By Road
National Highway 1 and National Highway 1A connect Dharamsala to Pathankot and Jalandhar. Dharamsala is also well connected by road to other places in Himachal. There are several buses a day to and from Mandi, Shimla, Chandigarh and Delhi . There is also a service to Dalhousie (which continues to Chamba) and to Dehradun.

From Destination Distance (KMS)
Delhi Dharamshala 525, Chandigarh Dharamshala 255, Jalandhar Dharam-shala 170, Pathankot Dharamshala 88, Ludhiana Dharamshala 200, Amritsar Dharamshala 190, Jammu Dharamshala 210, Shimla Dharamshala 250, Manali Dharamshala 135, Una Dharamshala 125, Palampur Dharamshala 45 Baijnath Dharamshala 62

by Train
The nearest railway station is at Kangra, 17 KMs from Dharamshala connected to Pathankot through narrow gauge line. And the nearest broad gauge railway station is Pathankot which about 88 Km from Dharamshala. The narrow gauge line from Pathankot passes through Kangra, Maranda(Palampur), Baijnath and reaches Joginder Nagar. The railway reservation facility is also available at Dharamshala.(Contact Telephone No. 01892-226711) The schedule for these narrow gauge trains is given below:

Distances in KMS
From Destination Distance
Delhi Pathankot 485
Ambala Pathankot 287
Jammu Pathankot 101

By Air
The nearest Airport is at Gaggal, 13 Kms from Dharamshala and 8 Kms from Kangra Town . The schedule of Jagson Airlines flights are on every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday by route Gaggal-Bhunter-Delhi. For further enquiry contact Gaggal Airport on Phone :+91-1892-232374