LOCATION
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University is situated 38 Km North of Jammu in the scenic surroundings of  Trikuta foothills, near the holy town of Katra in District -Udhampur. The Campus is situated in Kakrial, close to the beautiful tourist resort of Jhajjar - Kotli. One can reach SMVDU campus by local or private transport from Jammu.

• From Jammu railway station one can hire a taxi and reach SMVDU Campus.

• From Jammu railway station one can go to the local bus stand and take any bus plying on  Jammu-Udhampur route. One has to get down at a stop called Domel. From Domel, one can take  local mini bus up to SMVDU CAMPUS. Campus is about 7 km away from Domel, on the   Jhajjar Kotli-Panthal Katra link road.

• In the map given below SMVDU CAMPUS can be seen as the small black box.

Location Map of SMVDU

ROUTES

Route No 1 Jammu To Domel 32 Kms Rly. Station to local Bus stand by Mini Bus / Matador, Local Bus stand to Domel Stop by Jammu-Udhampur Bus Taxi Service directly from Rly. Station to  SMVDU Campus Domel To University (Kakrial) 07 Kms Mini Bus from Domel to Katra via SMVD University Total 39 Kms Route No 2 Jammu To Katra 45 Kms Katra to Panthal 08 Kms Panthal to University (Kakrial) 05 Kms Total 58 Kms Route No 3 Jammu To Tikri 44 Kms Tikri To Panthal 08 Kms Panthal to University (Kakrial) 05 Kms Total 57 Kms

In case more information is needed about reaching the university campus from Jammu, the Public Relations Office located in Jammu can also be contacted.  The P.R.O. is located in SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY, 15C, 2nd Extension, JDA Market, Opposite Bahu Plaza, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu-180004,Tele Fax: 0191-2470067.