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By Road

The Union Territory of Chandigarh is well served by an excellent network of roads. The National Highways No. 21 (Ambala-Kinnaur) and 22 (Chandigarh-Leh) are the chief road arteries linking Chandigarh with the rest of the country. The city is within motorable distance from a number of popular towns and pilgrimage centres. Some important road distances (in kilometers) from Chandigarh are given below :

Agra 452 Khajuraho 864
Allahabad 867 Kurukshetra 70
Ambala 46 Lucknow 743
Amritsar 240 Ludhiana 100
Anandpur Sahib 80 Manali 320
Badrinath 577 Mount Abu 1016.
Bhakra Nangal 125 Nainital 568
Chail (H.P.) 120 Nepal 1400
Darjeeling 1790 Panipat 165
Delhi 248 Pathankot 246
Gangotri 535 Patiala 65
Jaipur 507 Rishikesh 276
Jalandhar 134 Shimla 120
Jammu 380 Srinagar 666
Kanyakumari 2979 Udaipur 926
Kasauli 77 Vaishno Devi 400
Kedarnath 505 Varanasi 996

BY BUS

Buses of several State Road Transport Corporations connect Chandigarh with many cities and towns of neighbouring states. Buses may be air-conditioned, deluxe, semi-deluxe or ordinary. The Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) is located in Sector 17 (City Centre).

Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU)

The CTU is an Undertaking of Chandigarh Administration. It provides both inter state services and local transport services. The CTU coaches are well maintained and the important cities which are connected by CTU buses are Delhi, Dehradun, Haridwar, Shimla, Manali, Katra (J&K) and major towns of Punjab and Haryana.

RESERVATIONS & ENQUIRY - ISBT

Transport Telephone Timings (Hrs)
Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) 2700006
0900 - 1700
Haryana Roadways 2704014
0830 - 1630
Himachal Roadways 2704015 0900 - 1700
Pepsu Roadways (PRTC) 2704128 0900 - 1700
Punjab Roadways 2704023 0800 - 1800

Other services at the ISBT include a post office, state tourism offices, a rail reservation centre, a 24-hour cloakroom and several eateries. CITCO's self-service restaurant 'The Chef’, ISBT provides hygienic, quick and economical snacks and light meals from 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. daily. The details of facilities at the bus stand are:

FACILITIES AT ISBT

Facility Telephone No.
Chandigarh Tourist Information Centre 4644484, 2703839
The Chef Bus Stand 4644483
CITCO Tours and Travels 4644484, 2703839
Railway Reservation and   Information Centre 2708573
Himachal Pradesh Tourist Information Centre 2708569, 2707267
Uttar Pradesh Tourist Information Centre 2707649, 2713988, 9815173916
Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam 2713988

BY TRAIN (Online reservation)

Chandigarh Railway Station is about 8 kms from the City Centre in Sector 17. Shatabdi Express and Himalayan Queen provide two train connections every day between Chandigarh and Delhi. Paschim Express connects the city to Mumbai. Chandigarh Transport Undertaking and the Corporation buses ply to and from the railway station to coincide with the arrival and departure of important trains. CITCO coach offers free transfer to CITCO hotels.

Popular train connections

Name of Train/ Route Train No. From/
Time(Hrs)
Arrival/
Departure
(At Chandigarh)
Destination/
Time (Hrs)
Kalka Howrah Mail
(Kalka-Howrah)
2312 Kalka : 2330 A : 0040
D : 0100
Delhi : 0625
Howrah : 0645 (next day)
Kalka Howrah Mail
(Howrah-Kalka)
2311 Howrah : 1915
Delhi: 2245 (next day)
A : 0340
D : 0410
Kalka : 0500
Shatabadi Express
(Kalka-New Delhi)
2006 Kalka : 0600 A : 0640
D : 0650
New Delhi : 1000
Shatabadi Express
(New Delhi-Kalka)
2005 New Delhi : 1715 A   : 2020
D  : 2028
Kalka : 2115
Passenger
(Kalka-Delhi )
304 Kalka : 0700 A   : 0750
D  : 0758
Delhi : 1945
Passenger
(Delhi-Kalka )
303 Delhi : 0715 A   : 2245
D  : 2350
Kalka : 0050
Shatabadi Express
(Chandigarh-New Delhi )
2012 Chandigarh : 1811 D : 1821 New Delhi : 2130
Shatabadi Express
(New Delhi-Chandigarh )
2011 New Delhi : 0750 A : 1102 Kalka : 1132
Paschim Express 2926A Kalka-D : 1030 A : 1110
D : 1130
 Bandra : 1535
Paschim Express 2925 Bandra-D : 1135 A : 1535
D : 1545

