Sikh religious site in Amritsar, Punjab, India
Takht
The Akal Takht, also spelt as Akal Takhat and historically known as Akal Bunga, is the most prominent of the five takhts of the Sikhs.
Located within the Darbar Sahib complex in Amritsar, Punjab, India, it was established by Guru Hargobind in 1606 as a place to uphold justice and address temporal matters. The site remains a place of decision-making for the Sikhs.
How locals move
Getting around Takht the local way
- Get inYou could walk this in about 15 minutes or take a rickshaw or auto from there.
- Get inFrom the roundabout northeast of the Golden Temple in the center, the roundabout where also rickshaws go to the border, the bus should leave towards the airport about 1 hr before these times, but best to inquire with the Golden Temple staff beforehand.
- Get inBy rickshaw – If you just head to the highway, or even just outside of the airport, there should be rickshaws waiting for potential customers—say ₹100-200.
- Get inFor a trip into town, even the prepaid taxi can be bargained down with the drivers to ₹300 from initially ridiculous prices of ₹550 a person (as of March 2014; became ₹850 as of May 2023) before you pay, but there is a significant dearth of official taxis or even auto-rickshaws, so prepare for a hard time.
- Get inIf coming from Wagah at the Pakistani border, take a rickshaw (₹20, 3 km) to the Attari station, where you can catch a local bus to Amritsar (₹40, 25 km).
- Get inTaxis and rickshaws also use this route and charge ₹200-500 for the entire journey.
- Get aroundAn auto-rickshaw from the train station to the temple should cost around ₹20, while a cycle-rickshaw will cost about ₹30.
- Get aroundElectric rickshaw between the Golden Temple area and the bus stand are ₹10.
From Wikivoyage: Amritsar, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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