Amb Andaura ⇄ Manali · train tracked

Amb Andaura to Manali taxi

Manali is about 280 km and eight hours from Amb Andaura railway station, out through Una and Hamirpur, along the Beas from Mandi and up the Kullu valley. It is a full day’s driving in one car with one driver. We track your train, meet you at the station and go. WhatsApp or call Kapil on +91 98053 05643 or Sahil on +91 78075 42573.

Distance: ~280 kmone way by road
Time on the road: ~8 hrsone way
Stops on the way: 6 worth breaking for
Manali sits at: 2,050 m

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About this run

How we drive it

This is a full day in the car and we will not pretend otherwise: eight hours, and more if the Mandi–Kullu stretch is slow. The advantage over the alternatives is simply that it is one vehicle and one driver, and you stop when you want to rather than when a bus does.

The road leaves Una district through Hamirpur, joins the Beas near Mandi and then follows the river up through Kullu — one of the better long drives in the state, particularly the last two hours.

For most people it works best off the morning train, reaching Manali in the evening. If you are arriving late, we usually suggest a night in Mandi or Kullu instead of driving the hill road tired, and we will say so rather than take the longer booking.

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 Manali we can stop at

HamirpurThe first main town out of Una district

MandiWhere the road meets the Beas

Pandoh & the Beas gorgeThe river stretch

KulluThe valley town and the shawl workshops

NaggarThe castle and the Roerich gallery

Manali & Old ManaliYour hotel, door to door

Planning more than a transfer? See our Kullu & Manali tour.

The journey

The drive, leg by leg

About 8 hours

The long way in — station to the Beas valley across the whole width of Himachal. Best taken off a morning train.

Meet
Amb Andaura station
Early train, please. Eight hours means an afternoon arrival at best.
+1.5 hrs
Hamirpur
East across the low hills, the first proper leg.
+4 hrs
Mandi
The food stop, where the road meets the Beas.
+5.5 hrs
Pandoh and the gorge
The dam and the narrow river road — the slow stretch.
+6.5 hrs
Kullu and Naggar
Up the valley, river beside you.
Arrive
Manali
Mall Road, Old Manali, or your hotel.
~280 km · ~8 hrs

Once you reach Manali

This is a full travel day

Train plus eight hours of road. Do nothing on arrival evening beyond eating — Solang and the tunnel are for tomorrow.

Is there a shorter way?

Chandigarh is the better railhead for Manali if you are coming from Delhi. Amb Andaura suits you if the Kangra valley is also on the trip.

The tunnel

The Atal Tunnel makes Sissu and Lahaul a day trip from Manali, weather allowing, which is worth building a spare day for.

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

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