The Venue

Road

Mandi is very well connected through roads from Delhi and Chandigarh. Public transport of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana roadways ply their buses on this route. Private luxury buses are readily available to travel on this route through the road. Most of the buses operate during night and reach Mandi early in the morning. One may easily hire a car from Delhi & Chandigarh to reach Mandi. Distance & average journey time from major cities to Mandi via road:

• Delhi : 450 Km (8 hrs)

• Chandigarh : 187 Km (3.5 hrs)

• Ambala : 233 Km (4.5 hrs)

• Pathankot : ~250 Km (5 hrs)

Buses can be booked from Himachal Public Transport or Red Bus 

Local/City Transport

IIT Mandi North campus is approximately 20 Km from Mandi bus stand. It takes 30 minutes to reach IIT Mandi campus from Mandi bus stand Himachal roadways. Private buses & cars on rent are available to travel from the Mandi bus stand to IIT Mandi campus. The buses normally ply during day time at regular intervals. Cars on rent are available from outside of Mandi bus stand round the clock. Normal cab charges from Mandi bus stand to campus is ~1000 Rs.

By Air

Nearest domestic airports are Bhuntar Airport (Distance: 42 km: 1 hour via road) and Gaggal Airport (Distance: 175 km: 3.5 hours by road).

The nearest international airports are Chandigarh.