Katra, the base camp of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi ji, is one of the most most popular tourist and pilgrimage spots of the Jammu and Kashmir.Katra is located at distance of 48 Kms from Jammu city.Tourists coming to Katra from other parts of the country will have to pass through Jammu city, because Katra is connected to Jammu and other parts of the country only by road.If you would like to add Jammu in your journey list then you must read our previous post on Delhi to Jammy by Train

We have made this page for tourists who are coming from Delhi to Katra, from different parts of the country.If you are visiting Katra for the first time in your life, then it is a must read article to help you in your journey.The Katra city is located at a distance of 635 Kms / 395 miles from Delhi.In order to reach Katra from Delhi, you can avail the Bus Service of the State Owned Buses or Private Buses

Bus Service from Delhi to Katra

Katra is connected to Delhi by Road and is located at a distance of 635 Kms from Delhi.The Bus journey from Delhi to Katra takes about 10 to 11 hours to reach the destination.You can reach Katra by the State Owned (Sarkari Buses) or Private Buses

State Owned Sarkari buses

The Delhi Transport Corporation and Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation Operates regular buses from Delhi to Katra.This include both Ordinary buses as well as Deluxe buses (including AC Volvo Coaches). The Volvo buses will have the fare around Rs 800/- while for ordinary buses you will have to pay only Rs 350 to Rs 400 only.We have mentioned the list of Sarkari buses that operated between Delhi to Katra

Apart from the Sarkari buses given above, several private operators are plying regular buses between Delhi to Katra on a daily basis.The buses plying by private operators include Volvo Buses.So the major operators running private buses between Delhi to Katra are given below.

Origin	Bus	From	To	Dep	Arrival	Fare	Type
Delhi	Heera travels	Chandralok Building, Janpath	Katra	18:00	08.00	800	A/C (Volvo)
Delhi	Libra Travels	Connaught Place Stall No12 Shivaji Stadium	Katra	18.30	08.00	800	A/C (Volvo)
Delhi	Libra Travels	Do	Katra	19.30	09.00	450	Non A/C Sleeper
Delhi	Libra Travels	Do	Katra	Do	Do	400	Non A/C Seat

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Note: The Travellers are requested to confirm the timings for both the Government buses as well as Private buses as they frequently change their timings