Transport

While Chandigarh has a well-developed public transport network, most of Chandigarh's inhabitants prefer to use their own vehicles to commute within the city. This includes a large number two wheelers such as motorcycles and scooters. Chandigarh also has the largest number of vehicles per capita. Wide, well maintained roads and ample parking space all over the city, make it convenient to use private vehicles for local transport.

Public buses run by the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU), an undertaking of the Chandigarh Adminitration, provide local transport as well as inter-state transport services.

The Chandigarh Traffic Police oversees the implementation of the traffic rules, and is widely credited for a fairly orderly traffic system. The Traffic Park in Sector 23 introduces children, rickshaw-pullers and new drivers to traffic safety.

Rickshaws are common for travelling short distances, especially by school-going children, housewives and the elderly. Autorickshaws are limited, and most often ply to and from the ISBT. Most heavy traffic roads now have rickshaw lanes, which the rickshaw-pullers must adhere to compulsorily.

Chandigarh is well connected by road. The two main National Highways (NH) connecting Chandigarh with the rest of the country are: NH 22 (Ambala - Kalka - Shimla - Kinnaur) and NH 21 (Chandigarh - Leh). Chandigarh has an Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT), located in Sector 17, which has regular bus services to most major cites in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal, as well as the national capital Delhi, which is about 240 km away.

Chandigarh has a small railway station located about 10 km. away from ISBT. Regular train connections are available to the national capital and to some other junctions like: Kalka, Ambala, Amritsar, Bhiwani, Howrah, and Sri Ganganagar. Chandigarh also has a domestic airport located nearly 12 kilometers from the ISBT. Jet Airways, Air Deccan and Indian (airline) operate regular flights from Chandigarh to New Delhi and Mumbai.