Route to Badrinath at a glance
RishikeshStart
Devprayag≈ 70 km
Rudraprayag≈ 70 km
Karnaprayag≈ 30 km
Jyotirmath≈ 80 km
Badrinath≈ 45 km
Most travellers break the journey for a night at Rudraprayag, Pipalkoti or Jyotirmath.
Badrinath by car or taxi
From Rishikesh≈ 295 km
From Delhi≈ 525 km
The Badrinath highway follows the Ganga and Alaknanda all the way from Rishikesh. The road is wide in most places, but the last stretch above Jyotirmath is narrow and slow.
- Start early each day; driving on the highway at night is restricted during the yatra.
Badrinath by bus
Rishikesh - Badrinath11-13 hrs
State and private buses run from Haridwar and Rishikesh to Badrinath and Jyotirmath during the season, mostly leaving early in the morning.
- Book the Char Dham buses a day ahead at the Rishikesh bus stand in May and June.
Badrinath by train or air
Haridwar≈ 315 km
Jolly Grant≈ 310 km
The nearest big stations are Rishikesh and Haridwar; the nearest airport is Jolly Grant, Dehradun. Continue by road from any of them.
- Helicopter charters to Badrinath run in the season; book only with registered operators.
