Manali to Leh bus service is offered by Himachal Roads Transport Corporation in summer and monsoon season. The bus starts from Delhi and reaches Leh in about 32 to 36 hours. The Delhi to Leh bus service is considered the longest bus route in the country at such an altitude. Tourists can avail this bus service from Delhi, Chandigarh, Kullu, Manali or Keylong. The HRTC bus to Leh (Ladakh) can be booked online or from any HRTC booking counter. Manali-Leh bus service time: Generally from June to September. (The service started from 15th May in 2022) Distance covered by Delhi-Leh bus: 1,026 KM (via Atal Tunnel) Bus fare from Delhi to Leh: Rs 1,740/- Time taken by bus: 32 to 36 hours Bus time from Keylong: 5 AM Bus time from Leh to Manali: 3 AM Major stoppage: Chandigarh, Mandi, Kullu, Manali, Keylong NOTE: Manali to Leh bus service has been suspended in September 2023. The service will resume in summer season in 2024. Manali-Leh bus service restarts after nine months Updated on June 09, 2023 Country's longest and highest altitude bus service that connects Delhi with Leh via Himachal Pradesh's tourist resort Manali and Keylong via Atal tunnel has restarted after remaining closed for nine months due to closure of the route with snowfall, officials told media on Friday. One-way fare for the 1,026-km long route is Rs 1,736, which includes a night's halt at Keylong, the headquarters of Lahaul-Spiti district. Three drivers will ply the bus with two conductors onboard at different timings of a 30-hour long journey. The state-run Himachal Road Transport Corp (HRTC) bus leaves Delhi at 3.45 p.m. After stopping at Keylong the next day, it will leave for Leh. The HRTC is running this special bus to promote tourism. "The response of tourists, especially
Manali to Leh bus service is offered by Himachal Roads Transport Corporation in summer and monsoon season. The bus starts from Delhi and reaches Leh in about 32 to 36 hours. The Delhi to Leh bus service is considered the longest bus route in the country at such an altitude. Tourists can avail this bus
Synopsis: Keylong-Padum bus service is going to become reality very soon as HRTC has conducted a successful trial on this route. The plan is to run the bus on Rewalsar-Kullu-Manali-Keylong-Darcha-Padum route. Keylong-Padum bus service will help in tourism promotion in the region. Himachal Roads Transport Corporation (HRTC), which operates buses on the country's longest and highest route between Delhi and Leh, will soon start a bus service between Padum in Kargil district's Zanskar valley and Keylong and Manali in Himachal Pradesh. The bus service, depending on demand, will be operated from Rewalsar in Himachal’s Mandi district. HRTC has successfully conducted a trial run of a 29-seater mini bus between Lahaul-Spiti district’s headquarter Keylong and Zanskar’s headquarter Padum. First of its kind, the bus service will start immediately after completing the permit related formalities. Initially the bus may run on Keylong-Padum route but the plan is to run the bus on Rewalsar-Padum route. Anshit Sharma, HRTC regional manager at Keylong, was quoted as saying: “The trial run has been successful. Once we complete all the formalities, the bus service will be launched immediately. Initially we plan to run only one bus, but if passenger load increases, we may increase the buses. The route permit is between Rewalsar and Padum. We are hoping for the success of the bus service.” Zanskar being a Buddhist dominated valley, the residents have cultural and religious relations with Himachal, especially Lahaul-Spiti district and Rewalsar in Mandi district. Earlier, people of Zanskar used to enter Himachal after many days of hard trekking via Shinku-la pass or after three to four days long road journey via Kargil, Leh and Sarchu. Now the journey via 16,580ft high Shinku-la will be completed in just one day. The distance between Padum and Keylong via traditional road through Kargil and Leh is
Synopsis: Keylong-Padum bus service is going to become reality very soon as HRTC has conducted a successful trial on this route. The plan is to run the bus on Rewalsar-Kullu-Manali-Keylong-Darcha-Padum route. Keylong-Padum bus service will help in tourism promotion in the region. Himachal Roads Transport Corporation (HRTC), which operates buses on the country’s longest and
