How To Reach Patiala City
By Air:
The
nearest domestic and International airports are at Chandigarh and New
Delhi respectively. From New Delhi or Chandigarh you need to come by
rail or road.
By Rail:
Patiala
is well connected with New Delhi by rail. There are direct train
services from New Delhi, viz., the New Delhi-Bhathinda Intercity
Express train no. 4731/4732 starts at 14.20 and Dadar-Amritsar Express
(train no. 1057/1058) starts at 04.40 So you can take these trains from
New Delhi or the Shatabdi Express to Ambala starts at (Train No. 2029
at 07.20,Train No. 2011 at 07.40,Train No. 2005 at 17.15) and then hire
a taxi from Ambala for the drive to Patiala.
By Road:
Patiala
lies just off the excellent National Highway #1 (Delhi-Amritsar) and is
about 250 Km from Delhi. The journey via Ambala Cantt. takes about 5
hours. One is required to take the National Highway No. 1 from New
Delhi to Rajpura. Thereafter, Chandigarh-Patiala Highway takes one to
Patiala.Buses are also available after every half an hour from ISBT,
New Delhi
You can also drive to Patiala from Chandigarh, via Zirakpur (on NH 22), and Rajpura.