Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights to Dharamsala
The cheapest airline ticket to Dharamsala from the United States in the last 72 hours was $1,148 round-trip on the route from Newark to Dharamsala. The most popular route is from Boston to Dharamsala and the cheapest ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $2,933 round-trip.
Dharamsala Airport is 5 miles from the center of Dharamsala. View on Map.
Dharamsala is served by Dharamsala Kangra Airport, also commonly referred to as Gaggal, Kangra, or simply Dharamsala Airport. The airport code is DHM.
Entry restrictions
India has restricted entry to most foreign travelers until at least February 28. However, certain eligible foreign nationals are able to travel to India via Vande Bharat flights or third country flights.
Until 28 February, travelers who are arriving from or have transited through the UK must be traveling on a direct flight from the UK to India.
Certain categories of Indian nationals and residents may enter the country on repatriation flights arranged by Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Nationals of Nepal and Bhutan may also enter the country.
Other exceptions exist for air cargo flights that carry goods for trade or essential goods and supplies, and their crew members, helpers, cleaners, etc. Travelers with an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card or booklet are eligible to enter the country, as are their minor children and spouses, or students attending an Indian institution, if one of the parents is a national of India or OCI card holder. Travelers may transit through India from a neighboring country if traveling via India to their country of residence.
The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs has issued new guidelines permitting certain categories of foreign nationals to travel to India on business. However it will require them to first obtain a fresh business or employment visa. For information categories and process, visit the Indian Bureau of Immigration website.
E-visas and tourist Visas are no longer valid.
Entry requirements
Travelers must have a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test result issued within 72 hours prior to departure.
All travelers must visit the New Delhi Airport website and submit a self-declaration form at least 72 hours prior to departure. Travelers who have been in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Brazil, France, Germany, Iraq, Kuwait, Netherlands, Oman, Qatar, Russian, South Africa, the UK, Ukraine or UAE in the past 14 days must submit to and pay for a confirmatory molecular test upon arrival.
Quarantine requirements
Travelers arriving from Afghanistan, Bahrain, France, Germany, Iraq, Kuwait, Netherlands, Oman, Qatar, Russian, Ukraine or the UAE are subject to a COVID-19 molecular test upon arrival, at their own expense.
Travelers arriving from Brazil, South Africa or the UK are subject to a COVID-19 molecular test upon arrival and another test on day 7, at their own expense.
Travelers coming from or transiting through the UK, Brazil, and South Africa will have to quarantine at least 7 days even if they test negative upon arrival.
Travelers who test negative for COVID but were seated in the same row as, three rows before, or three rows behind a traveler arriving from the UK, South Africa, or Brazil who tests positive for COVID upon arrival will also be placed in institutional quarantine for at least 7 days pending additional testing.
Some states require quarantine for all individuals arriving from outside their borders with no exemptions. During the 14-day quarantine period, travelers are not permitted to use any form of public transportation or appear in any public location.
They may be required to provide contact details and be asked to download the Arogya Setu app.
Transiting rules
Travelers are not allowed to transit through Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata or Mumbai.
There are currently 2 active cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in IN and 2 deaths as of Feb 24 2021
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
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Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Pros: "Seat was very spacious"
Cons: "The plane showed its age. In flight entertainment screens werent working for most seats"
Pros: "We had taken extra legroom seats and so the seating was comfortable."
Cons: "The audio system was very poor. Could not watch a single movie. On such long haul flights, the entertainment system needs to be proper."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Lines at check in counters were too long and there were less number of CSRs available. It took me 2 hours 30 minutes to check-in and get boarding passes. Same thing happened for the bag drop line and it took 1 hour 30 minutes"
Cons: "Uncomfortable seats. No option to get out at Mumbai. Food as if stored for 48 hours."
Pros: "Good, yes"
Cons: "Thank you"
Pros: "reached Mumbai early"
Pros: "Staff is good"
Cons: "Almost everything- uncomfortable seating, pathetic hosting, malfunctioning entertainment system, delays over 3 hours, missed flights and poor customer treatment. Not one thing went right."
Pros: "Pricing seating and foid"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "TV system was very bad."
Cons: "Seat allotment."
Pros: "Flight was on time"
Cons: "One of the male crew behavior was bad. Equipment on the flight was old and not working."
Cons: "Entertainment system doesn’t work. Headphone jack not working!!"
