The arduous 1,050 km bus journey linking Delhi to Leh via Manali is just an awesome journey for Bus Fans across India.
The 1,050 km journey will take 33 hours. The bus to the Ladakh capital would make brief halts and stop at major tourist spots like Manali in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district and Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti district. The one-way fare between Delhi-Leh is Rs. 1,203.
The bus crosses four high mountain passes in the cold deserts of Himachal and Jammu and Kashmir – Rohtang Pass (13,050 ft), Baralacha Pass (16,020 ft), Lachungla Pass (16,620 ft) and Tanglangla Pass (17,480 ft).
The Delhi-Leh bus service via Manali normally operates for four months as the 475 km Manali-Leh highway remains shut rest of the year due to snowfall. The Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) has announced that its luxury bus service between Manali and Leh would restart in the first week of July.
The HPTDC runs a 35-seater bus on the Manali-Leh route via Keylong. The bus leaves Manali in the morning and stops overnight at Keylong. From there, it departs for Leh and reaches the destination in the evening.
