Delhi to Almora: Distance, Route and How to Reach

The ways to go from Delhi

The road from Delhi to Almora, town by town

The road climbs from 221 m at Delhi to 1,642 m at Almora; the climb begins at Kathgodam, 283 km out, and the last 84 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, 320 km from Delhi.

By train or by air

3 trains start from Delhi for the hills. The first of the day leaves at 06:20 and reaches Kathgodam at 11:55. From the station it is 83 km by road from Kathgodam and 107 km by road from Lalkuan to Almora.

These are the trains that start in Delhi; 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 Delhi to Pithoragarh, IndiGo flies Delhi to Pantnagar and IndiGo flies Delhi to Bareilly; the times below are the winter schedule, from 25 October 2026. From the airport it is 117 km by road from Pithoragarh, 122 km by road from Pantnagar and 201 km by road from Bareilly to Almora.

A row marked summer is the summer 2026 schedule, to 24 October; that airport's winter times were not out when we checked. Small airports change their flights often: check with the airline for your dates. Sources: ixigo.com, amarujala.com, pioneeredge.in, flightaware.com, us.trip.com.

By bus or shared taxi

Buses

• UTC online booking showed two ordinary night buses from Delhi Anand Vihar to Almora, at 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, via Gethia, 368 km, Rs 655 a seat, arriving about 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM. Going back, they leave Almora at 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM. Searched 23 Oct 2026 for 28 Oct 2026. (utconline.uk.gov.in, 23 Oct 2026)
• Per zingbus, 4 private AC sleeper and semi-sleeper buses a day run Delhi to Almora, first at 7:00 AM and last at 11:40 PM, from Kashmere Gate ISBT and Anand Vihar ISBT. Fares shown were Rs 1,694 to Rs 1,920 for 377 km. The Almora drop at the Mall Road bus station is listed as by cab. (zingbus.com)
• 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)
• 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.