Chandigarh → Amritsar
Chandigarh to Amritsar is about 230 km by road (4.2–5.0 hours via Jalandhar), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹1,487 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 229 km.
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Chandigarh to Amritsar at a glance
- Distance
- ~230 km
- Drive time
- 4.2–5.0 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹1,487
- Toll allowance
- ₹460
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹1,947
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹974
About these numbers: petrol ₹97/litre (17 Sep 2026) at 15 km/litre; ₹2/km toll allowance, not verified against NHAI rates. Map data © OpenStreetMap. Method · Report an error
Chandigarh to Amritsar route
Chandigarh → Jalandhar → Amritsar
Road: NH5 · NH205 · NH344A · NH44 · NH3 · NH354
Towns on the way
- Jalandhar ↗ · ~4 km off the mapped road
Crosses from Chandigarh into Punjab (ask taxis about permit charges).
Weather in Amritsar
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
Search Chandigarh to Amritsar with bus operators for your date; a direct service is not confirmed. Official tourism transport information ↗
Train
- Chandigarh: Chandigarh
- Amritsar: Amritsar Junction
Nearest airports
- Chandigarh: Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC)
- Amritsar: Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (ATQ)
Things to do in Amritsar
- Shopping: Hall Bazaar (phulkari, jootis)
- With children: Wagah Border flag ceremony
- For adults: Langar seva at Golden Temple
Local food to try: Amritsari kulcha · Lassi.
Best time to travel
Suggested season: Oct–Mar.
Return trip: Amritsar to Chandigarh
Same 230 km back, about ₹1,947 each way or ₹3,895 for the round trip.