Srinagar

I haven't been in more than six months. Generally the area on the lake is pretty calm. In the city there can be escalations of conflict. The risk increases if you leave Srinagar for smaller villages to the west.
Near the intersection of the two main highways you will find shared Jeeps that make he trip to Kargil and onward to Leh once the road opens.

Shared jeeps/4WDs and buses for Kargil from the Tourist Reception Center .

This year has started worse than last year. Two grenade attacks at Lal Chowk in January. Updates on my blog .

I plan to go in September

A lot can happen between now and September, check the media before going...

Mixed bag of predictable and random trigger events. January coincided with Republic Day , next upcoming events the year day of Afzal Gurus execution in early February , and Burhan Wanis death in July. Srinagar is always in lock down mode on August 15th. The other general factor is weekends , since the Friday prayers work as a rallying point.

Unannounced road closures can be a hassle and you don't want to be "rocked". One tourist did from such not too long ago. So ask before you go..

Bad start of the tourist season , May 7th :

https://www.google.se/amp/s/www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/-head-hangs-in-shame-mehbooba-says-after-tourist-succumbs-to-injuries-from-stone-pelting-in-kashmir-1228788-2018-05-08

Thank you all...
It seems like Kashmir is still very unsafe and unpredictable. In that case, I will fly to Leh, and unfortunately skip Srinagar.

My plan is to travel across Ladakh, but had an idea to fly to Srinagar, and after to go to Padum, and Leh area in the end.

Is Kargil safe place?

Is Kargil safe place?

Anytime it’s really bad ( like in July 2016 ) the standard thing is running convoys up to Sonmarg , and let them proceed on their own from there. Works.

you can easily find many travel agencies which you can hire a car from them to to drop you off to Ladakh.I would not suggest public transportations. Srinagar to Kargil is approx 200km takes 8 to 9 hours but check it before going there, road between Srinagar and Kargil remanis blocked by snow from November to May.