How to Reach Baltal
There is neither an airport nor a railway station in Baltal. To travel by air, you will have to take a flight to Srinagar, which houses the nearest airport. The nearest railway station is in Udhampur. Many buses regularly ply from all the major cities of the country.
How to reach Baltal by flight
Baltal does not have an airport of its own. The nearest airport would be Srinagar Airport which is 62 km from the required destination. As an alternative, there is Satwari Airport, Jammu which is 180 km away from Baltal. You can avail cabs from either of the airports to reach Baltal.
Nearest Airport: Srinagar International Airport (SXR)
- 67 kms from Baltal
How to reach Baltal by road
There are many buses available from all the major cities in the country, which ply on a regular basis to Baltal. You can also drive down to the city.
How to reach Baltal by train
There are no direct trains to Baltal. You can get a train to Udhampur & Ram Nagar at regular intervals. Baltal is at a distance of 150 km from Udhampur & 159 km from Ram Nagar.
Local transport in Baltal
Baltal is the base camp for pilgrims en route Amarnath cave. All sorts of travel in this town happen only via foot or ponies. There are two ways to reach Amarnath cave from Baltal. One is by helicopter and the other is by ponies. The ponies cost around 1700 for a return journey from Baltal to the Amarnath cave.
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