As our trips starts and end at Leh, you should be careful in checking all the options available flying into Leh, because of the variability of tickets prices during the Leh season. We would very much be there for you, if you want any help for arranging domestic flights in and out of Leh, hotels and transportation in Delhi to make the travel as smooth as possible (costs not included in the trip). Feel free to discuss the travel options.

 

Planning your flights

People coming for expeditions:

Have to attend the briefing before the expedition and debriefing after the expedition at IMF (Indian Mountaineering Foundation) in Delhi. So, plan your flights accordingly transiting one day before and after the trip in Delhi.

 You will have to be careful with the domestic flight bookings, as the cost difference between different airlines can be huge so as to save even a minor extra cost.

Since we start our expeditions and treks in Leh, it is better to book the return flights from Delhi to Leh well in advance, the prices may get high during the Leh season due to high inflow of tourists in and out of Leh. Most of the flights into Leh departs early morning 5:30 - 9 am and return flights arrives in Delhi till midday, so please plan your international flights accordingly, so that you can fly straight to Leh without leaving the airport as most of the international flights arrive late in the night or early in the morning to Delhi with the possibility to transfer straight to your domestic flights. (Optional) Air India flies from all the major international cities, incase if you have to change or reschedule your flights it would be easier for you, if you book both your international and domestic flights with the same airlines.

Flying out of Leh after the trip, you reach Delhi midday. Might have to wait at the airport or take a tour of the city, as there are only few international flights out of Delhi in the afternoon. Lounge facilities are available at the airport.

 

Delhi airport:

Delhi airport has presently three terminals operating: T1, T2 and T3. All the international and some domestic flights fly in and out from T3. You might have to transfer to the terminal T1 or T2 for your domestic flights and vice versa, depending on the airline. Make sure to make a note of which terminals you will be using.

 

Airlines operating between Delhi - Leh

Air India is the national airline. Their flights are also reasonably reliable. They fly daily flight in and out of Leh from Delhi. (Terminal - T3)

Air Vistara is a Tata-Singapore Airlines partnership and well worth checking out. They have just started their flights to Leh. (Terminal-T3)

Spice Jet is another private airline operating Delhi-Leh flights. Decent airline. (Terminal- T1 and T3).

Indigo Airlines has started flights to Leh two years back. Amongst the largest low-cost domestic operators.

Note: the baggage allowance for all the domestic flights are 15kgs (Check in) and 7-8 kgs (Hand baggage), except Air India which allows 25kgs (Check in) and 8kgs (Hand baggage). You can buy allowances while booking your flights.

The flight time is approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Leh airport code IXL (Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Airport)

Delhi airport code DEL (Indira Gandhi International Airport)

www.newdelhiairport.in

 

Flights bookings

Check Agoda.com, skyscanner.com, Kayak.com, MakeMyTrip.com and Cleartrip.com, If the prices quoted directly by the airlines seems expensive. Along with a couple of other agents, they have block-booked most of the cheap seats in advance.

 

Transiting Delhi

Options for recovery between flights is the clean https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/new-delhi/delax/hoteldetail in the airport, which saves leaving the airport.

Lemontreehotels is another good hotel with a fair price at a 1-2 kms distance from the terminal at Aero city. There are many other Hotels in close vicinity at Aero city.

Plaza Premium Lounges are convenient, they have two lounges in T3, so you can catch a nap or shower when moving between international and domestic, especially handy with a long transit when you pick up your baggage but are not allowed into the next check-in area until 4 hours before your flight.

 

Delhi hotels

Delhi has many choices of hotels to choose from 5 star to budget hotels.

Feel free to discuss your staying options.

We will be happy to assist you.

 

Mumbai - Leh

Air India, Indigo, Spice Jet has direct daily flight to Leh from Mumbai during the season only. (Terminal 1B)

The GoAir flight from Mumbai departs early morning at 4am and reaches Leh around 6:40am.

Mumbai airport code BOM (Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport)

www.mumbaiairport.com

 

Overland to and from Leh

Route:

Delhi-Manali-Leh

Delhi-Jammu-Srinagar-Leh

If you plan to drive into Leh from either Manali or Srinagar, it is worth an adventure doing it once, even if the roads are a bit rough. The landscapes are simply stunning. But I would personally advise Delhi-Manali-Leh route than the Delhi-Srinagar-Leh route, because of the political tension in Kashmir (otherwise it is one of the most beautiful places). Till Manali you can take buses by Himachal Pradesh tourism buses (HPTDC) from Delhi. From there we would recommend you take a shared or booked taxi till Leh. You can also take a flight from Delhi to Kullu (around 50kms from Manali) and the same if you want to drive out of Leh.

Coming from Srinagar, there are daily flights from Delhi to Srinagar. Then from Srinagar you can take a taxi till Leh and vice versa.

Please feel free to discuss the travelling options.