Cons: "Using the entertainment system was very cumbersome. For one thing, it did not work at the start and someone had to reset the system. Even after that, the system was very sluggish in responding to commands. The range of available selection was very limited."
Pros: "New flight with chargers for phones. Great food and comfortable seats."
Cons: "Terrible airline; my back still hurts 10 days after sleeping on their business class seats."
Pros: "seats are nice and bigger than most aircrafts, leg room is plenty."
Cons: "food was not good, Indian airline serving Indian food and could not get it right."
Cons: "The seats were too small"
Cons: "Remote control for entertainment system did not work in Business Class. No entertainment for 14 hrs.!!! Seat did not recline fully, foot rest not working properly."
Cons: "Chaotic flight; delayed by two hours because the engine would not start. Passengers were fighting behind my seat the entire time. The TV screens at the seat do not work. The seats are also uncleaned."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Nothing was working tv and seat and all other stuff...garbage"
Cons: "No compensation was offered"
Pros: "Satisfactory in every respect,"
Cons: "Nothing that I can think of."
Cons: "Wishing it wasn’t so long"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Should Board by row numbers or zones; no lines formed, large crowds with people coming from all directions"
Cons: "Tray table was dirty"
Pros: "Nothing."
Cons: "Literally Everything including - particularly Food. It was really really bad. - The Male Steward was nice, rest am not sure as I hardly saw anyone. - Bathrooms were pretty dirty within an hour of flight - Quality of seats is horrible - The Entertainment system is bad - Flight tracker didn't work so you don't know where you are or how much time left."
Cons: "While boarding no loud announcement.They were announcing 27 and plus row numbers stand in two lines.and further this line is converted in one line. They didn't announced for less than 27 row.so all were just standing in confused state."
Cons: "Tv didnt work, staff didnt help with it at all."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Clogged toilets dirty floors shabby seats broken chairs awful customer service"
Pros: "seats are good."
Cons: "No baggage handling protocol. Had to wait over 1 hour for luggage."
Cons: "The in-flight entertainment equipment was not working on quite a few seats. The headsets were broken and the controls to flip channels was not working. Hope they fix the equipment so that the passengers can actually enjoy the variety of programs available."
Pros: "Check-in and boarding were smooth."
Cons: "Food was tasteless bordering on horrible. Only hunger made us eat it. The plane was old. The seats were worn out. Domestic flights have better seats than these seats."
Pros: "Flt was on time. It was enjoyable.."
Cons: "Lost my sleep !!!"
Pros: "The window seat"
Cons: "Bathroom a mess"
Cons: "Reached destination late by 13 hours."
Pros: "Good flight, modern plane. I love curry, but food was god awful"
Cons: "Baggage handlers went through my stuff and stole tools."
Cons: "Limited collection of Hindi and English movies. In particular, not many new releases were available. Other international flights have much better collections of movies"
Pros: "Timing was kept up."
Cons: "Entertainment was at its worst!!!"
Cons: "The staff at the check in counter was very unprofessional. And there was tooo much gap between meals. And when I asked for some snacks for my baby they said the only had peanuts. How is that possible."
Pros: "Travelling in Air India was good"
Cons: "No goodies for kids which could have been better."
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "The screen from the front row was loose and fell on my leg which was painful. I felt I was treated as if it were my fault!"
Cons: "Worst food ever and the seats too were very much uncomfortable"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Don't count on making meetings and connections if your taking Air India"
Pros: "The boarding was prompt and crew were friendly. Timing was not an issue and the flight landed on time."
Cons: "Timing of refreshments that were served was just very odd. I don't understand the concept of being on a night flight and then waking everyone up after an hour to serve sandwiches."
Cons: "Boarding was a bit disprganized"
Pros: "Never going on an American airline again!"
Pros: "The seats weren't bad on comfort. They had soda water available which was nice. Flight attendants were very courteous."
Cons: "Two of the economy lavatories were out of service so there was quite a wait. The food was not very good--one of the 'meals' was just mushy white bread: one half had a slice cheese slapped on it and the other half had a piece of lettuce and one tomato, which I just didn't eat at all."
Airlines flying to Dharamsala have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travelers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights to Dharamsala
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights to Dharamsala
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights to Dharamsala
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights to Dharamsala
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights to Dharamsala