oct 2026Srinagar airport: getting to the city, security and winter delays14 km from the city, pre-paid taxis outside arrivals, and the snow days that ground flights.
Checked 23 Oct 2026Srinagar to Leh by road: the Zoji La, distances, permits and when it’s open434 km over the Zoji La and Fotu La: when the pass closes, permits and the tunnel due in 2028.