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Rishikesh to Almora: Distance, Route and How to Reach

Rishikesh to Almora is 323 km by road, through Haridwar, Kashipur, Bhowali and Garampani. Almora stands at 1,642 m, 1,260 m above Rishikesh.

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Rishikesh to Almora in numbers

By road
323 km, Rishikesh to Almora
As the crow flies
144 km
Through
Haridwar, Najibabad, Kashipur, Bhowali, Garampani
Almora stands at
1,642 m
Highest on the way
Bhowali, about 1,700 m
Nearest station
Kathgodam, 83 km by road
Nearest airport
Pithoragarh Airport, 117 km by road
With us
6 days from Delhi

The weather now at Almora, and the next 7 days

For the town's own height, 1,642 m, refreshed through the day. Highs and lows in °C; times IST. Almora weather: 10 days and every month

Almora1,642 m

14°CClear
Now, 19:01 IST · wind 4 km/h

  1. Partly cloudy14° 11°Dry
  2. Light rain showers21° 8°0.7 mm
  3. Mostly clear21° 9°Dry
  4. Mostly clear22° 9°Dry
  5. Clear22° 9°Dry
  6. Clear21° 9°Dry
  7. Clear21° 8°Dry

Forecast for 1,642 m, updated . Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0); the daily figures are worked out by us.

The road from Rishikesh to Almora, town by town

The road climbs from about 380 m at Rishikesh to 1,642 m at Almora; the climb begins at Kaladhungi, 228 km out, and the last 95 km are mountain road. The highest point on the way is Bhowali, at about 1,700 m.

Haridwar: 25 km from RishikeshHaridwarNajibabad: 76 km from RishikeshNajibabadKashipur: 177 km from RishikeshKashipurBhowali: 270 km from RishikeshBhowaliRishikesh: the startAlmora: 323 km by roadRishikeshAlmora25 kmN
0 m1,000 m2,000 mRishikesh: about 380 m, 0 km along this roadHaridwar: about 300 m, 25 km along this roadNajibabad: about 270 m, 76 km along this roadAfzalgarh: about 240 m, 147 km along this roadJaspur: about 250 m, 163 km along this roadKashipur: about 240 m, 177 km along this roadBazpur: about 230 m, 203 km along this roadKaladhungi: about 400 m, 228 km along this roadBhowali: about 1,700 m, 270 km along this roadKainchi Dham: 1,400 m, 278 km along this roadRatighat: about 1,060 m, 284 km along this roadGarampani: about 930 m, 288 km along this roadAlmora: 1,642 m, 323 km along this roadRishikeshAlmora0 km323 km
The towns on the road, km from Rishikesh, measured on OpenStreetMap (2026-10-22)
TownFrom RishikeshHeight
Haridwar25 kmabout 300 m
Najibabad76 kmabout 270 m
Afzalgarh147 kmabout 240 m
Jaspur163 kmabout 250 m
Kashipur177 kmabout 240 m
Bazpur203 kmabout 230 m
Kaladhungi228 kmabout 400 m
Bhowali270 kmabout 1,700 m
Kainchi Dham278 km1,400 m
Ratighat284 kmabout 1,060 m
Garampani288 kmabout 930 m
Almora323 km1,642 m

One temple stands beside this road: Kainchi Dham, 278 km from Rishikesh.

By train or by air

No direct train from Rishikesh is in the timetables we checked (22 Oct 2026). The stations nearest Almora are Kathgodam station (83 km by road), Haldwani station (92 km by road) and Lalkuan station (107 km by road): each page has every train that runs there.

No direct flight from Rishikesh is listed for the airports near Almora: Pithoragarh Airport (117 km by road), Pantnagar Airport (122 km by road) and Bareilly Airport (201 km by road). The airport pages have every flight that lands there.

By bus or shared taxi

Buses

  • 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.

Questions about Rishikesh to Almora

  • 323 km by road from Rishikesh to Almora, measured on OpenStreetMap; the road runs through Haridwar, Najibabad, Kashipur, Bhowali and Garampani. As the crow flies it is 144 km.

  • Not in the timetables we checked (22 Oct 2026). The nearest station to Almora is Kathgodam, 83 km by road; every train that runs there is on its page.

  • Kathgodam (KGM), 83 km by road to Almora; Haldwani (HDW), 92 km by road to Almora; Lalkuan (LKU), 107 km by road to Almora. From the station the rest is by road.

  • Pithoragarh Airport (NNS), 117 km by road to Almora; Pantnagar Airport (PGH), 122 km by road to Almora; Bareilly Airport (BEK), 201 km by road to Almora. Check the flights for your dates: the last stretch is always by road.

Almora from other cities

From Rishikesh 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.

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