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Rohtang permit applies to the pass, not the tunnel

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For tourist vehicles going over the pass: 800 petrol and 400 diesel permits a day, vehicles under ten years old, valid one day. The official page does not mention two-wheelers.

Permit · applies to Vehicles going over Rohtang Pass · set by District Administration Kullu, under National Green Tribunal limits

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Gathered from the source below. No rider and no editor has confirmed it on the road. Read the official page before you rely on it.
Open the official page, rohtangpermits.hp.gov.in

What changed, and when

  1. 28 Sept 2026As read on this date: permits released at 10:00 and 16:00, no weekly closed day listed, three permits a week per vehicle. rohtangpermits.hp.gov.in
  2. 28 Sept 2026As read on this date: the special permit page gives a separate quota of 60 petrol and 40 diesel vehicles a day. rohtangpermits.hp.gov.in
  3. 4 Aug 2026Operator guide says the Atal Tunnel route needs no Rohtang permit, and notes official pages disagree on quota and closed day. travelcoffee.in
  4. 2026Permit portal found at a new address; the older address no longer resolves. rohtangpermits.hp.gov.in

History

  1. 28 Sept 2026First entered from rohtangpermits.hp.gov.in

Where this came from

Rules for motorcycles, on this route

10 facts

Indian citizens ride through with a photo identity card, shown at check posts. The district page asks every visitor to carry identity. No separate order was found.

No government order found · from discoverwithdheeraj.com · dated 22 August 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Covers Pooh block villages in Kinnaur and the Sumdo, Tabo and Kaza stretch. Kinnaur's page says groups of two, thirty days, Rs 200 each. Lahaul and Spiti's page says four.

From hpkinnaur.nic.in · dated 5 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Every visitor carries a valid identity card. Roads towards Shipki La and Kaurik are closed to visitors, and security installations may not be photographed.

From hpkinnaur.nic.in · dated 5 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

The state portal says vehicles entering the district apply for an e-pass. It names no fee and does not mention two-wheelers. Enforcement in 2026 was not confirmed.

From eaagman.hp.gov.in · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Collected at the barrier entering Manali; two-wheelers are charged and the receipt lasts seven days. Known from a newspaper report; no official page was found.

No government order found · from tribuneindia.com · dated February 2022 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Charged at entry barriers under the yearly toll policy. Notified rates name passenger and goods vehicles only. The Chief Minister said two-wheelers stay exempt. The policy document was not opened.

From tribuneindia.com · dated 2 April 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

An operator guide reports a local development fee taken at a barrier, at Sumdo or at Losar by season, including from two-wheelers. No official page found.

No government order found · from travelcoffee.in · dated 21 April 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

The Deputy Commissioner closes Gramphu to Losar under the Disaster Management Act until the next summer. Before closure, travel windows and four-wheel-drive limits are set.

From tribuneindia.com · dated 23 November 2024 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Each spring the road is restored for four-wheel-drive vehicles, and general traffic is allowed later. Reports do not say when motorcycles may cross. No written order found.

No government order found · from tribuneindia.com · dated 24 May 2025 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

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