Information
Regarding Transport
There are no yellow-tops in
Chandigarh; only tourist taxis
are available for which charges
are negotiable, However, approved
rates for commercial vehicles
should be ascertained from the
office of CITCO.
Auto-rickshaws are easily
available; prices negotiable.
Pre-paid services for
auto-rickshaws have been
introduced at the Railway Station
and the ISBT. Metred journeys by
auto-rickshaws are in the
pipeline. However,
cycle-rickshaws are the most
extensively used mode of
transport in the city.
Inter-State
Bus Terminus Complex (ISBT) in
Sector 17 is the hub of all
roadways activity. It houses a
post office, the City Rail
Reservation office (8 am - 1:45
pm, 2 pm - 8 pm, Sundays: 8 am -
2 pm), Waiting Room, Retiring
Rooms, 3 food outlets of
Chandigarh Tourism Information
Centre (9am -5 pm), Main Taxi
Stand (24 hours), Tel 544621,
543681; and a pre-paid auto
rickshaw service. The ISBT is
located in the heart of downtown.
No regular, scheduled tours are
available in Chandigarh; CITCO,
however, arranges local
sightseeing tours subject to a
minimum load of 20 passengers.
For information on tariffs,
contact the Tour and Travel Wing
of CITCO, Sector 17 Tel: 543839.
Indian
Airlines City office
Sector 17
Tel: (for enquiries &
Reservations) 544539, 543443,
Airport
Flight Enquiry
Tel: 43304, 45433.
Private Airlines connect
Chandigarh with Delhi.
Archana
Airways
Tel: 44395, 23007;
Jagson
Airways
Tel: 54500
Airport
Transfers:
Taxis are available. Rates have
to be negotiated.
Railway
Station EnquiriesTel: 22105;
Reservations Tel: 22260
Haryana
Roadways
(6 am -11:45 am, 1:15 pm - 8 pm)
Tel 544041 Punjab Roadways (6 am
- 11:45 am, 1:15 pm 8 pm) Tel:
544023 and Himachal Roadways (9am
-1pm, 2pm- 4pm) Tel: 544015
Airconditioned
services to Amritsar are offered
by Maharaja Travels. The buses
leave from Aroma Hotel Complex in
Sector 22C Tel: 44434,
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