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Why not treat yourself with a different vacation this year? Enjoy
an unforgettable vacation in Amritsar with our special packages!
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Ways
to Travel to Amritsar
Airways
: Rajasansi airport, about 10 km. from city.
Flights operating : Air India, Air Slovakia, Air Deccan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Indian Airlines, Air India Exp., Singapore
Airlines
Domestic
flights to Delhi and other cities.
From
Airport, people can get to town by a rented car or any four wheeler,
taxis or auto-rickshaws.
For Enquires :
Airport:
+91-183-2592366
Offices
of Airways companies are also existing.
Railways
: Amritsar is connected by five major tracks for direct trains
to major Indian cities like
- Jalandhar,
Ambala,Delhi, Varanasi, Lucknow,Patna Sahib, Calcutta, Gwalior,
Aurangabad, Manmad, Nanded,Bombay, Nagpur, Visakhapatnam, Vijaywada,
Bilaspur, Raipur.
- Batala,
Gurdaspur, Jammu
- Dera
Baba Nanak
- Taran
Taran
- Lahore
via Wagah (Attari Border)
- Jaipur
Other
stations in India are further connected via New Delhi,Bombay etc.
Railway
Enquiries Numbers : 0183-2225028,29,35,36
ROADWAYS : You can drive into
Amritsar from neighbouring states by Any vehicle. Punjab Government
and Private Bus services (Both A.C. & Non-A.C.) also connect Amritsar
with most north Indian towns, including Chandigarh, Ferozepur, Jammu,
Ambala, Panipat, Delhi. In Himachal Pardesh - Shimla, Kulu, Manali,
Dharamshala and Dalhousie, Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, Dehradun
and Rishikesh in Uttar Pradesh. There is also a bus service to Lahore,
35 km away, which is the only overland connection between India
and Pakistan.
Major
Highways connecting Punjab
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Highway Number |
Cities Connected |
| 1. |
NH 1 |
Delhi-Ambala-Amritsar-Indo-Pakistan Border |
| 2. |
NH 1A |
Jalandhar-Jammu-Srinagar-Baramula-Uri |
| 3. |
NH 10 |
Delhi-Fazilka-Indo-Pakistan Border |
| 4. |
NH 15 |
Pathankot-Amritsar-Jaisalmer-Samakhiali |
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Distances
from Amritsar City in kilometers (kms)
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| Agra |
646 |
| Ahmedabad |
1332 |
| Allahabad |
1089 |
| Belgaum |
2208 |
| Bhopal |
1187 |
| Bhubhneshwar |
2202 |
| Bombay |
1854 |
| Calcutta |
1886 |
| Kozhikode |
2843 |
| Chandigarh |
223 |
| Coimbatore |
2828 |
| Delhi |
446 |
| Kochi |
3011 |
| Gangtok |
2053 |
| Guwhati |
2480 |
| Gwalior |
765 |
| Hyderabad |
1899 |
| Indore |
1252 |
| Jabbalpur |
1248 |
| Jaipur |
707 |
| Jalandhar |
77 |
| Jammu |
214 |
| Jamshedpur |
1763 |
| Jodhpur |
774 |
| Kolhapur |
2100 |
| Lucknow |
945 |
| Madras |
2603 |
| Madurai |
2897 |
| Mangalore |
2707 |
| Mysore |
2600 |
| Nagpur |
1431 |
| Panaji (Goa) |
2350 |
| Patna |
1457 |
| Pondicherry |
2765 |
| Raipur |
1708 |
| Rajkot |
1557 |
| Ranchi |
1619 |
| Srinagar |
519 |
| Trichy |
2834 |
| Trivandrum |
3226 |
| Udaipur |
1081 |
| Vadodara |
1451 |
| Varanasi |
1211 |
| Vijaywada |
2170 |
| Visakhapatnam |
2307 |
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Local
Transport:
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Cycle Rickshaws, Three wheelers (Autos),
Tangas horse driven,Taxis, City buses.
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