By road72.9 km
Driving time1 h 20 min
Straight line36.3 km
Main highwaysNH144
By road it is 72.9 km from Shiv Khori to Vaishno Devi – about 1 h 20 min of driving without long halts. The straight-line distance is 36.3 km.
Route on the map
By road
The drive covers 72.9 km and usually takes 1 h 20 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 Shiv Khori on IRCTC.
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Other routes
- Jammu to Vaishno Devi42 km · 50 min
- Udhampur to Vaishno Devi40.6 km · 55 min
- Pathankot to Vaishno Devi145 km · 2 h 55 min
- Dharamshala to Vaishno Devi232 km · 5 h 15 min
- Amritsar to Vaishno Devi237 km · 4 h 55 min
- Jalandhar to Vaishno Devi266 km · 4 h 50 min
- Ludhiana to Vaishno Devi318 km · 5 h 35 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.