By Air : Manali
Access to Manali and its various tourist centres is from Bhuntar airport, 49 km from town. Please refer to Kullu section for details. Taxis and buses are available for transfers to various centres in the valley. Rs. 765 is charged one-way by a Maruti Gypsy.
Jagson Airlines: I floor, opposite Nehru Park, The Mall,. Open: 0930-1800 hrs.
Indian Airlines/Allaince Air: C/0 Han¬dling and Booking Agents, Ambassador Travels (P) Ltd, The Mall s. Open: Season 0800-1900 hrs. Off ¬season 0930-1700 hrs.
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By Road : Manali
Kullu Valley is connected by an ex¬tensive network of buses with the north¬ern region. A/c and non-a/c deluxe coaches are run by HRTC, HPTDC, other road transport corporations and private bus companies for Kullu and Manali.
Manali : Himachal Pradesh
STD Code: 01901
Manali, according to legend, was born when the waters of the Great Deluge receded and the seventh Manu's ark came to rest on a hillside in this valley. As the earth dried up there appeared a place of breathtaking beauty which was named after the great sage. Over the last decade Manali has grown from an outback Himachali town to a busy tourist destination bustling with as many as 400 hotels. Surrounded by towering peaks at arms length, Manali's major asset is its proximity to the snowline, never more than a few hours drive from
By Rail : Manali
Nearest railway stations are at Chan¬digarh (280 km) and Jogindernagar (190 km).
Mandi By road
At the junction of national highways nos. 20 (pathankot-mandi) and 21(chan-digarh-manali), mandi is very well con¬nected to all parts of himachal pradesh and the northern region. Road distances to some important centres in the region are: manali 110 km, dharamshala 140 km, dalhousie 265 km, shimla 130 km, hamir-pur 75 km, chandigarh 210 km and delhi 460 km.
Being on two major national highways, mandi is excellently served by bus servic¬es, both deluxe and ordinary. All deluxe, airconditioned and ordinary buses of vari¬ous states transport corporations, like del¬hi, haryana, rajasthan, punjab, chandi¬garh, j&k and himachal, and private coach operators
Manali : Tip
Tourist taxis and auto rickshaws are the main modes for local commutation. Rates for more popular destinations are fixed and generally hold, except during the peak season. Taxis can be hired from the Taxi Operators Union Office near Tourist Office, The Mall, and taxi stands at the bus stand, Model Town, and other places in the town and suburbs.
Rates for sightseeing to some places in and around the city by a Maruti van are: Local sightseeing (3 hrs), Solang Val¬ley (3.5 hrs), Naggar (4 hrs),
