Cities & culture
Chandigarh → Dehradun
Chandigarh to Dehradun is about 175 km by road (3.8–4.6 hours via Nahan), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹1,304 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 164 km.
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Quick answer · One way
Chandigarh to Dehradun at a glance
- Distance
- ~175 km
- Drive time
- 3.8–4.6 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹1,304
- Toll allowance
- ₹175
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹1,479
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹739
About these numbers: petrol ₹95/litre (17 Sep 2026) at 15 km/litre; ₹2/km toll allowance, not verified against NHAI rates. Map data © OpenStreetMap. Method · Report an error
Chandigarh to Dehradun route
Chandigarh → Nahan → Dehradun
Road: NH5 · NH152 · SH9 · NH7
Towns on the way
- Nahan ↗ · ~1 km off the mapped road
Crosses from Chandigarh into Uttarakhand (ask taxis about permit charges).
Weather in Dehradun
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
State bus operators: UTC ↗.
Train
- Chandigarh: Chandigarh
- Dehradun: Dehradun
Nearest airports
- Chandigarh: Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC)
- Dehradun: Jolly Grant Airport (DED)
Things to do in Dehradun
- Shopping: Paltan Bazaar
- With children: Robber's Cave stream walk
- For adults: Forest Research Institute grounds
Local food to try: Bal mithai · Aloo ke gutke.
Best time to travel
Suggested season: Sep–Apr.
Return trip: Dehradun to Chandigarh
Same 175 km back, about ₹1,479 each way or ₹2,958 for the round trip.
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Other ways into Dehradun
- Mussoorie → Dehradun · ~35 km