Amarnath Cave Direction Route

How to Reach Amarnath, India

Amarnath by Road:

Amarnath is connected by road with Pahalgam (47 km) and Sonmarg (21km) by a trekking route. The route for Amarnath yatra is as follows:- Pahalgam Route Jammu to Pahalgam. Pahalgam to Chandanwadi (16 km) Chandanwadi to Sheshnag (11.3 km) Sheshnag to Panchatarni (13 km) Panchtarni to the Holy Caves (6.4 km) After darshan return to Jammu (same route) Anantnag-Baltal Route Jammu to Srinagar Srinagar to Sonemarg Sonemarg to Baltal Baltal to Holycave (14 km by foot) After darshan return to Jammu on the same route. Amarnath is: 47 km from Pahalgam 21 km from Sonmarg 144 km from Srinagar 300 km from Jammu Tawi 238 km from Chandigarh 217 km from Haridwar 258 km from Jaipur 343 km from Shimla 502 km from Kullu

Amarnath by Train:

Jammu is the nearest Railway Station. It is connected with all major railway stations in India.

Amarnath by Air:

The nearest airport is Srinagar. There are daily flights to Delhi and Jammu from Srinagar. On some days, special flights are offered from Chandigarh and Amritsar to Srinagar. Nearest International Airport is Delhi. Helicopter services are also available from The pick up point is Baltal and it takes one fro the pooja and darshan at Amarnath which takes almost an hour and brings back the pilgrim to Baltal. Helicopters can be takes from Pahalgam as well. However, the helicopter lands at Panjtarni, which is 2 km from Amarnath and from there tourists need to trek or take ponies to reach the temple.