Getting to Chandigarh

Chandigarh is also known as the City beautiful, is a city in Northern India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. The city is administered by the Government of India and hence classified as a Union territory. Chandigarh is known for its high standard of living and tops the list of Indian states with a human development index of 0.674. Chandigarh is located in the fringes of the shivalik range of the Himalayas in Northwest India . It shares its borders with the states Haryana in south and Punjab in the north. The state Himachal Pradesh is very close to Chandigarh .

The civil air terminal at Chandigarh is 12 kms away from downtown. Chandigarh is air linked to New Delhi , Amritsar , Leh and other important Indian cities. Indian airlines, domestic airline of India and Jet Airways are providing air services. Taxis are available round the clock for airport transfer. You may contact the civil airport at 0172-2652735 and flight enquiry at 0172-2656029.

Chandigarh is linked with its principal gateway by train. Chandigarh railway station is 8 km from the city centre in sector 17. Trains like Shatabdi express and Himalayan queen provide connections to New Delhi daily. Paschim express connects Chandigarh to Mumbai. Food served on the train is included in the fare. Chandigarh is very well connected to other major Indian cities also by train. There are weekly trains to south India . You can contact Railway enquiry at 131 or 132 and ticket booking at 0172-2708573.

Chandigarh has an amazing network of roads. The national highways number 21 and 22 are the main roads connecting Chandigarh with the rest of the country. It is also the gateway to the state of Himachal Pradesh which has many hill stations like Kasauli, Chail and Shimla within a few hours. The inter- state bus terminus is situated in sector 17. Buses of many state road transport corporations connect Chandigarh with the neighboring towns and cities. Thus getting to Chandigarh is very easy by air, rail and train.