The only two roads into the area from outside are the Zoji-La Pass and Kargil

route from Srinagar

District in the Kashmir Valley, and the high altitude Manali-Leh Highway from Himachal Pradesh.
The Manali-Leh road is open only from May or June to October or November, when snow is cleared
from several passes. The Srinagar-Leh road is open from April or May to November or December,
and is generally blocked by snow through the winter only at Zoji La Pass.

Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Airport at Leh has flights from Delhi year-round on Jet Airways,
Vistara,GoAir and Air India. Air India also operates weekly flights to Jammu and Srinagar.
Cancellations and delays for two or three days are not uncommon and can happen at any time of
year, so travellers must plan for that possibility when scheduling their onward travel.

A vehicle on the Leh-Kargil highway

Roads within Ladakh, except to Zangskar, are open all year round. Khardong-La Pass to Nubra can
get closed by snow for several days in winter and spring. Chang-La pass to Pangong Lake rarely
closes.

Buses serve the whole area from Leh and Kargil towns. Taxis are available in Leh and Kargil as well
as in block headquarters like Tangtse, Diskit and Khaltse. Shared taxis to Nubra, Kargil, Srinagar
and Zanskar leave Leh in the early morning.

Flights towards Leh are usually cheaper than the way back, taking the Leh-Manali road while going
back makes sense. All Manali-Leh runs involve the risk of having to steep up to one thousand
meters higher than Leh, with a high risk for severe altitude sickness. Travellers already acclimatised
to the altitude of Ladakh, however, should suffer less and be able to enjoy the scenery.