Getting around Ludhiana is easier to plan when you match your transport choice to the destination: the city centre and two railway stations have travel times from Samrat Hotel, while official resources publish bus routes beyond the city. Use those details as a starting point, then confirm current services before you travel.
- From Samrat Hotel: the city centre is about 21 minutes on foot or 7 minutes by car; Ludhiana railway station is about 16 minutes on foot or 6 minutes by car; Model Gram station is about 42 minutes on foot or 12 minutes by car; Punjab Agricultural University is about 63 minutes on foot or 20 minutes by car.
Choosing how to travel around Ludhiana
For local journeys, compare walking and driving times with your destination and arrival point. The three-star hotel in Ludhiana is about 21 minutes on foot or 7 minutes by car from the city centre, while Punjab Agricultural University is about 63 minutes on foot or 20 minutes by car.
Bus routes connect Ludhiana with Khanna, Kohara, Machiwara and Mohali. Routes connect the city with Barnala, Bathinda and Malerkotla, as well as Sangrur.
How should you use Ludhiana travel times?
Use the travel times to compare options, not as a promise of how long a journey will take on the day. The figures distinguish between walking and driving for several destinations, but they do not provide current traffic or roadwork conditions.
The city-centre journey can help you plan an outing in that area. The Ludhiana city centre guide covers the area in more detail. For trips farther across the district, check which bus route and timetable match your destination before relying on a service.
How do you get to Ludhiana and Model Gram stations?
Both stations have walking and driving times from the hotel. If Ludhiana station is your arrival point, its connection to the hotel is covered in the Ludhiana Railway Station guide.
Ludhiana Airport is about 43 minutes by car from the hotel. Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is roughly 132.6 km away, and Chandigarh Airport is roughly 94.38 km away.
Model Gram station also has a dedicated guide to using Model Gram station in Ludhiana.
Checking current routes and services
The Punjab Transport Department’s timetable page and the Ludhiana district administration’s Regional Transport Authority information are useful starting points for checking bus connections. The district administration gives the authority’s address as District Administrative Complex, Ludhiana.
Punjab’s Department of Transport published a notification in 2021 setting out regulated stage-carriage routes in the Regional Transport Authority, Ludhiana jurisdiction, including village-to-city services.
Before you go, check the official site of the Punjab Transport Department for current routes and timetables.
FAQs
Are Ludhiana’s bus routes guaranteed to be operating?
Check the service before you travel.
Where can you check regional transport information?
The Punjab Transport Department has timetable links, and the Regional Transport Authority is a district department in Ludhiana.
Are current local bus fares and operating hours available?
Check fares and operating hours with the operator before you travel.