Delhi to DehraDun

By road, Delhi to DehraDun is 250km and there are multiple ways to reach DehraDun by road. The other options to reach DehraDun from New Delhi is by train and by air.

The most popular route from Delhi to DehraDun is via Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Roorkee and then DehraDun. This route has the maximum traffic as compared to the other routes. The road distance of this route is 250km. The districts that are enroute on this route are: New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. On any normal day, this route takes around 6 hours, assuming normal traffic. If the tourists are coming via this route, its recommended to not to miss Daat Kali Mandir, besides the tunnel, just 10 km prior to DehraDun. Popular points for snacks on Route 1 are Haldiram, Bikanerwala, KFC, Grand Cheetal. There is also Pandit Dhaba, which is famous for fresh tea and rice kheer.

The second route from New Delhi to DehraDun is via Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal and Paonta Sahib, before reaching DehraDun. This route has more tolls as compared to route 1. The road distance of this route is 320km. Even though this route is longer, but some travelers prefer this route when there are traffic jams on occasions like Kanwar month in July, when the route 1 is blocked by Kanwars. The districts that are enroute on this route are: New Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. This route is less crowded as compared to route 1.

There are multiple bus services available from ISBT Kashmiri Gate to DehraDun. The bus service options are from normal buses with normal fair to Volvo services with high fair. The tourists also have option to go by private buses on this route. The bookings for private buses as well as government buses can be done online, or adhoc at the bus terminals. The online booking can be done at Uttarakhand Government Transport Website or the websites like redbus or paytm.

The bus services between New Delhi to DehraDun start from 4:00 AM in the morning, till late midnight. Travelling in AC buses is more convenient as compared to normal buses. The government buses usually take one halt on the enroute, for refreshments. With popular eating joints on New Delhi – DehraDun route, like Haldiram, Bikanerwala, KFC among others.

There are multiple trains that serve New Delhi DehraDun route. The train timings are given in the below chart. The train bookings can be done via irctc website or railway reservation centres. The station code for DehraDun is DDN while for New Delhi is NDLS, covering all stations in Delhi-NCR. Train 1: DehraDun Janshatabdi: Departure Time From Delhi: 15:20 Arrival Time from DehraDun: 21:10 Travel Time: 05:50 Train 2: Nanda Devi Express: Departure Time From Delhi: 23:50 Arrival Time from DehraDun: 05:40 Travel Time: 05:50 Train 3: DehraDun Shatabdi: Departure Time From Delhi: 06:45 Arrival Time from DehraDun: 12:40 Travel Time: 05:55 Train 4: DehraDun Express: Departure Time From Delhi: 21:10 Arrival Time from DehraDun: 04:45 Travel Time: 07:35 Train 5: Ujjaini Express: Departure Time From Delhi: 11:30 Arrival Time from DehraDun: 19:40 Travel Time: 08:10 Train 6: Mussoorie Express: Departure Time From Delhi: 22:15 Arrival Time from DehraDun: 08:30 Travel Time: 10:15 Train 7: DehraDun Express: Departure Time From Delhi: 05:45 Arrival Time from DehraDun: 17:35 Travel Time: 11:50 The night train on New Delhi DehraDun route ensures that the journey time is utilized, while sleeping.

There are multiple cab operators who are operating on this route. With around 6 hours of journey time between New Delhi and DehraDun, its recommended to depart from the origin in the early morning hours to avoid traffic jams, hence reducing the travel times. The cabs can be booked from the authorized travel agents across the city. Among the private travel operators, offering cab service on this route, GTS is very popular. The rates of the cab service depends on the size of the car and the use of air conditioner. The small four seater car without use of AC is cheapest, while the AC 8 seater cab like innova is costliest, but most convenient and luxurious.

DehraDun has its own airport, located on DehraDun Rishikesh highway, popularly known as Jolly Grant Airport. The flights are available from New Delhi to DehraDun. The flight operators that operate on New Delhi DehraDun route are: 1. Spicejet 2. Jet Airways 3. Alliance Air 4. Indigo The flight journey between Delhi to DehraDun is close to one hour.

The DehraDun Airport is 25km from DehraDun, and is located close to Doiwala village. The journey takes around one hour due to traffic woes. Jolly Grant airport is equally well connected to Rishikesh, with similar distance between the two. There are few private taxi service operators offering service from DehraDun Airport to DehraDun. The charges vary on the season time, size of the car and air conditioner used. Summer time is considered peak time when Uttarakhand witness lots of tourists to chardham yatra. During this time, the taxi rates between DehraDun Airport and DehraDun city becomes high. In case anyone is interested, there are some popular picnic spots on the way from DehraDun Airport to DehraDun. Some of them are – Lachhi Wala (now also called as Nature Park), Laxman Sidhh Temple.