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Chandigarh to Darma Valley: Distance, Route and How to Reach

Chandigarh to Dantu, where the Darma Valley road ends, is 709 km by road, through Srinagar, Didihat, Jauljibi and Dharchula. Dantu stands at about 3,150 m, 2,810 m above Chandigarh. Our trip from Delhi takes 6 days, there and back.

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Chandigarh to Darma Valley in numbers

By road
709 km, Chandigarh to Dantu
As the crow flies
364 km
Through
Srinagar, Bageshwar, Thal, Didihat, Jauljibi, Dharchula
Dantu stands at
about 3,150 m
Nearest station
Tanakpur, 306 km by road
Nearest airport
Pithoragarh Airport, 157 km by road
With us
6 days from Delhi

Is the Darma valley road open now?

As of

Open in winter: the road to Dantu is driven by 4x4, with families in the villages

Winter
Families stay on in Dantu and Dugtu through the winter, and the road from Dharchula is driven in local 4x4s with hill drivers, in snow. Our Panchachuli Base Camp Expedition stays at Darma 360 in Dantu every Friday to 18 December, and at Christmas, 22 to 28 December. (Adi Kailash Explore's team in Darma, 6 November 2026)
The road
The road from Sobla reaches Dugtu and Dantu. It reopened on 8 September 2026, light vehicles first, after the monsoon had cut the valley off on 5 September. Earlier this year it closed for an avalanche between Baling and Dugtu (2 April) and for rockfalls at Pangbawe (7 to 9 June, 21 July). (Amar Ujala, 8 September 2026; Amar Ujala, 5 September 2026; Amar Ujala, 3 April 2026; Amar Ujala, 10 June 2026)
Permits
The district's online permit covers Adi Kailash and Om Parvat only, and no official rule for Darma is published. Reports differ on whether Indian travellers need one for Darma: carry government photo ID, and ask us for your dates. (The district's permit portal, checked 21 October 2026; AajTak, 14 June 2026; ETV Bharat, 3 April 2026)

The position changes with the weather and the district's orders. Ask us on WhatsApp where it stands today

The weather now at Dantu, and the next 7 days

The forecast is for the village's own height, refreshed through the day. Highs and lows are in °C; times are IST.

Dantuabout 3,150 m

4°CClear
Now, 15:47 IST · wind 5 km/h

  1. Clear4° −7°Dry
  2. Clear8° −9°Dry
  3. Partly cloudy8° −6°Dry
  4. Mostly clear5° −7°Dry
  5. Partly cloudy1° −13°Dry
  6. Clear3° −11°Dry
  7. Clear5° −11°Dry

Forecast for about 3,150 m, updated . Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0); the daily figures are worked out by us.

The road from Chandigarh to Dantu, town by town

The road climbs from about 340 m at Chandigarh to about 3,150 m at Dantu; the climb begins at Srinagar, 320 km out, and the last 389 km are mountain road.

Srinagar: 320 km from ChandigarhSrinagarBageshwar: 495 km from ChandigarhBageshwarDidihat: 584 km from ChandigarhDidihatChandigarh: the startDantu: 709 km by roadChandigarhDantu100 kmN
0 m1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m4,000 mChandigarh: about 340 m, 0 km along this roadDoiwala: about 490 m, 190 km along this roadRishikesh: about 380 m, 218 km along this roadDevprayag: about 480 m, 287 km along this roadSrinagar: about 580 m, 320 km along this roadGauchar: about 820 m, 376 km along this roadGwaldam: about 1,920 m, 452 km along this roadBageshwar: 1,004 m, 495 km along this roadChaukori: 2,010 m, 539 km along this roadThal: about 830 m, 563 km along this roadDidihat: 1,725 m, 584 km along this roadOgla: about 1,510 m, 594 km along this roadAskot: about 1,290 m, 603 km along this roadJauljibi: about 610 m, 615 km along this roadDharchula: 908 m, 643 km along this roadTawaghat: about 1,160 m, 659 km along this roadSobla: about 1,870 m, 676 km along this roadDar: about 2,100 m, 680 km along this roadSela: about 2,530 m, 691 km along this roadNagling: about 2,900 m, 697 km along this roadBaling: about 3,120 m, 702 km along this roadSon: about 3,200 m, 707 km along this roadDantu: about 3,150 m, 709 km along this roadChandigarhDantu0 km709 km
The towns on the road, km from Chandigarh, measured on OpenStreetMap (2026-11-10)
TownFrom ChandigarhHeight
Doiwala190 kmabout 490 m
Rishikesh218 kmabout 380 m
Devprayag287 kmabout 480 m
Srinagar320 kmabout 580 m
Gauchar376 kmabout 820 m
Gwaldam452 kmabout 1,920 m
Bageshwar495 km1,004 m
Chaukori539 km2,010 m
Thal563 kmabout 830 m
Didihat584 km1,725 m
Ogla594 kmabout 1,510 m
Askot603 kmabout 1,290 m
Jauljibi615 kmabout 610 m
Dharchula643 km908 m
Tawaghat659 kmabout 1,160 m
Sobla676 kmabout 1,870 m
Dar680 kmabout 2,100 m
Sela691 kmabout 2,530 m
Nagling697 kmabout 2,900 m
Baling702 kmabout 3,120 m
Son707 kmabout 3,200 m
Dantu709 kmabout 3,150 m

