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Various domestic airlines operate scheduled services from Jammu to Delhi - and Srinagar/Leh. Jammu airport is 8-km from the city centre.
Jammu Tawi is an important railhead of the northern railway serving the Jammu and Kashmir state. The trains operating to / from Jammu are:
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Jammu falls on National Highway 1-A and is connected by
national highway network to all parts of the country.
Bus Service: Daily bus services operate to and from Jammu to
Delhi, Amritsar, Ambala, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Pathankot,
Shimla and Manali. Ordinary, deluxe and video coaches are also available
on all routes. In addition to the J&K state road transport
corporation, the following state road transport corporations connect Jammu
with various places in north India providing deluxe and ordinary services;
Delhi, Haryana, Himachal, Punjab and Chandigarh.
All inter state bus services operate to and from general bus stand in
Jammu. Super deluxe, deluxe, video coaches and a-class buses to Srinagar
operate from the Railway station. B-class buses to Srinagar leave from the
General Bus stand. J&K SRTC General bus stand is 0.5-km from the
tourist reception centre. Besides, some travel agencies operate deluxe/
video coaches on the main routes.
Coaches:
Luxury coaches are operated by the J&K Tourism development
corporation and the J&K road transport corporation. For reservation or
bookings, contact the JKTDC/SRTC offices at:
(a) Tourist Reception Centre, Vir Marg, (SRTC) & (JKTDC)
(b) Railway Station (SRTC) & (JKTDC)
Tourist Taxis: Taxis for local sight seeing or any tourist
destination can be hired by contacting special Tourist Taxi Association,
Tourist Reception Centre, Vir Marg.
Tariff
Fixed tariffs are operational. Please check with the tourism / JKTDC/SRTC
offices at TRC for rates.
A sight seeing tour of 2-1/2 hours is also available.
Places covered: Amar Mahal Museum, Dogra Art Gallery, Ranbireshwar
Temple, Raghunath Mandir, Bahu Fort, Bagh-E-Bahu.
Scooter Rickshaws: These are easily available from all points in
the city and rates are negotiable.
Mini Buses: Most widely used as local transport, these buses
cover the entire city on fixed routes.
Amritsar: 243-km
Chandigarh: 436-km
Delhi: 586-km
Katra: 48-km
Srinagar-305 km
Manali: 428-km
Patnitop: 108-km
Mansar: 62-km