Delhi - Chandigarh - Ropar - Nangal - Una - Mubarakpur - Bharwain - Chintpurni Route
Delhi and Himachal State Transport run buses on the Delhi-Chandigarh-Chintpurni route. Buses running direct on the Delhi-Dharamshala and Delhi-Palampur route bypass Chandigarh and stop at either Bharwain or Chintpurni. Frequent State Transport bus services are also available from most important cities of Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. There are also very frequent buses plying on the Delhi-Chandigarh route (about 5 hours). Chintpurni is another 5 hours away by bus from Chandigarh.
Himachal State Road Transport Corporation runs a Volvo tourist coach service from Delhi to Dharamshala which stops at Bharwain by request. The coach leaves Delhi Inter State Bus Terminus, Kashmiri Gate at 8 pm and arrives at Bharwain just after 4 am. The fare is approx. Rs 600. This is a very comfortable and fast service. Please inform the driver of the coach that you would like to get down at Bharwain. The downside is that you arrive very early at Bharwain and may have to wait for at least 1 hour before you can catch any kind of transport for the 3 km to Chintpurni. For the return journey to Delhi, you have to go to Kangra in person to make the necessary bookings. Online bookings can be made in advance as well.
More information is available from the Himachal State Road Transport Corporation website www.hrtc.gov.in
Closest railheads are at Hoshiarpur (42km) and Amb Andaura (19 km). Frequent bus and taxi services to Chintpurni are available from these towns.
Delhi - Jalandhar - Hoshiarpur - Gagret - Bharwain - Chintpurni route
You could take the New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express from New Delhi (departs 7.20 am and which arrives at Jalandhar around 12.0 noon) or any of the other fast train from Delhi to Jalandhar. Then take a bus or taxi to Chintpurni. Jalandhar to Chintpurni (90 Km.) journey should take no more than 3 hours by private transport. Jammu Mail leaves Delhi station at 08.20 pm and arrives at Jalandhar City at 03.40 am. It has a Hoshiarpur - bound compartment which is detached from this train and is coupled to a local train which leaves for Hoshiarpur at 5.00 am. Arrival time of this train at Hoshiarpur is 06.25 am. Return journey times are: depart Hoshiarpur 07.15 pm, arrive Delhi 05.45 am. Buses and taxis are available for the onward journey to Chintpurni at the Hoshiarpur bus station.
Delhi - Chandigarh - Ropar - Nangal - Una - Mubarakpur - Bharwain - Chintpurni route
A number of trains (including a New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi Express which departs Delhi at 7.30 am and arrives at Chandigarh at 11 am) run between New Delhi and Chandigarh. A Jan Shatabdi Express leaves New Delhi at 2.35 pm and arrives at Una (via Chandigarh) at 10.10 pm. These timings are particularly inconvenient if you wish to travel onwards to Chintpurni.The reverse journey begins at 5 am from Una and the train arrives at New Delhi at 12 noon. Himachal Express leaves Delhi at 10.15 pm and arrives at Una (via Ambala, Ropar and Nangal) at 07.50 am. Return journey timings are - Leave Una 08.50 pm and Arrive Delhi 05.30 am.
More information is available at the Indian Railways official site www.indianrailways.gov.in
Nearest airport is at Gaggal which is near Kangra. Gaggal - Chintpurni distance is about 60 km. Kingfisher Red Airlines flies daily to Gaggal. Other airports are at Amritsar (160 km) and Chandigarh (200 km).
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