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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