There are 7 ways to get from Arā to Manāli by taxi, plane, night bus, train, bus, or car
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Taxi to Birsa Munda Airport, fly to Chandigarh International Airport, night bus
best- Take the taxi from Arā to Birsa Munda Airport (IXR)
- Fly from Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)IXR - IXC
- Take the night bus from Chandigarh to Manali
11h 9m₹8,178–26,785Train, night bus
cheapest- Take the train from Barka Kana to Chandigarh18309 / ...
- Take the night bus from Chandigarh to Manali
36h 7m₹1,921–7,674Taxi, bus, night bus
- Take the taxi from Arā to BIT Meshra Ranchi
- Take the bus from BIT Meshra Ranchi to Kumhrar
- Take the bus from Bairiya Bus Stand - Patna to Anand Vihar - Delhi
- Take the night bus from ISBT Kashmiri Gate to Manali
39h 13m₹5,119–6,707Drive 1,549.5 km
- Drive from Arā to Manāli1,549.5 km
23h 33m₹16,210–23,414Taxi to Birsa Munda Airport, fly to Kangra Airport, taxi
- Take the taxi from Arā to Birsa Munda Airport (IXR)
- Fly from Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) to Kangra Airport (DHM)IXR - DHM
- Take the taxi from Kangra Airport (DHM) to Manāli
17h 37m₹20,468–44,735Taxi, train to Gaya, fly to Chandigarh International Airport, night bus
- Take the taxi from Arā to Hazaribagh Town
- Take the train from Hazaribagh Town to Gaya Jn
- Fly from Gaya (GAY) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)GAY - IXC
- Take the night bus from Chandigarh to Manali
14h 43m₹7,110–18,229Train to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, fly to Chandigarh International Airport, night bus
- Take the train from Barka Kana to Patna Jn
- Fly from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)PAT - IXC
- Take the night bus from Chandigarh to Manali
14h 3m₹7,743–25,734
Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arā to Manāli is to train and night bus which costs ₹1,900 - ₹8,000 and takes 36h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Arā to Manāli is to taxi and fly and night bus which takes 11h 9m and costs ₹8,000 - ₹27,000.
The distance between Arā and Manāli is 1511 km. The road distance is 1549.5 km.
The best way to get from Arā to Manāli without a car is to train and night bus which takes 36h 7m and costs ₹1,900 - ₹8,000.
It takes approximately 11h 9m to get from Arā to Manāli, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Arā to Manāli is 1549 km. It takes approximately 23h 33m to drive from Arā to Manāli.
There are 731+ hotels available in Manāli.
What companies run services between Arā, Jharkhand, India and Manāli, Himachal Pradesh, India?
There is no direct connection from Arā to Manāli. However, you can take the taxi to Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) airport, fly to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC), walk to Behlana, take the line 17 bus to Isbt-17, walk to Chandigarh, then take the vehicle to Manali. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Arā to Manali via Barka Kana, Chandigarh, Railway Station, Isbt-17, and Chandigarh in around 36h 7m.
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- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–23,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–23,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–23,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Pune
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–23,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Kangra Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–26,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Kangra Airport via Delhi, Chandigarh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–26,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Kangra Airport via Kolkata, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–27,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Kangra Airport via Ahmedabad, Chandigarh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–28,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Kangra Airport via Hyderabad, Chandigarh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–28,000
Flights from Gaya to Chandigarh International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–20,000
Flights from Gaya to Chandigarh International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–21,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Chandigarh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,000–20,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,000–20,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–19,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–24,000
Flights from Gaya to Chandigarh International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–14,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–21,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Barka Kana to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹600–4,900
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹600–800
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,600–2,000
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,300–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹3,800–4,900
Train from Hazaribagh Town to Gaya Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹160–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹160–200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹450–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
Train from Barka Kana to Patna Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹210–1,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹210–260
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹800–1,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
- Phone
- +918377971006
- info@laxmiholidays.com
- Website
- laxmiholidays.com
Night bus from Chandigarh to Manali
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
Night bus from ISBT Kashmiri Gate to Manali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,600
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
- Adult
- ₹700–1,300
- Phone
- +91 08046333629
- mashanti66@gmail.com
- Website
- maashantitravels.com
Bus from BIT Meshra Ranchi to Kumhrar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.maashantitravels.com/
- Adult
- ₹650–1,100
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Estimated price
- ₹490–10,000
Shankar Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 81 46 73 73 73
- Website
- shankartaxiservice.com
Himalaya Cab
- Phone
- +91 90151-57476
- Website
- himalayacab.com
Dharamshala Travels
- Phone
- +91 94 59 02 70 00
- Website
- dharamshalataxi.com
Dharamshala Tour And Travel Services
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