How to reach
Air : Leh, the capital of Ladakh is connected
by Indian Airlines and Jet Airways to
Chandigarh, Delhi,
Srinagar and Jammu.
Rail : The nearest railhead is Jammu (690 km),
which is linked to the rest of the country by express trains.
Road : In summer months, Leh can be reached on
a state highway, from Srinagar (432 kms) in two days but the road is not
safe due to the unrest in the Kashmir valley.
The curving mountainous road passes through Sonamarg, the
Zojila pass (8,413 m) and the Drass valley (the coldest inhabited region
in the world, after Siberia), culminating in a night's halt at Kargil
(2750m). From Kargil the single motor-able road to Padum passes over the
14,500 ft Pensi- la pass in the Suru Valley. Buses run between the two
towns on alternate days between July and October, the rest of the months
the road is snowbound and inaccessible. Alternatively vehicles can be
hired in Kargil for the trip to Padum.
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