get there and around
The district is very strategically located and serves as a gateway to Haryana for States of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, and U.T. Chandigarh. 5 National Highways (NH 1, 22, 65, 72 and 73) pass through Ambala. NH1 (Delhi-Amritsar-Attari/ Pakistan Border) is the most important highway to Delhi for the areas north of Haryana. NH22 starts from Ambala and links NH1 to Shimla and beyond right up to China border at Shipkila. NH65 also starts at Ambala and links NH1 to Hissar and onwards to Jodhpur & Pali in Rajasthan.
Ambala Cantt Railway Station
Ambala is a divisional headquarters of the Northern Railway Zone and is an important railway junction. The Ambala Cantonment railway station was founded on the junction of the Delhi-Kalka and Ludhiana-Saharanpur lines. The historic Delhi-Ambala-Kalka railway line dates back to 1889 while the Ludhiana-Saharanpur line was built in 1870. Situated 200 km north of Delhi, this town is extremely well connected by the rail and road network. Ambala is a major railway junction.It has 12 railway platforms and a daily passage of about 250 trains.It also best rest stay for north India's tourist. G.T. Road (NH-1, National Highway 1) passes through Ambala Cantt and Ambala City.
by air
Ambala does not have a civilian airport, though it has one of the oldest airbases in world it is the land of jaguar squadron. The nearest civil airport is at Chandgarh which is around 40 kms away ambala chandigarh expressway, which is well connected by air to delhi, mumbai, goa, jammu, srinagar and shimla etc.
Get around
In Ambala local transport depends upon in which part of city you are. At all the major road , local buses both government and private are playing. parallel to that auto rickshaws are also playing . apart from that you can take cycle rickshaw for short distances
