Zirakpur falls on the intersection of Delhi-Chandigarh highway, Shimla-Delhi highway and Patiala-Chandigarh highway, about 3 km before Chandigarh when coming from Delhi. All roadway buses stop here as well as the Volvo buses running on that route. Buses coming from Patiala or Rajpura also stop here. Local as well as mini AC CTU buses from Chandigarh ISBT 43 and ISBT 17 also operate between Chandigarh and Zirakpur. Auto rickshaws on sharing basis also ply the Zirakpur Chandigarh Road.
The nearest railway station is the Chandigarh railway station which is about 7-8 km from Zirakpur.
The Chandigarh Airport is closer to Zirakpur than to Chandigarh itself, about 6 km from Zirakpur.
There is a number of budget hotels options (of price and quality comparable to typical Indian cities) located near Chandigarh Airport.
Here is the list:
Hotel Sapphire, Tel: 01762-508881-82, 9779921111, Email: sapphirehotel7@gmail.com