Rishikesh Location Getting There - How to Reach Rishikesh

Rishkesh is a popular tourist destination and is the gateway to the Garhwal Himalayan region. Thus Rishikesh is well knitted by railway tracks and roads, directly and indirectly, to all the major cities and towns in India. It could be dubbed as one of the favourites to the hippies as Rishikesh boasts several adventure activities along with being a pilgrim hub. The town en circles many other popular towns of Uttarakhand.

By Air

The nearest airport around Rishikesh is Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun that is located at a distance of 22 km. Regular flights at the airport are available. It is purely a domestic airport.

By Train

Rishikesh has good railway connectivity with many of the Indian cities in India. Rishikesh is well connected by railway networks with major destinations of India. Trains to Rishikesh Railway station are frequent.

By Road

New Delhi is connected by the National Highway 58 that merges the Haridwar – Dehradun Road to Rishikesh. The drive from New Delhi starts from the Grand Trunk Road after steering from Outer Ring Road and thereafter continues on to the National Highway 58 via Modinagar, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Roorkee and Haridwar.