Amritsar is connected with Pakistan by road and by rail. Lahore is three hours journey from Amritsar by rail. Avoid long road travel as much as you can, use Rail System or Domestic airlines. Rail is the best for traveling interstate (state by state). Delhi is roughly 400 Kms from Amritsar and it takes 8 hours by train and 30 mins by airplane.
Airport: Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
Railway Station: From Delhi one can easily reach Amritsar. There is frequent train service available from Delhi Railway Station. Shatabadi is the fastest one that travels from Delhi to Amritsar with minimum stops.
Buses: From Delhi one can get busses of Delhi State Transport Corporation. There are so many Private Buses starting from many parts of the Delhi. We will recommend private coaches as they have lot more facilities than government owned buses. If you are coming from Chandigarh region, you can get private coaches such as “Guardian, Libra or Indo-Canadian” which reaches Amritsar in 4 hours road travel with approx. Rs 200/ticket (2007 rate).
Accommodation @ Darbar Sahib
The Doors of all Niwas (hostels) are open to all. The lodgers, however should not do anything which is against the teachings of Sikh Religion. Niwas is a free hostel for the pilgrims maintained by the Temple authorities. It has been built by the Gurdwara Committee.
Sri Guru Ram Das Niwas
It has 228 rooms and 18 big halls. Unlike the ordinary ‘Daramsalas’ the Niwas supplies the facilities of free beddings, cots, lights and fans etc. to the lodgers. A lodger is not generally allowed to stay here for more than three days at a time.
Guru Nanak Niwas
There are 66 Rooms in Guru Nanak Niwas; 22 with attached baths and 44 without baths, but on each floor there are 10 western style bath rooms to make the stay more comfortable.
Akal Rest House
There is Akal Rest House having 26 rooms with double beds and attached bath rooms are provided on a nominal Rent.
Sri Guru Hargobind Niwas
There are 92 double bed rooms with attached bath in addition to four halls. Rooms are available at Rs. 50 per day.
Guru Arjan Dev Niwas
An accommodation adjacent to Guru Nanak Niwas with approx. 100 rooms opened up lately (2005)
Mata Ganga Ji Niwas
Mata Ganga Ji Niwas is opposite of Sri Guru Hargobind Singh Niwas and is open for public to book the room.
The Divine is beyond time and space. But the Golden Temple remains an exception, where we feel God, see the Lord, listen the Master and every visitor feels an experience of unification with Him!
