SmartMusafir

For the tourists to sikkim, the sikkim bus service is the most important mode of touring across the state. Visiting various destinations in sikkim requires the sikkim bus transport as the rail and air routes are not feasible to be developed in the hilly terrain. For those going from delhi to sikkim by road, the fun is all there. But certain long distance travels do not have bus facilities.

Although the sikkim bus service caters to the travel of people inside the state as well as the neighbouring state, no bus can go from delhi to sikkim by road as it is quite long. Most of the bus service is provided by the sikkim nationalized transport. Under the aegis of NST, the sikkim bus transport is quite convenient. In recent years, new buses are being added to the fleet of sikkim buses. But no long route buses like from delhi to sikkim by road has been finalized yet.

Various cities in sikkim are well connected by road by the sikkim bus service. The towns of Gangtok, Siliguri, Tenzgpo, Pelling, Singtam etc, are some destinations which have regular buses of the sikkim bus transport. On reaching here, people can take the jeep or taxis to the particular tourist sites. Special tourist buses have been procured by the sikkim bus service to provide hassle free transport to the tourists. For the locals, the bus transport system has normal buses to make the fare cheaper.

For long distances, as in delhi to sikkim by road, plans have been made to ply deluxe luxury buses to make the transportation comfortable. The sikkim bus service offers ticket reservation in advance in the major cities as well as some cities of neighbouring states. Overnight buses under the sikkim bus transport are there from these cities and they are the luxury buses. Although the SNT buses have been providing the service since long now, the major advancements in the fleet of buses has been done in a decade. This kind of facility of sikkim bus transport has augmented the tourist influx to the state.

If transport from delhi to sikkim by road is made possible, then a lot of people can travel along this route. Many bus terminals and ticketing facilities are mentioned in smart musafir which can provide a good guide to the people willing to travel to sikkim. The routes and the distances along with the fares in the sikkim bus transport are also mentioned. This allows people to plan their tour itinerary and budget. With such facilities of information and the upgraded sikkim bus service, the tourism of sikkim is sure to get an uplift.