Srinagar travel guide: getting there, stays, things to do
Everything for a trip to Srinagar: how to get there by every mode, where to stay near the station, what to see, and how to get around.
Getting to Srinagar
Stations, airports and where to stay
Railway stations
- Badgam station (BDGM) · stays nearby
Airports
- SXR · Srinagar International Airport · about 11 km from the centre (straight line)
Stays by area (live prices on the map)
Station locations checked · OpenStreetMap
Things to do
Pilgrimages
- Amarnath Yatra · season (from the guide): Only during the notified yatra window (2026: 3 July–28 August; roughly the same each year, ending on Raksha Bandhan / Shravan Purnima)
- Hazratbal Shrine · season (from the guide): Apr–Oct (tulips in Apr, pleasant summer, autumn chinar colours in Oct–Nov)
Things to do in Srinagar Veg and Jain food card for restaurants
Festival rush ahead
Navratri begins about · Diwali / Mahavir Nirvana about · Diwali about
National dates (Government of India 2026 holiday list), approximate; not a Srinagar events calendar. When trains are hardest to book · checked
Getting around Srinagar
We haven’t checked local transport here yet. App cabs and autos are the usual way; agree the fare or use the meter.
Questions people ask
Which railway stations serve Srinagar?
Badgam station (BDGM). Check which one your train uses before you leave.
Which airport is Srinagar’s?
SXR.
Srinagar has 1 railway stations we list and 1 airport.