Leh Ladakh
Tourism Information
AIR
TRAVELIndian Airlines operates regular scheduled flight to Leh from Delhi, Chandigarh, Jammu and Srinagar. Some private airlines are also planning to operate air services between Delhi and Leh in the near future. INTERNAL TRANSPORT
The cheapest way to travel within the region is by public buses which play on fixed routes according to fixed time schedules. The most comfortable and convenient though expensive mode of travel, however, is by taxes (car, Gypsy), which are available for hire on fixed point-to-point tariff. For visits to the newly opened areas of Nubra, Changthang and Dah-Hanu, it is mandatory to engage the services of a registered/ recognized travel agency for making all the requisite arrangements including internal transport. Detailed information about bus schedules, taxi tariff, travel agencies, etc. can be obtained from the Tourist Office. ROAD JOURNEYS
The main overland approach to Ladakh is from the Kashmir Valley via the 434 km Drinagar-Leh road
which
remains open for traffic from early June to November. The most dramatic part
of this road journey is the ascent up the 11,500 feet/3,505 m high Zoji-la,
the pass in the Great Himalayan Wall that serves as the gateway to Ladakh. The
J&K State Road Transport Corporation (J&K SRTC) operates regular Deluxe
and Ordinary bus services between Srinagar and Leh on this route with an overnight
halt at Kargil. Taxis (cars and jeeps )are also available at Srinagar for the
journey. Groups can charter Deluxe and A-class buses for Leh, Kargil or Padum
(Zanskar) for the J&K SRTC at Srinagar.
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