Bus
PahalgamPathankot Cantt (PTKC)
467 km by road
Distance is the real road, not the map line — allow for landslide halts and a night stop.
₹790–₹1,820
9.2h
Train
Pathankot Cantt (PTKC)Duraundha Jn (DDA)
12491 Barauni–Jammu Tawi Maur Dhwaj Express · 3A · 1338 km
₹2,410–₹2,810
10.4h
Train
Duraundha Jn (DDA)Andal Jn (UDL)
15048 Purvanchal Express · 3A · 478 km
₹1,030–₹1,210
10.9h
Shared jeep
Andal JnKalinagar
Shared Sumo/Bolero · 162 km
Shared jeeps leave the stand between 05:00 and 07:00 and then stop for the day. Be early or lose a day.
₹450–₹730
7h
Total for 1 traveller: ₹5,580–₹8,370 one way
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