There are 4 ways to get from Leh to Gilgit by plane, unknown, taxi, bus, or train
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Fly Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport to Srinagar International Airport, travel
best- Fly from Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL) to Srinagar International Airport (SXR)plane IXL - SXR
- Walk from Srinagar International Airport (SXR) to Gilgitunknown
5h 10mTravel to Skardu Airport, fly to Gilgit
- Walk from Leh to Skardu Airport (KDU)unknown
- Fly from Skardu Airport (KDU) to Gilgit (GIL)plane KDU - GIL
7h 38mTravel to Skardu Airport, fly to Islamabad International Airport, taxi
- Walk from Leh to Skardu Airport (KDU)unknown
- Fly from Skardu Airport (KDU) to Islamabad International Airport (ISB)plane KDU - ISB
- Take the taxi from Islamabad International Airport (ISB) to Gilgittaxi
12h 14mBus, train, travel, bus to Islamabad International Airport, fly to Gilgit
- Take the bus from Leh to Srinagarbus
- Take the train from Badgam to Baramulatrain
- Walk from Baramula to Murreeunknown
- Take the bus from Murree to Islamabadbus
- Fly from Islamabad International Airport (ISB) to Gilgit (GIL)plane ISB - GIL
26h 7m
Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL) to Srinagar International Airport (SXR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Leh and Gilgit is 479 km.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Leh to Gilgit, including transfers.
Gilgit is 30 min behind Leh. It is currently 12:33 PM in Leh and 12:03 PM in Gilgit.
There are 57+ hotels available in Gilgit.
What companies run services between Leh, India and Gilgit, Pakistan?
There is no direct connection from Leh to Gilgit. However, you can take the taxi to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL) airport, fly to Srinagar International Airport (SXR), then travel to Gilgit. Alternatively, you can travel to Skardu Airport (KDU) airport then fly to Gilgit (GIL).
- Website
- www4.piac.com.pk
Flights from Skardu Airport to Gilgit via Islamabad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
Flights from Skardu Airport to Islamabad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Islamabad International Airport to Gilgit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport to Srinagar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- airblue.com
Flights from Skardu Airport to Islamabad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Badgam to Baramula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $3–5
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $8–11
- Phone
- 0191-2577475
- jksrtc@gmail.com
- Website
- jksrtc.co.in
Bus from Leh to Srinagar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.jksrtc.co.in/
- Phone
- (061) 111 22 44 88
- info@faisalmovers.com.pk
- Website
- faisalmovers.com
Bus from Murree to Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://www.bookkaru.com/
- Website
- https://www.faisalmovers.com/
- Premium Plus
- $3–6
- Executive
- $1–3
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