TUE 10 NOV
Arrive Jammu Tawi
3:30 PM
Stay: Wild Sapiens Station Hostel, Jammu · 1 night · check-in 10th, check-out 11th
WED 11 NOV
Jammu → Srinagar
26401 · 06:20 AM – 11:10 AM
Stay: Jamawar Hotel, Srinagar · 1 night · check-in 11th, check-out 12th
Afternoon — Mughal Gardens: Nishat Bagh & Shalimar Bagh
Evening — Shikara ride on Dal Lake
Dinner — Wazwan, as a group, once
THU 12 NOV
Gulmarg day trip
Cab, via Zostel Srinagar
Gondola Phase 1 + Phase 2, meadow walk, pony ride. Back to Srinagar by evening.
Stay: Zostel Srinagar · 1 night · check-in 12th, check-out 13th
FRI 13 NOV
Srinagar → Pahalgam
Cab, via Zostel Srinagar
Via Pampore saffron fields and Avantipura ruins — Betaab Valley, Aru Valley, Chandanwari.
Stay: Zostel Pahalgam · 1 night · check-in 13th, check-out 14th
SAT 14 NOV
Pahalgam → Srinagar
Cab
Via Achabal and Verinag.
Stay: Favela Headrooms Hotel, Srinagar · 1 night · check-in 14th, check-out 15th
Old City · Shopping — shawls, saffron, papier-mâché
SUN 15 NOV
Srinagar → Katra
26402 · 02:00 PM – 4:55 PM
Stay: Trust's Dharamshala, Katra · 2 nights · check-in 15th, check-out 17th
MON 16 NOV · 2:00 AM
Begin the trek
Vaishno Devi yatra, starting overnight from Katra.
TUE 17 NOV
Katra → Mehsana
19416 · Departs 10:50 AM
Runs straight through — passes Jammu Tawi ~12:20 PM, no changeover needed. ~34.5 hour journey.
WED 18 NOV
Arrive Mehsana
~7:56 PM (train continues on to Sabarmati/Ahmedabad after)