Kalka : 1625

Himalayan Queen
(Kalka-New Delhi)
4096 Kalka : 1645 A : 1727
D : 1735
New Delhi : 2235
Himalayan Queen
(New Delhi-Kalka )
4095 New Delhi : 0600 A   : 1027
D  : 1035
Kalka : 1115
Passenger
(Kalka-Ambala)
2 UK Kalka : 1225 A : 1305
D : 1315
Ambala   : 1430
Passenger
(Ambala-Kalka)
1 UK Ambala : 1815 A : 1930
D : 1935
Kalka : 2030

Jan Shatabdi
(New Delhi-Chandigarh)

2058 New Delhi-D : 1550 A : 2000 Chandigarh : 2000

Jan Shatabdi

(Chandigarh-New Delhi)

 

2057 Chandigarh-D : 1030 D : 1030 New Delhi : 1440
Kalka-Jodhpur 4887 Jodhpur-D : 1050

A : 0540
D : 0550

Kalka : 0640
Kalka-Jodhpur 4888 Kalka-D : 0945

A : 1025
D : 1040

Jodhpur : 0540

Sadbhawana Express

(Lucknow-Chandigarh)
2231 Lucknow-D : 2230 A : 0955 Chandigarh : 0955
Sadbhawana Express

(Chandigarh-Lucknow)

2232 Chandigarh-D : 2030 D : 2030 Lucknow : 0800

Chennai Express
(Chennai-Chandigarh)

2687 A Chennai-D : 0830 Chandigarh-A : 0420

(SATURDAY)

SATURDAY ONLY
Chennai Express

(Chandigarh-Chennai)


2688 A Chandigarh-D : 0735

(MONDAY)

Chennai-A : 0335 MONDAY ONLY

Kerela Express
(Kochivali-Chandigarh)

2653 Kochivali-D : 1800 Chandigarh-A : 1525

(MONDAY)

MONDAY ONLY
Kerela Express

(Chandigarh-Kochivali)

2654 Chandigarh-D : 0845

(WEDNESDAY)

Kochivali-A : 0615 WEDNESDAY ONLY
Ambala-Nangal 14CN Ambala-D : 0730

A : 0840
D : 0854

Nangal : 1200
Ambala-Nangal 1CNA Nangal : 0300

A : 0630
D : 0635

Ambala : 0735
Ambala-Charu Takrala 24CN Ambala-D : 0130

A : 0230
D : 0235

Charu Takrala : 0640
Ambala-Charu Takrala 2CNA Charu Takrala-D : 0610

A : 1105
D : 1110

Ambala : 1155

 

RAILWAYS ENQUIRY - 131, 132
Superintendent 2658924
Station Master 2654782
Train Status 1333, 131, 132, 2654775,  2658713-714-715
Train Booking - Railway Station 1333, 2641651
Ticket Booking - ISBT 2708573, 2720242
PRM AMBALA 2610800, 2610811, 9813136444
Sr. Divisional Comp. Manager, AMBALA 9417495959

BY AIR

Chandigarh's airport is 12 km. from the City Centre. Indian Airlines and Jet Airways connect Chandigarh with , Delhi, Leh and Amritsar. The Corporation has a well maintained Tourist Information Centre at the Airport.

Relevant telephone numbers

AIRLINES ENQUIRY 
Flight Enquiry, Airport 2656029, 2705062, 2704034
Airport (Civil) 2652735
Senior Aerodrome Officer, Airport 2654832
Indian Airlines, Reservation Office, Sector 34-A 2624941-943
Indian Airlines, Cargo Office, Sector 34-A 2624941-943
Station Manager Tele fax:-2624942

AIRLINES FLYING TO & FROM CHANDIGARH

Indian Airlines http://indian-airlines.nic.in/ 
Jet Airways http://www.jetairways.com/

 
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