How to Reach Uttarakhand

Planning to Visit Uttarakhand? Find the various ways to travel to Uttarakhand by Road, Cars, Trains, Indian Railways, Flights, Airlines and Airports in Uttarakhand.

Location of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal) is located in northern part of India and shares border with the Tibet, Nepal on the east, Uttar Pradesh to the south and Himachal Pradesh to the northwest. The state is divided into two divisions, Kumaon and Garhwal, with a total of 13 districts.

Getting here – How to Reach Uttarakhand

By Air (Flights):

The air transport system is not very well developed. The major airport is Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun, which is well connected to Delhi. Another domestic airport is located in the Kumaon region of Pantnagar.

By Train:

The important railway station in Uttarakhand are at Kathgodam, Haridwar, Deharadun, Ramnagar, Haldwani, Kathgodam is the last terminus of the broad gauge line of North East Railways that connects Nainital with Delhi, Dehradun, and Howrah. Other famous railway stations are at Lalkuan and Haldwani. Dehradun Railway Station is a railhead of the Northern Railways. Haridwar station is situated on the Delhi–Dehradun and Howrah–Dehradun railway lines. Other railheads are Rishikesh, Kotdwar and Ramnagar linked to Delhi by daily trains.

Rishikesh Karnaprayag Railway is the proposed railway line which might take 5 years to develop. It will connect pilgrim spots like Devprayag, Rudraprayag and Karnprayag; will also pass through Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal, Pauri Garwal and Chamoli districts.

By Road:

Uttarakhand Transport Corporation UTC is runs thousands of buses to reach major cities of Uttarakhand. There are also private transport operators like GMOUL, KMOUL and other operators operating approximately 3000 buses on non-nationalised routes along with a few interstate routes in Uttarakhand and the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh.