This resort town located at an altitude of 6726 ft is a go-to vacation destination for the tourists when visiting India’s northern state, Himachal Pradesh. Apart from being a serine hill station, Manali gives you an adrenaline rush owing to a wide-range of adventure sports played there. The places of interest in and around Manali include Rohtang Pass, Solang Valley, Beas River, Tibetan Monasteries, etc.
It has a well-knit network of connectivity by air, road and train. It falls in Kullu district and is about 270 kilometres away from Shimla and 309 kilometres from Chandigarh. Kullu-Manali airport, about 50 kilometres away, is the nearest airport to Manali. Flights to and from New Delhi are a regular affair. Visitors can avail the facility of another airport in Chandigarh to reach Manali which is about 309 kilometres away. It takes over 7 hours from Chandigarh by road.
By road from Delhi, you can reach Manali via NH1, NH22 and NH21. In addition to the state-owned buses, other buses – including luxury ones – also ply to Manali. Buses from other routes such as Pathankot, Chandigarh and Jammu add to Manali’s connectivity. The closest-to-Manali railway station is at Jogindar Nagar, about 170 kilometres away. It is a narrow gauge railhead. The nearest broad gauge railhead is at Una, 250 kilometres away.