| How to get there: Dharamsala can be approached by air from Delhi.
The nearest airport is at Gaggla, just 13 Km /8 mile away. Pathankot, the
nearest railway station is 85 Km/ 52 mile away. Taxis for Dharamsala are
available at both places; from Pathankot the drive takes about three hours. Or you can
drive from Delhi (526 Km/ 326 mile) via Chandigarh, Kiratpur and Bilaspur
- this should take around 8 hours. From Delhi and Shimla, Luxury buses ply to Dharamsala.
By Road: Regular Bus
and Taxi service available from Delhi and Chandigarh. Chandigarh is 252km/156 mile
from Dharamsala.
By Train: The
convenient railhead is Pathankot at a distance of 90km/56 mile whereas
Kangra Railway station on Narrow gauge railway line is only 17km/10
mile from Dharamsala.

Road Distances from Dharamsala:
| Delhi(via
Ambala- Chd -Ropar- Una) : |
526 Km |
326 mile |
| Shimla(via Hamirpur) |
235 Km |
145 mile |
| Chandigarh |
252 Km |
156 mile |
| Jammu |
190 Km |
117 mile |
| Mandi |
125 Km |
77 mile |
| Dalhousie (Vie Lahru) |
127 Km |
78 mile |
| Chamba(via Nurpur- Chakki- Banikhet) |
185 Km |
114 mile |
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