Dehradun to Almora: Distance, Route and How to Reach

The ways to go from Dehradun

The road from Dehradun to Almora, town by town

The road climbs from about 680 m at Dehradun to 1,642 m at Almora; the climb begins at Kaladhungi, 254 km out, and the last 95 km are mountain road. The highest point on the way is Bhowali, at about 1,700 m.

One temple stands beside this road: Kainchi Dham, 304 km from Dehradun.

By train or by air

2 trains start from Dehradun for the hills. The first of the day leaves at 15:55 and reaches Kathgodam at 23:40. From the station it is 83 km by road from Kathgodam to Almora.

These are the trains that start in Dehradun; trains from farther away that stop there are on the station pages. Days are the days a train leaves its first station. Times change: check the train on the railway's own site before you book. Sources: etrain.info, confirmtkt.com.

Alliance Air flies Dehradun to Pithoragarh; the times below are the winter schedule, from 25 October 2026. From the airport it is 117 km by road from Pithoragarh to Almora.

Small airports change their flights often: check with the airline for your dates. Sources: ixigo.com, theprint.in.

By bus or shared taxi

Buses

• UTC online booking showed one ordinary bus from Dehradun ISBT to Almora at 6:00 PM, via Gethia, 422 km, Rs 745, arriving about 6:00 AM. The return leaves Almora at 6:00 PM. Searched 23 Oct 2026 for 28 Oct 2026. (utconline.uk.gov.in, 23 Oct 2026)
• Almora has an inter-state bus terminal on Lower Mall Road and the old roadways station on Mall Road. Roadways buses for Dehradun leave from the ISBT and call at the old Mall Road station. (amarujala.com, 26 Oct 2025)

Bus times and fares change with the season: check with the operator on the day.

Good to know on this road

• Road distances from Almora, per the district site: Haldwani 89 km, Nainital 66 km, Ramnagar 128 km, Haridwar 299 km, Rishikesh 336 km. Kathgodam station is about 90 km away and Pantnagar airport about 127 km. (almora.nic.in)
• On 25 Aug 2026 Almora police fined 47 drivers in no-parking zones, 32 on Mall Road and 15 in Dharanaula. The SSP asked people to park only at designated parking spots. (amarujala.com, 25 Aug 2026)
• A multi-storey car parking is planned at Dugalkhola, on the Almora to Haldwani highway in Almora town. The site survey was done by June 2026 and the proposal was going to the state for approval; no capacity or date given. (amarujala.com, 12 Jun 2026)
• For the tourist season, Almora police marked extra parking beyond the paid lots: Chaughanpata (two-wheelers), Thapliya link road, the taxi stand near the peepal tree, near Shikhar Hotel (trucks), LR Shah Road (two-wheelers, one side), near Karbala Tiraha, Bes Tiraha, and Sikuda Band near Dharanaula. This list is from 2022. (devbhoominewsservice.in, 29 Apr 2022)
• On 23 Oct 2026 searches for travel on 25 and 28 Oct, UTC online booking had no direct Almora bus from Delhi Kashmere Gate, Noida, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Moradabad, Rudrapur, Haldwani or Nainital. Only the Anand Vihar and Dehradun ISBT buses could be booked. (utconline.uk.gov.in, 23 Oct 2026)
• In June 2026 a driver shortage at the Almora roadways depot stopped one of the two evening Almora to Dehradun buses, and the remaining one ran overfull. The depot also runs buses to Chandigarh, Lucknow and Delhi. (amarujala.com, 6 Jun 2026)
• Protection walls above and below the road at the Kwarab danger zone are being built by the NH Ranikhet division, expected to finish by next March (March 2027). Heavy vehicles were being let back in phases as of late Sept 2026. (creativenewsexpress.com, 30 Sept 2026)

Staying at Almora

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