Skardu is accessible by two methods, road or air. The normal road route into
Skardu is via the Karakorum Highway and a linkroad into the Skardu Valley from
it. There are also four or five other road links to Kashmir and Ladakh.
Alternatively, there are normally one or two flights daily between Skardu
Airport and Islamabad. The high cost of air travel means that road travel via
the Karakorum Highway and the link road onward to the Skardu Valley is often
the preferred option of locals and tourists alike.
A famous all-weather road, the Kargil-Skardu road linked Skardu with Kargil,
a city in Ladakh. Since the
