There are 7 ways to get from Karnāl to Manāli by bus, night bus, car, taxi, train, or plane
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Bus, night bus via Thānesar
best- Take the bus from Kurukshetra to Mandibus
- Take the nightbus from Mandi to Manalinightbus
5h 26mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karnal to Manali Private Bus Standbus
8h 29m₹490–2,000Drive 377.4 km
- Drive from Karnāl to Manālicar 377.4 km
5h 50m₹4,234–6,116Taxi
- Take the taxi from Karnāl to Manālitaxi 377.4 km
5h 50m₹8,000–10,000Train, fly, night bus
- Take the train from Karnal to New Delhitrain
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Kulu (KUU)plane DEL - KUU
- Take the nightbus from Kullu to Manalinightbus
6h 2m₹4,327–26,854Bus, night bus
- Take the bus from FlixBus Karnal - Nirmal Kutiya to FlixBus Bhuntarbus FlixBus IN0210A / ...
- Take the nightbus from Kullu to Manalinightbus
8h 7m₹1,191–3,031Train, bus
- Take the train from Karnal to Kiratpur Sahibtrain 12057 / ...
- Take the bus from Kiratpur to Manalibus
9h 8m₹616–2,418
Karnāl to Manāli by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karnāl to Manāli is to train and bus which costs ₹600 - ₹2,500 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Karnāl to Manāli is to drive which takes 5h 50m and costs ₹4,200 - ₹6,500.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Karnal and arriving at Manali Private Bus Stand. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 29m.
The distance between Karnāl and Manāli is 383 km. The road distance is 377.4 km.
The best way to get from Karnāl to Manāli without a car is to bus and night bus via Thānesar which takes 5h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Karnāl to Manāli, including transfers.
Karnāl to Manāli bus services, operated by Northern Travels, depart from Karnal station.
Karnāl to Manāli bus services, operated by Northern Travels, arrive at Manali Private Bus Stand station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karnāl to Manāli is 377 km. It takes approximately 5h 50m to drive from Karnāl to Manāli.
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What companies run services between Karnāl, India and Manāli, Himachal Pradesh, India?
Northern Travels operates a bus from Karnal to Manali Private Bus Stand twice daily. Tickets cost ₹490–2,000 and the journey takes 8h 29m.
- Website
- helitrans.no
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kulu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹3,300–24,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Karnal to New Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–180
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹420–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹900–1,200
Train from Karnal to Kiratpur Sahib
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- [email protected]
- Website
- King Luxuries
Bus from Kurukshetra to Mandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- King Luxuries
- Phone
- +91 8377971006
- [email protected]
- Website
- laxmiholidays.com
Night bus from Mandi to Manali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
Night bus from Kullu to Manali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹650–1,400
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
Night bus from Kullu to Manali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹650–1,400
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
- Phone
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- FlixBus India
Bus from FlixBus Karnal - Nirmal Kutiya to FlixBus Bhuntar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹500–1,700
- Website
- FlixBus India
- Phone
- +91 080-46333629
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Travels
Bus from Karnal to Manali Private Bus Stand
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹490–2,000
- Website
- Northern Travels
- Semi Sleeper
- ₹490–2,000
- Phone
- 1800 180 8185
- [email protected]
- Website
- hrtchp.com
Bus from Kiratpur to Manali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹430–1,005
- Website
- hrtchp.com
- Ordinary
- ₹430–650
- AC Himdhara
- ₹600–850
- AC Volvo
- ₹1,005
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–10,000
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