How to reach Chamba — distances and drive times
How these numbers were made
Road distances and drive times are our own routing on OpenStreetMap, measured for a car. Buses are slower, and the hill roads add time in the rains, so treat them as the least you should plan for.
From where you are
- Dalhousie: 40 km, about 90 minutes.
- Bharmour: 60 km, about 127 minutes.
- Pathankot: 102 km, about 206 minutes.
- Dharamshala: 132 km, about 258 minutes.
- Palampur: 158 km, about 292 minutes.
- Chandigarh: 353 km, about 379 minutes.
Airport and railhead
The nearest airport is Kangra Airport at Gaggal, about 120 km and 238 minutes away. Pathankot, about 102 km away, is the nearest big railhead.
Once you are in Chamba
The old town is a walk; the Lakshmi Narayan temples and Champavati Temple are a minute apart. Chamunda Devi Temple is 3.3 km and eight minutes by road; Khajjiar is about 22 km and 53 minutes; the Shakti Devi Temple at Chhatrari is about 48 km and 99 minutes. See things to do in Chamba and the one-day plan.
Questions people ask
How far is Chamba from Dalhousie?
About 40 km by road, roughly 90 minutes by car or bus. It is the usual way in, as most visitors reach Chamba from Dalhousie on the way up the Ravi valley, and the two towns are easy to combine in a single trip of a few days.
What is the nearest airport to Chamba?
Kangra Airport at Gaggal, about 120 km away, roughly 238 minutes by road. Pathankot is the nearest big railhead, about 102 km and 206 minutes away, so most people who fly in take a taxi from the airport and many arrive by train to Pathankot first.
How far is Chamba from Chandigarh?
About 353 km, roughly 379 minutes by car on our routing. Most people break the journey at Pathankot or Dalhousie rather than drive straight through, because the last stretch is a slow hill road and the light is better for it during the day.