Rudrapur to Almora: Distance, Route and How to Reach
Rudrapur to Almora is 124 km by road, through Kathgodam, Bhimtal, Bhowali and Garampani. Almora stands at 1,642 m, 1,430 m above Rudrapur.
Rudrapur to Almora in numbers
- By road
- 124 km, Rudrapur to Almora
- As the crow flies
- 75 km
- Through
- Kathgodam, Bhimtal, 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
- Partly cloudy14° 11°Dry
- Light rain showers21° 8°0.7 mm
- Mostly clear21° 9°Dry
- Mostly clear22° 9°Dry
- Clear22° 9°Dry
- Clear21° 9°Dry
- 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 Rudrapur to Almora, town by town
The road climbs from about 210 m at Rudrapur to 1,642 m at Almora; the climb begins at Kathgodam, 42 km out, and the last 82 km are mountain road. The highest point on the way is Bhowali, at about 1,700 m.
| Town | From Rudrapur | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Haldwani | 36 km | 424 m |
| Kathgodam | 42 km | about 530 m |
| Bhimtal | 61 km | about 1,350 m |
| Bhowali | 70 km | about 1,700 m |
| Kainchi Dham | 78 km | 1,400 m |
| Ratighat | 84 km | about 1,060 m |
| Garampani | 88 km | about 930 m |
| Almora | 124 km | 1,642 m |
One temple stands beside this road: Kainchi Dham, 78 km from Rudrapur.
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 Rudrapur to Almora
124 km by road from Rudrapur to Almora, measured on OpenStreetMap; the road runs through Kathgodam, Bhimtal, Bhowali and Garampani. As the crow flies it is 75 km.
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
- Almora weather, now and by month
- Delhi to Almora367 km by road
- Nainital to Almora66 km by road
- Haldwani to Almora90 km by road
- Dehradun to Almora349 km by road
- Kathgodam to Almora82 km by road
- Pithoragarh to Almora113 km by road
- Lucknow to Almora431 km by road
- Haridwar to Almora301 km by road
- Rishikesh to Almora323 km by road
- Bareilly to Almora182 km by road
From Rudrapur 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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