Delhi to Leh Bus Service by HRTC Resumes for 2017

by Vargis.Khan

If you were planning a trip to Ladakh this year and the Delhi to Leh Bus service by HRTC was on your mind as preferred way of traveling; then you are good to travel any time now. The service was resumed by HRTC last week. In the past, this bus was available only after late June or early July but this year, HRTC decided to make it available early in the season.

Running a total length of about 1100 kilometers, it is one of the longest bus service available in our country and definitely the most scenic one. This bus starts from ISBT Delhi and runs through six different states or UTs (Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir). Please note though that this bus is an extension of previous Delhi to Keylong bus which means that you will not actually be travelling in the same bus throughout the journey. You will first board the bus from Delhi to Keylong; stay there for the night; the bus will change in the morning and you will continue towards Leh.

Total fare of the journey is Rs 1365 per person. The first ticket is for Delhi to Keylong for Rs. 800 and some change. Then again at Keylong you will extend your ticket to Leh for Rs. 500 and change. This amount is just for the ticket, meals and accommodation is not inclusive. Your stay for the night at Keylong will have to be paid by you separately.

Schedule of the bus is as mentioned below.

Delhi to Leh Bus Service by HRTC
  • Delhi to Leh bus (Operated by Himachal Pradesh Tourism)
  • Departure : Every alternate day (till Sept 15) from ISBT, Counter 7 Time: 3.45 pm
  • For more information you can call ISBT at 011- 23868694
  • ISBT Chandigarh (Himachal counter): 0172-2668943
  • Keylong bus station: 01900-222245
  • Manali Bus stand at 01902-252323, 01902-252116 & 01902-253147
  • HRTC Keylong depot contact number: 01900-222245
Delhi to Leh bus timings / Delhi to Leh Bus Time Table

Mentioned below are the departure timings from places en route.

Delhi: 02:30 pm
Chandigarh – Sector 43: 8.30 PM
Kullu: 5:30 AM

Manali:  7:00 AM
Keylong – Arrival – 01:00 PM,
**Night Halt**
Keylong – Departure: 05:00 AM
Leh (Arrival) – 7 PM

Reverse Schedule

Leh (Departure)- 5:00 am
Keylong (Arrival) – 7:00 pm
**Night Halt**
Keylong (Departure) – 06:30 AM
Manali (Departure)- 1:25 AM
Delhi (Arrival)- 4:00 AM

For your return journey from Leh to Delhi, you can take the same bus. Mentioned below are a few details on Leh to Delhi Bus Service.

Food Halts:

• Evening snacks: Karnal
• Dinner: Ropar
• Early morning break: Pandoh
• Breakfast: Gulaba
• Lunch: Koksar
• Breakfast: Bharatpur near Baralacha La
• Lunch: Pang
• Evening snacks: Upshi

Additionally, the bus also stops at major mountain passes for 5-10 minutes

For more information regarding this bus service, please read Delhi to Leh Bus Service : Fare, Schedule & How to Book.

I hope this information on Delhi to Leh Bus Service by HRTC was helpful. If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask in the comments section or at our Community Forum and I will be glad to answer.

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6 comments

Minhajul Abedin August 6, 2017 - 4:36 am

Hi Vargis Khan

I want to go Leh from Delhi via manali by bus at 8sep 2017.
Is that bus available in this time ????

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Vargis.Khan August 6, 2017 - 7:33 pm

Hello Minhajul – Yes it will be available until Sep 15th.

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Minhajul Abedin September 6, 2017 - 1:10 am

Which time bus left today from Delhi??

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Vargis.Khan September 6, 2017 - 3:55 pm

It leaves sometime in the afternoon

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Vargis.Khan June 17, 2017 - 3:35 am

Hello Ashutosh – The bus was flagged off on June 7th so you can calculate alternate days from there. There is an HRTC bus you can take to Keylong and then another bus from Keylong to Leh that passes through Sarchu. You can get down there. Shared taxi is another option.

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Asutosh Patnaik June 15, 2017 - 11:05 am

Dear Vargis,

Thank you so much for such a great information on HRTC bus services that got resumed on Manali-Leh Highway.

I tried reaching Manali number and Keylong, but Manali was unreachable. Kindly share any info regarding the days on which this bus services run from Manali to Leh, as it has been mentioned as alternative days. Do we have any more HRTC bus run between Manali and Leh.

And also do we any option to go till Sarchu from Manali via bus service or any less expensive mode of transport. This info will really help us as we have all our camps booked in Sarchu for a night halt.

Again, Thank you so much in advance.

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