Gulmarg is an important tourist destination and thus, you can find numerous options for traveling to and from Gulmarg. Remember that this is a high-altitude destination and thus, not all forms of transportation would have equal comfort.
By Train
The closest railway station to Gulmarg is located in Jammu. From Jammu, Gulmarg is around 290 km away. From the station, you can find cabs and buses to Gulmarg directly.
By Road
Gulmarg has good road connectivity with major cities of the state. You can find cabs and buses from numerous parts of the state to Gulmarg, on a daily basis. You can also find frequent road transportation from cities of Himachal Pradesh. Direct buses from other states are quite rare, other than New Delhi and surrounding regions to Gulmarg.
By Air
Due to the close proximity of the airport to Gulmarg, the air transportation is the most opted form of travel, when budget is not a constraint. The closest airport is Srinagar airport, which receives daily flights from numerous major airports of the country. The airport is located around 60 km away from Gulmarg and you can find cabs and buses to Gulmarg from the airport.
Srinagar airport is also called Sheikh Ul-Alam international airport. The international tourists prefer to fly to New Delhi and catch a connecting flight to Srinagar. However, you can find direct flight to Srinagar from Medina (Hajj).
How to Reach Gulmarg from Delhi?
You can find direct buses to Gulmarg from Delhi. If you wish to fly, you can find direct flights from New Delhi to Srinagar. From Srinagar, you ought to take road transportation to reach Gulmarg. If you are choosing trains, you can find direct trains from Delhi to Jammu. Top trains to choose are Jammu Rajdhani, Jhelum Express, Uttar S Kranti, and others. From Jammu, you can find buses or cabs to Gulmarg. Or, you can reach directly to Gulmarg via buses or cabs.
How to Reach Gulmarg from Srinagar?
Srinagar and Gulmarg are around 60 km apart. The only way to reach Gulmarg from Srinagar is via road transportation. You can find direct buses, mini-coaches and jeeps from Tangmarg Market of Srinagar to Gulmarg. It would take a little more than one hour to reach Gulmarg via road transportation. Gulmarg does not have an airport or railway station. Thus, road transportation is the option plausible way to reach Gulmarg from Srinagar.
How to Reach Gulmarg from Jammu?
Gulmarg is around 300 km away from Jammu. However, you can easily find road transportation between the two destinations as Jammu has a popular train station. It would take 6 hours and 45 minutes to reach Gulmarg from Jammu. If you are looking for a faster option, you can fly from Jammu Civil Enclave to Srinagar International airport. From Srinagar, Gulmarg is just 60 km away. Train route is not possible as Gulmarg does not have a train station.
How to Reach Gulmarg from Katra?
Katra is 316 km away from Gulmarg. Katra is just 50 km away from Jammu. You can reach Jammu via road transportation from Katra, fly from Jammu to Srinagar and take road transportation to reach Gulmarg from Srinagar. However, the most opted option is cab or bus to Gulmarg from Katra, which would take a little less than seven hours.
How to Reach Gulmarg from Lucknow?
You can find trains from Lucknow station to Jammu Station, but Jammu is more than 300 km way from Gulmarg. Thus, tourists usually choose to catch trains to Udhampur. From Udhampur, you can find cabs and buses to Gulmarg. Udhampur is 140 km away from Gulmarg and it would take five hours to reach. You can also catch direct cabs from Luckow to Gulmarg. If you wish to fly, you can find direct flights to Srinagar from Lucknow. From Srinagar, you can find road transportation to reach Gulmarg in around one hour.
How to Reach Gulmarg from Manali?
Manali is 600 km away from Gulmarg. The closest airport to Manali is Bhuntar and from Bhutar, you can find direct flights to Srinagar airport. From the airport, you can find road transportation to reach Gulmarg. If you are planning to choose trains, Uttar S Kranti is the only train that runs between Manali and Udhampur. Other option would be to reach Chandigarh and catch trains from Chandigarh to Udhampur. From Udhampur, you need to reach Gulmarg via road transportation. It is quite hard to find direct buses or cabs from Manali to Gulmarg.
How to Reach Gulmarg from Chennai?
You cannot find direct flights from Chennai. You ought to fly to Delhi and catch a connecting flight to Srinagar. From Srinagar airport, you can find road transportation to reach Gulmarg. If you are choosing trains, it is best to reach New Delhi and catch trains to Jammu or Udhampur. Chennai is more than 3000 km away from Gulmarg and direct road transportation is hard to find and is neither comfortable nor economic.
