Route map

Roads, passes and the long way round

Choose a road and travel it stop by stop: the altitude at every pass, the distance between villages and the places worth pausing for. Every line follows the real road, measured from open map and terrain data.

9 routes

Hard · June to mid-October

Delhi to Leh

The full overland journey from the capital to Ladakh: the plains, the Kullu valley and Manali, then the Atal Tunnel and the great high passes to Leh.

Distance: 965 km
Duration: 4-6 days
Highest: 5,328 m

About this route. Road line and driving distances from OpenStreetMap (routed with OSRM); elevation profile from NASA SRTM 90 m elevation data (via OpenTopoData). Roads in Ladakh change with the seasons: always check current conditions locally before you travel. Use it to plan, not to navigate.

Permits: No permit is needed via the Atal Tunnel. The Manali–Leh highway is seasonal (usually June to mid-October), so check pass status before you set off, and plan rest days for altitude.

Elevation profile

Terrain heights along the road from the Copernicus GLO-90 elevation model (tunnels drawn straight through).

Waypoints and altitudes for Delhi to Leh
Stop	Km	Altitude
Delhi	0	210 m
Chandigarh	268.4	350 m
Mandi	432.2	770 m
Manali	539.2	1,910 m
Atal Tunnel	567.5	3,060 m
Keylong	608.7	3,090 m
Jispa	630.3	3,270 m
Baralacha La	683.3	4,890 m
Sarchu	714.3	4,290 m
Pang	790.1	4,510 m
Tanglang La	856	5,328 m
Upshi	916.7	3,400 m
Leh	964.9	3,500 m

Stops

Stop 1 of 13 · Town · km 0 of 965

Delhi

Altitude 210 m · km 0 of 965

Start early to clear the city before traffic builds; the plains section to Chandigarh is fast, divided highway.

Nearby

India Gate
Connaught Place

Route lines and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM. Elevation: Copernicus GLO-90 digital elevation model, © DLR / Airbus, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA, via Open-Meteo; and NASA SRTM via OpenTopoData. Roads in Ladakh change with the seasons; always check current conditions locally.