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 motor able distance from a number of popular towns and pilgrimage centers. Buses of several State Road Transport Corporations connect Chandigarh with many cities and towns of neighboring states. Buses may be air-conditioned, deluxe, semi-deluxe or ordinary. The Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) is located in Sector 17, 02kms from Hotel Maya Palace. 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) (IST) |
Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) |
91-172-2704005 |
0900 - 1700 |
Haryana Roadways |
0172-2704104 |
0830 - 1630 |
Himachal Roadways |
0172-2704015 |
0900 - 1700 |
Pepsu Roadways (PRTC) |
0172-2704128 |
0900 - 1700 |
Punjab Roadways |
0172-2704023 |
0800 - 1800 |
Other services at the ISBT include a post office, state tourism offices, a rail reservation center, a 24-hour cloakroom and several eateries. The details of facilities at the bus stand are:
Facilities at ISBT:
Facility |
Telephone No. |
Chandigarh Tourist Information Center |
0172-2704616, 2703839 |
The Chef Bus Stand |
91-172-2703839 |
Railway Reservation and Information
Center |
0172-2708573 |
Himachal Pradesh Tourist Information
Center |
0172-2708569, 2707267 |
Uttar Pradesh Tourist Information
Center |
0172-2707649 |
Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam |
0172-2707649 |
By Train:
Chandigarh Railway Station is about 7 kms from the Hotel Maya Palace. 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. Kindly check at http://www.indianrail.gov.in for online availability or at http://www.irctc.co.in for online rail reservations.
Railway Enquiry
- 131, 132 |
|
Superintendent |
0172-2654782
|
Train Status |
131, 132,0172- 2654775
|
Ticket Booking |
ISBT 91-172-2708573
|
Train Booking |
0172-2704128
|
Punjab Roadways- Railway Station |
0172-2641651
|
By Air:
(a) Chandigarh's airport is 07 km. from the Hotel Maya Palace.
Indian Airlines http://www.indian-airlines.com and Jet Airways http://www.jetairways.com connect Chandigarh with, Delhi, Leh and Amritsar.
Airline Enquiry |
|
Flight Enquiry, Airport |
91-172-2656029 |
Airport (Civil) |
0172-2652735 |
Senior Aerodrome Officer, Airport |
0172-2656027 |
Indian Airlines, Reservation Office,
Sector 17-C |
0172-2704539 |
Indian Airlines, Cargo Office, Sector
17-C |
0172-2704034 |
Station Manager |
2705062 OR Fax No 2705062 |
(b) Amritsar: Rajasansi international airport, Amritsar (ATQ) is235kms from Chandigarh.Four major international carrier (Uzbekistan Airways, Turkmenistan airway, Ariana Afghan Airline & Singapore Airline) has daily flight connection with major countries. Air Slovakia has also started operation. Indian Airline http://www.indian-airlines.com domestic carrier connects Delhi, Sharjahan with Amritsar twice in a week. Air-India (A-I) flights every Friday from ATQ to Frankfurt.
(c) Delhi (DEL, India capital), IG International
airport, is 248kms from Chandigarh. All major international carriers
have daily flight connection from Delhi across the globe