Raja Sansi International Airport is about 11 km and a 15-20 minutes drive from the city center. It's one of the modern airports in India and quite adequate if not exactly exciting. Most flights are to Delhi, an hour away, but there are an increasing number of international connections: Jet flies to London, Air India flies to Toronto via Birmingham, and Singapore Airlines flies directly to [[Singapore]. There are also surprising numbers of flights to Central Asia (eg. Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan).

The Shatabdi Express is the fastest and most comfortable way to arrive from Delhi. The journey takes around 5 hours from New Delhi. Amritsar is well-connected to major cities in India through daily trains.

Onward/return trains can be booked online, at the train station or, most conveniently, at the small booking office in the Golden Temple Complex. It's advised to book your onward train ticket as soon as you arrive in Amritsar, or before if you know the exact date, as trains are often heavily booked. Some other good trains are Paschim Express and Golden Temple Mail, but be sure of your reservations on time.

Amritsar is well-connected by bus to most major cities and the northern areas within a days drive. Pathankot is about 2.5 hours away, and there are daily direct buses to New Delhi, Jammu, Katra, Chandigarh, Dharamsala (once daily, 6 hours), etc.You can find Volvo buses from Chandigarh , Delhi and Katra to Amritsar.