Chandigarh is well connected with the national capital by NH-21 which passes through the city. The four laning of the highway and the construction of a number of flyovers and bypasses has made it a fast travel corridor reducing travel time considerably. The city is also well connected to the major towns in Punjab, Haryana And Himachal Pradesh by road. The inter state bus terminal (ISBT) in sector 17 was the main ISBT for a number of decades till the recent construction of the ISBT in sector 43. The new ISBT provides interstate bus connectivity on all routes expect for few long route buses plying from ISBT sector 17. The ISBT in Sector 17 will eventually be used as a local bus terminal.



Transport All State Buses

Depot

ISBT Sector 17

ISBT Sector 43

Total No of Buses

Punjab

79

481

560

PRTC

29

278

307

AC Private Integral Buses

-

77

77

U.P

3

3

6

Rajasthan

14

2

16

Uttrakhand

23

9

32

J & K

-

5

5

HRTC

83

166

249

Haryana

472

146

618

Total

703

1167

1870


Transport Bus Stand

Year

Bus Stand

Number of Buses

Number of Trips

Remark

2015

I.S.B.T. Sector 17 Long Route

30

40

CTU

2015

I.S.B.T. Sector 17 Long Route

830

829

Over all including CTU

2015

I.S.B.T. Sector 43 Long Route

93

103

CTU

2015

I.S.B.T. Sector 43 Long Route

1251

1288

Over all including CTU

2015

I.S.B.T. Sector 17

256

1641

Local Buses

2015

I.S.B.T. Sector 43

199

1424

Local Buses


Source:  General Manager C.T.U. Chandigarh, Source: General Manager (T and S) Chandigarh Transport Undertaking, Chandigarh