Ladakh Bus Service – 2017 : Frequency, Fare and Schedule

While majority of the people traveling to Ladakh use their own vehicle to get there; as well as for local sightseeing; a lot of us not really have that luxury available. There could be several reasons behind it. Some people do not feel comfortable riding or driving in that terrain; others live a bit too far to bring their own vehicles and a lot of people would rather catch a flight because they are short on time. One of the biggest reasons however is budget. Traveling by your own vehicle would of course be a lot more expensive if you just caught a bus to reach your destination. Whatever the reason maybe; reaching Leh and using Ladakh bus service or shared taxis for local sightseeing is also becoming a popular way for a trip to Ladakh.

 If you too are planning a trip to Ladakh by public transport; then below is the schedule of Ladakh Bus service for the year 2017. A friend of mine, Kaustubh, recently traveled to Ladakh and was kind enough to click the pictures below and send.

The images above have schedules of all bus services to all the popular tourist destinations in Ladakh. The second and third image are the same. Just that the first one is a bit dark, hard to read; and the flash made some parts of third image unreadable so I kept them both in the article.

Frequency of Ladakh bus service has really been a challenge; in case the days of the availability of the bus do not match your itinerary then another great option is to travel by shared taxis. You can get shared taxi to Nubra Valley, Pangong Tso and Tso Moriri from Leh bus stand and fare is almost same as that of the bus.

The bus from Leh to Delhi starts from Leh Bus stand at 5 AM. You will need to buy your ticket a day before and reach the bus stand by 4.30 AM. It reaches Keylong by around 6-7 PM. Passengers are required to make their own accomodation arrangements and you can easily get a hotel near the bus stand itself for Rs. 600 – Rs. 800. There is also a unisex dormitory near the bus stand where you can get a bed for Rs. 100. Next day it starts at 6.30 from Keylong and the ticket is Rs. 850 till Delhi. It reaches Manali by noon and starts from there for Delhi at 1.30 PM; reaching Delhi at 4.30 AM the next day.

You can get a shared taxi for Diskit from Leh Bus stand, fare per person is Rs. 400. The taxis usually start in the morning, around 8 AM towards both Panamik and Diskit. It reaches Panamik at around 1 to 2 PM.

There is a daily morning bus from Panamik to Diskit at 7.30 AM.

There is a bus from Diskit to Turtuk at 2.30 PM daily. It reaches Turtuk at around 6 PM.

From Diskit bus stand, you can easily get a shared taxi for Leh. These taxis leave Diskit at around 9-10 AM.

From Turtuk, there is a daily bus to Diskit at 6 AM every morning.

I hope the information above was helpful. If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask in comments section below or at our Community Forum and I will be glad to answer.