Punjab Doabs · Upper Indus–Gangetic Plain
How to reach
By air
- Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, Amritsar (ATQ) — The region's main airport, with direct international service used heavily by the diaspora.
- Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) — For Powadh, Malwa and the eastern districts.
- Adampur Airport, Jalandhar (AIP) — A small civil terminal serving Doaba.
- Bathinda Airport (BUP) — Limited service for south-western Malwa.
By rail
- Amritsar Junction (ASR) — The terminus of the Delhi–Amritsar line and the arrival point for most pilgrims.
- Ludhiana Junction (LDH) — The region's busiest junction, and the gateway to Malwa.
- Jalandhar City (JUC) — For Doaba, Kapurthala and the Beas crossing.
- Ambala Cantt (UMB) — The junction where the Punjab lines separate from the Delhi–Kalka line, in the Powadh belt.
- Bathinda Junction (BTI) — For south-western Malwa and the Rajasthan lines.
- Chandigarh (CDG) — For the capital and the Shivalik foot.
By road
NH-44, the Grand Trunk Road — Delhi to Ambala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar, and on to the Attari borderThe Amritsar–Pathankot and Amritsar–Bathinda highways connecting Majha to the hills and to MalwaExpressway projects linking Delhi with Amritsar and Katra, and Amritsar with Jamnagar, are in constructionDense state highway and link road network — Punjab has among the highest road densities in India, a direct consequence of moving grain from every village to a procurement yard
Getting around
Buses run everywhere and frequently, both state and private; shared taxis and autos cover the last stretch. Amritsar's old city is best walked, and the area immediately around the Harmandir Sahib is pedestrianised. Winter fog can shut highways and delay flights and trains for hours at a stretch in late December and January.
How to reach Punjab Doabs by air, rail, road and water, and how to get around once there. (10)