Amb Andaura ⇄ Dharamshala · train tracked

Amb Andaura to Dharamshala taxi

Dharamshala is about 95 km and two and a half hours from Amb Andaura railway station, up through Una district and into the Kangra valley. We track your Vande Bharat and the driver is on the station road when it pulls in, then it is one car, one driver, straight to your hotel, with no changes on the way. WhatsApp or call Kapil on +91 98053 05643 or Sahil on +91 78075 42573.

Distance: ~95 kmone way by road
Time on the road: ~2.5 hrsone way
Stops on the way: 6 worth breaking for
Dharamshala sits at: 1,457 m

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From the drivers

South to Amb, Chintpurni and Una — the Dehra Gopipur road.

How windy: Mostly straight — easy on anyone who gets car sick

What Kapil and Sahil say about this road is on the Amb Andaura station taxi page.

About this run

How we drive it

This is the last leg of the fastest route from Delhi to Dharamshala, and the leg most people leave to chance. The Vande Bharat gets you to Amb Andaura in comfort; then you step out onto a quiet station road in Una district with your luggage and find there is very little waiting. Pre-booking removes that whole problem.

The drive climbs steadily out of Una district and into the Kangra valley, and the last half hour is the good part — the Dhauladhar comes up in the windscreen and stays there. Allow two and a half hours for the run; we do not quote you two to win the booking and then arrive late.

Chintpurni sits close to the road on the way up and is the halt families ask for most often. Tell us on WhatsApp and we build it into the same fare rather than treating it as a detour.

One fare for this run, quoted on WhatsApp before you travel. See what's in a Kangra taxi fare.

What's in the fare

One all-in fare: car, driver, fuel, tolls, parking and permits
The same driver door to door, booked without an agent
Clean AC cars on commercial tourist-taxi permits
24×7, including pre-dawn and late-night runs
Fare confirmed on WhatsApp before the trip; cash or UPI

On the way to Dharamshala we can stop at

Chintpurni DeviThe closest shrine to Amb — the usual first halt

Jwala JiThe eternal flame, close to the route

Kangra townBrajeshwari Devi and the fort

GaggalThe valley airport, if you are meeting someone

Kotwali BazaarCentral Dharamshala

McLeodganjAnother ~30 minutes above the town

Need a car while you are there? See our Taxi service in Amb & at the station page.

The journey

The drive, leg by leg

About 2.5 hours

The Vande Bharat transfer. We track the train — if it is late, the driver is late with it.

Meet
On the platform
The driver waits at the station entrance with your name. It is a small station; you will not miss each other.
+30 min
Chintpurni turn
The temple is half an hour off the route and a very common addition to this transfer.
+1 hr
Jwala Ji
The eternal-flame temple sits directly on the road north. Adding it costs about forty minutes.
+2 hrs
Kangra town
Through Dehra Gopipur and up into the valley proper.
Arrive
Dharamshala
Kotwali Bazaar, the bus stand, or your hotel.
~95 km · ~2.5 hrs

Once you reach Dharamshala

The morning train works best

Arriving at Amb in the morning leaves the whole afternoon in Dharamshala, and lets you fit Chintpurni or Jwala Ji into the transfer instead of losing a day to them later.

Going back

Same in reverse, and the timing is tighter. We leave Dharamshala with a real buffer because the descent is the unpredictable part.

Carry on to McLeodganj

Another 20 minutes and 500 m up. Say at booking and we go straight through.

Want to change something? Ask on WhatsApp and we’ll send a new plan and fare.

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