Temples beside this road: Baijnath Temple, 474 km from Chandigarh and Bagnath Temple, 495 km from Chandigarh.

By train or by air

No direct train from Chandigarh is in the timetables we checked (22 Oct 2026). The stations nearest Dantu are Tanakpur station (306 km by road), Kathgodam station (337 km by road) and Haldwani station (345 km by road): each page has every train that runs there.

No direct flight from Chandigarh is listed for the airports near Dantu: Pithoragarh Airport (157 km by road). The airport pages have every flight that lands there.

How many days it takes

6 days from Delhi and 6 days from Haldwani, both there and back. The Delhi trip spends the first night at Pithoragarh and reaches Dantu on day two. The Haldwani trip drives in on day one, in one long day. Both then give a full day to Panchachuli Base Camp or Zero Point and Duktu village before turning back down the valley.

Yes, the valley is reached by road and both Adi Kailash Explore trips drive in: Dharchula, then Sobla, then up to Dantu, where you sleep in a homestay. How far a vehicle gets above the villages on the Panchachuli Base Camp day depends on the state of the road that week, which is why both itineraries say base camp or Zero Point, road conditions permitting.

Staying at Dantu

17 places to stay in Dantu, each on the map with the peaks in view and a link to book. Before you pack: Dantu weather, every month on 30 years of data.

Questions about Chandigarh to Darma Valley

  • 709 km by road from Chandigarh to Dantu, measured on OpenStreetMap; the road runs through Srinagar, Bageshwar, Thal, Didihat, Jauljibi and Dharchula. As the crow flies it is 364 km.

  • Not in the timetables we checked (22 Oct 2026). The nearest station to Dantu is Tanakpur, 306 km by road; every train that runs there is on its page.

  • Tanakpur (TPU), 306 km by road to Dantu; Kathgodam (KGM), 337 km by road to Dantu; Haldwani (HDW), 345 km by road to Dantu. From the station the rest is by road.

  • Pithoragarh Airport (NNS), 157 km by road to Dantu. Check the flights for your dates: the last stretch is always by road.

  • Yes, the valley is reached by road and both Adi Kailash Explore trips drive in: Dharchula, then Sobla, then up to Dantu, where you sleep in a homestay. How far a vehicle gets above the villages on the Panchachuli Base Camp day depends on the state of the road that week, which is why both itineraries say base camp or Zero Point, road conditions permitting.

  • 6 days from Delhi and 6 days from Haldwani, both there and back. The Delhi trip spends the first night at Pithoragarh and reaches Dantu on day two. The Haldwani trip drives in on day one, in one long day. Both then give a full day to Panchachuli Base Camp or Zero Point and Duktu village before turning back down the valley.

Darma Valley from other cities

How we made this page

The road is OpenStreetMap's, routed for a car by two public routers (OSRM and Valhalla), the shorter of the two kept; a town is on it when it lies within a few hundred metres of the line (a village) or 2.5 km (a town centre). Heights are the site's published figures, else a 90 m elevation model, shown as "about". Trains and flights are from the railway and airline timetables, buses and taxis from the operators and the news, each linked where it is used. No drive times: a router's times are plains times. If anything here is out of date, tell us on WhatsApp.

About Adi Kailash Explore

Adi Kailash Explore (adikailash.io) is a tour operator based in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, that specialises in one route: Adi Kailash and Om Parvat, the Darma valley and Munsiyari. It runs departures from Delhi, Haldwani and Pithoragarh, and its team files the Inner Line Permit for every Adi Kailash traveller at SDM Dharchula. It is recognised by Uttarakhand Tourism, certified by MSME, Govt. of India (UDYAM-UK-09-0012927) and verified on the NIDHI Portal, and was founded by Vinay Verma. Why travel with us

The snow pyramid of Adi Kailash against a deep blue sky

May – November 2026

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