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

Dehradun to Dantu, where the Darma Valley road ends, is 538 km by road, through Srinagar, Didihat, Jauljibi and Dharchula. 3 trains start from Dehradun for Tanakpur and Kathgodam; Tanakpur is 306 km short of Dantu. Alliance Air flies Dehradun to Pithoragarh (on Tue, Thu, Sat), 157 km from Dantu by road. Our trip from Delhi takes 6 days, there and back.

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Dehradun to Darma Valley in numbers

By road
538 km, Dehradun to Dantu
As the crow flies
240 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
Direct trains from Dehradun
3, to Tanakpur and Kathgodam
Direct flights from Dehradun
Alliance Air to Pithoragarh
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

−1°CClear
Now, 19:01 IST · wind 6 km/h

  1. Clear−1° −9°Dry
  2. Clear6° −12°Dry
  3. Partly cloudy4° −14°Dry
  4. Mostly clear5° −15°Dry
  5. Partly cloudy4° −13°Dry
  6. Clear8° −9°Dry
  7. Clear8° −10°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 ways to go from Dehradun

Dehradun to Dantu: each way and the road at the end of it
WayHowThen
By car or taxi538 km by road through Didihat, Jauljibi and DharchulaThe whole way by road
By train3 trains from Dehradun to Tanakpur and KathgodamTanakpur to Dantu: 306 km by road; Kathgodam to Dantu: 337 km by road
By airAlliance Air to PithoragarhPithoragarh to Dantu: 157 km by road

The road from Dehradun to Dantu, town by town

The road climbs from about 680 m at Dehradun to about 3,150 m at Dantu; the climb begins at Srinagar, 149 km out, and the last 389 km are mountain road.

Srinagar: 149 km from DehradunSrinagarBageshwar: 323 km from DehradunBageshwarThal: 391 km from DehradunThalDharchula: 471 km from DehradunDharchulaDehradun: the startDantu: 538 km by roadDehradunDantu50 kmN
0 m1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m4,000 mDehradun: about 680 m, 0 km along this roadDoiwala: about 490 m, 19 km along this roadRishikesh: about 380 m, 46 km along this roadDevprayag: about 480 m, 116 km along this roadSrinagar: about 580 m, 149 km along this roadGauchar: about 820 m, 205 km along this roadGwaldam: about 1,920 m, 281 km along this roadBageshwar: 1,004 m, 323 km along this roadChaukori: 2,010 m, 367 km along this roadThal: about 830 m, 391 km along this roadDidihat: 1,725 m, 413 km along this roadOgla: about 1,510 m, 423 km along this roadAskot: about 1,290 m, 431 km along this roadJauljibi: about 610 m, 443 km along this roadDharchula: 908 m, 471 km along this roadTawaghat: about 1,160 m, 488 km along this roadSobla: about 1,870 m, 505 km along this roadDar: about 2,100 m, 508 km along this roadSela: about 2,530 m, 520 km along this roadNagling: about 2,900 m, 526 km along this roadBaling: about 3,120 m, 531 km along this roadSon: about 3,200 m, 537 km along this roadDantu: about 3,150 m, 538 km along this roadDehradunDantu0 km538 km
The towns on the road, km from Dehradun, measured on OpenStreetMap (2026-10-22)
TownFrom DehradunHeight
Doiwala19 kmabout 490 m
Rishikesh46 kmabout 380 m
Devprayag116 kmabout 480 m
Srinagar149 kmabout 580 m
Gauchar205 kmabout 820 m
Gwaldam281 kmabout 1,920 m
Bageshwar323 km1,004 m
Chaukori367 km2,010 m
Thal391 kmabout 830 m
Didihat413 km1,725 m
Ogla423 kmabout 1,510 m
Askot431 kmabout 1,290 m
Jauljibi443 kmabout 610 m
Dharchula471 km908 m
Tawaghat488 kmabout 1,160 m
Sobla505 kmabout 1,870 m
Dar508 kmabout 2,100 m
Sela520 kmabout 2,530 m
Nagling526 kmabout 2,900 m
Baling531 kmabout 3,120 m
Son537 kmabout 3,200 m
Dantu538 kmabout 3,150 m

Temples beside this road: Baijnath Temple, 303 km from Dehradun and Bagnath Temple, 323 km from Dehradun.

By train or by air

3 trains start from Dehradun for the hills. The first of the day leaves at 15:15 and reaches Tanakpur at 04:40 the next day. From the station it is 306 km by road from Tanakpur and 337 km by road from Kathgodam to Dantu.

Direct trains from Dehradun, from the railway timetables (checked 22 Oct 2026)
TrainFromDaysLeavesArrivesGet off at
15019 Dehradun-Tanakpur ExpressDehradunWed, Fri, Sun15:1504:40 +1Tanakpur
12091 Doon - Naini Jan Shatabdi ExpressDehradunSun, Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat15:5523:40Kathgodam
14120 Dehradun - Kathgodam ExpressDehradunDaily23:3007:20 +1Kathgodam
Direct trains back to Dehradun, from the railway timetables (checked 22 Oct 2026)
TrainToDaysLeavesArrivesGet on at
12092 Naini - Doon Jan Shatabdi ExpressDehradunSun, Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat05:2512:40Kathgodam
15020 Tanakpur-Dehradun ExpressDehradunTue, Thu, Sat19:3507:35 +1Tanakpur
14119 Kathgodam - Dehradun ExpressDehradunDaily19:5504:40 +1Kathgodam

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: enquiry.indianrail.gov.in, confirmtkt.com, etrain.info.

Alliance Air flies Dehradun to Pithoragarh. From the airport it is 157 km by road from Pithoragarh to Dantu.

Direct flights between Dehradun and the airports near Dantu (checked 22 Oct 2026)
FlightFromToDaysLeavesArrives
Alliance Air 9I875DehradunPithoragarhTue, Thu, Sat13:0013:45
Alliance Air 9I876PithoragarhDehradunTue, Thu, Sat11:5012:35

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

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 Dehradun to Darma Valley

  • 538 km by road from Dehradun to Dantu, measured on OpenStreetMap; the road runs through Srinagar, Bageshwar, Thal, Didihat, Jauljibi and Dharchula. As the crow flies it is 240 km.

  • By road it is 538 km the whole way. By train, 3 trains start from Dehradun for Tanakpur and Kathgodam, then 306 km by road. By air, Alliance Air flies to Pithoragarh, 157 km from Dantu by road.

  • 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

From Dehradun to the other places on the road

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

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