Dharamsala to Keylong bus?

lansell · Jun 7th, 2008, 15:10

Hi,

Is it possible to travel by local bus from dharamsala to keylong? I'm looking to make this journey without having to go through Manali. Even if the journey is long and needs to be done in segments, I'd still be interested.

Any ideas?

Thanks

kullukid · Jun 7th, 2008, 16:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by lansell

Hi,

I'm looking to make this journey without having to go through Manali.

Any ideas?

Thanks

WHY???

All the buses from D'sala would have to go through Manali anyway. I'm fairly sure you will have to change buses at Manali there won't be any direct from D'sala.

KK

voyager61 · Jun 7th, 2008, 18:43

Hi! Very long trip,via Kashmir and Ladakh

Dilliwala · Jun 8th, 2008, 05:09

voyager, you forgot Chamba-Kilar-Udaypur route, it'll be shorter.

lansell · Jun 9th, 2008, 17:50

Dilliwala:
I'm not familiar with those places. It's possible to take the bus (or buses) through there to Keylong?

Basically I have no time constraints and have already seen Manali and surrounding area, so I would prefere to take a different route if possible.

Thanks

Dilliwala · Jun 9th, 2008, 20:37

WARNING: Anyone not familiar with the geography of HP and J&K please ignore posts 3 and 4!!

Uh oh, lansell, seems you took them a bit seriously despite the emoticons! But as kk already said earlier, Dhasa to Keylang buses have to go thru Manali, no choice. voyager then came up with the longest possible route, albeit avoiding Manali, as you desired! The route I mentioned is shorter than thru Ladakh and avoids Manali too, but there are very bad sections involved.
BUT, if you want to travel some and see something new, that wud actually be a fantastic route to take, you'll get to see some wild, unspoilt countryside, specially between Tisa and Kilar, crossing the 4390 metre-high Sach pass in-between on a narrow unmetalled road! The full route is Chamba-Tisa-Sach pass-Kilar-Udaypur-Tandi Bridge-from here one road to Keylang, one to Rohtang La/Manali. Kilar to Udaypur is 45 km on an unmetalled road, but buses go that way to Keylang and Manali (or one from Kilar and the other from Udaypur, I forget). From Kilar to Tandi Bridge (90 km) the drive is along the Chandrabhaga river, again unspoilt countryside with pretty little villages every now and then.

You wud have to find your way from Dhasa to Chamba first, which is quite easily done. Only issue is how to get over the Sach pass - a) it's almost never passable before end-June, and b) depends on whether HRTC buses are running on that route or not, a service was supposed to have started 2 years ago. It's best that you check this before leaving Dhasa, altho authentic info may only be available from HRTC Chamba.
There are reports though that share-jeeps go over the Sach pass, so you may be able to get a ride in one.

Here's a few threads that might interest you:
Pangi Valley
When Does Sach Pass Open ?
Chamba - Keylong
Chamba or Sangla??
Manali to Keylang and the Pattan Valley

voyager61 · Jun 10th, 2008, 01:00

Hi! What about going via Kinnaur and Spiti?

lansell · Jun 10th, 2008, 19:09

Thanks for the detailed reply, I'll definately look into that route, sounds exciting.

I'd happily go through Kinnuar and Spiti, but I've just arrived in Kullu from those areas, so I don't want to retrace my steps. It's partly my motivation for not going over the Rohtang pass route.

Thanks to all!

Dilliwala · Jun 10th, 2008, 23:57

Just a thought - where will you be going after Keylang?

Jun 7th, 2008, 15:10	#1
lansell Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 7	Dharamsala to Keylong bus? Hi, Is it possible to travel by local bus from dharamsala to keylong? I'm looking to make this journey without having to go through Manali. Even if the journey is long and needs to be done in segments, I'd still be interested. Any ideas? Thanks

Jun 9th, 2008, 20:37	#6
Dilliwala Funky flunky Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dilli Posts: 3,591	WARNING: Anyone not familiar with the geography of HP and J&K please ignore posts 3 and 4!! Uh oh, lansell, seems you took them a bit seriously despite the emoticons! But as kk already said earlier, Dhasa to Keylang buses have to go thru Manali, no choice. voyager then came up with the longest possible route, albeit avoiding Manali, as you desired! The route I mentioned is shorter than thru Ladakh and avoids Manali too, but there are very bad sections involved. BUT, if you want to travel some and see something new, that wud actually be a fantastic route to take, you'll get to see some wild, unspoilt countryside, specially between Tisa and Kilar, crossing the 4390 metre-high Sach pass in-between on a narrow unmetalled road! The full route is Chamba-Tisa-Sach pass-Kilar-Udaypur-Tandi Bridge-from here one road to Keylang, one to Rohtang La/Manali. Kilar to Udaypur is 45 km on an unmetalled road, but buses go that way to Keylang and Manali (or one from Kilar and the other from Udaypur, I forget). From Kilar to Tandi Bridge (90 km) the drive is along the Chandrabhaga river, again unspoilt countryside with pretty little villages every now and then. You wud have to find your way from Dhasa to Chamba first, which is quite easily done. Only issue is how to get over the Sach pass - a) it's almost never passable before end-June, and b) depends on whether HRTC buses are running on that route or not, a service was supposed to have started 2 years ago. It's best that you check this before leaving Dhasa, altho authentic info may only be available from HRTC Chamba. There are reports though that share-jeeps go over the Sach pass, so you may be able to get a ride in one. Here's a few threads that might interest you: Pangi Valley When Does Sach Pass Open ? Chamba - Keylong Chamba or Sangla?? Manali to Keylang and the Pattan Valley Last edited by Dilliwala : Jun 10th, 2008 at 01:23. Reason: Added links

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