By road535 km
Driving time9 h 40 min
Straight line227 km
Main highwaysNH44, NH503A, NH503
Manali and Vaishno Devi are 535 km apart by road. Plan for roughly 9 h 40 min behind the wheel, more on Navratri, the New Year week and summer holidays, when the last stretch slows down.
Route on the map
By road
The drive covers 535 km and usually takes 9 h 40 min. Private cars and taxis use the same route as state and private buses; on crowded days vehicles are stopped at outer parking areas and the rest is covered on foot or by local transport.
By train
The temple has no station of its own. The nearest railhead is Katra (SVDK), 1.7 km from the temple, with shared jeeps, buses and taxis for the last leg. Check current trains from Manali on IRCTC.
By air
The nearest airport is Jammu Airport, 48.8 km from the temple. From Manali it is usually quicker to fly there and continue by taxi or bus than to drive the whole way.
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Other routes
- Dehradun to Vaishno Devi556 km · 10 h 5 min
- Shimla to Vaishno Devi486 km · 8 h 25 min
- Haridwar to Vaishno Devi608 km · 10 h 45 min
- Gurgaon to Vaishno Devi634 km · 10 h 45 min
- Delhi to Vaishno Devi652 km · 10 h 50 min
- Noida to Vaishno Devi653 km · 10 h 45 min
- Chandigarh to Vaishno Devi393 km · 6 h 55 min
- Srinagar to Vaishno Devi319 km · 5 h 35 min
Road distances and driving times are calculated from OpenStreetMap road data; driving times include a margin for Indian road conditions and are estimates, not guarantees.