Vaishno Devi Package from Delhi: Train, Flight and Timing

From Delhi, the simplest way to Vaishno Devi is the morning Vande Bharat from New Delhi straight to Katra, about eight hours. The fastest is a flight to Jammu and a 50 km drive. Our packages start at Jammu or Katra, so you book the Delhi leg and we take it from the platform or the arrivals gate.

We are based in Katra, not Delhi, and we would rather say that plainly than sell a "package from Delhi" that is really a train ticket you could have booked yourself with a markup on it.

Train

Vande Bharat 22439 leaves New Delhi at 06:00 and reaches Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in about eight hours, six days a week. Check the running days before you plan around it. It drops you in Katra itself, which saves the Jammu transfer.

Overnight trains to Jammu Tawi or Katra save you a hotel night and let you arrive in the morning. They are the better choice if you want to start the walk or catch a helicopter the same day.

Trains on this line do run late. Several 2026 runs of the Vande Bharat arrived hours behind time. Never book a same afternoon helicopter against a train arrival; give it a night.

Flight

Delhi to Jammu is a short flight, around an hour and twenty minutes in the air. Jammu airport to Katra is about 50 km, usually an hour and a half to two hours by road depending on traffic at the city end. Our packages include that transfer both ways.

Road

Delhi to Katra is roughly 650 km and a long day at the wheel. It makes sense if you are combining stops in Punjab on the way, or travelling as a large family where one vehicle beats six train tickets. Otherwise the train is easier.

Timing the Delhi leg around the darshan

• Helicopter. Katra to Sanjichhat seats open on the Shrine Board portal 60 days ahead at 10:00 AM IST. From 1 November 2026 the fare is ₹2,700 one way and ₹5,400 return. Book your train or flight after you have the helicopter date, not before.
• Navratri and summer weekends are the busiest days on the hill. If your dates are flexible, a weekday outside those windows is a calmer yatra.
• Winter is cold at the Bhawan but the walk is quiet. Morning fog in north India can delay both trains and flights, so keep a buffer day.

What the Katra end costs

Package	Days	Price per person, excl. GST
Vaishno Devi Yatra, on foot	3	₹7,500 to ₹11,500
Vaishno Devi Helicopter Package	3	from ₹13,250
Vaishno Devi with Patnitop	6	₹9,650 to ₹13,900

If everyone in your group can walk, the trek package is the better trip and costs less. A Katra helicopter ticket is transport to Sanjichhat; it does not include priority darshan at the Bhawan.

Once your Delhi leg is fixed, compare our Vaishno Devi package from Delhi options and send us your arrival time. Booking is by enquiry, and we confirm once the hotel and any helicopter seat are actually held.

Questions we get

What is the best train from Delhi to Vaishno Devi?

The 22439 Vande Bharat, leaving New Delhi at 06:00 and reaching Katra in about eight hours, is the simplest. Overnight trains to Jammu Tawi or Katra save a hotel night.

Is it faster to fly?

Yes. Delhi to Jammu is a short flight and Katra is about 50 km by road from Jammu airport, so door to door it is usually quicker than the train.

Do your packages include travel from Delhi?

No. Our packages start at Jammu or Katra and include the Jammu to Katra transfer where the package says so. You book the Delhi leg, which is usually cheaper booked direct.

Can I do the helicopter on the day I arrive?

We would not plan it. Trains on this route can run hours late, so keep the helicopter for the next morning.

Does a helicopter ticket give priority darshan?

No. The Katra to Sanjichhat ticket is transport only. Priority darshan comes with the Shrine Board's premium Jammu sector and with puja bookings such as the Nav Chandi Path.

Published by NorthYatra, a J&K Tourism registered agency operating from Railway Road, Katra since 2010. Train timings checked in November 2026; confirm on Indian Railways before travel.