Cities & culture
Delhi → Rishikesh
Delhi to Rishikesh is about 240 km by road (5.0–6.0 hours on NH709B), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹1,788 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 246 km.
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Quick answer · One way
Delhi to Rishikesh at a glance
- Distance
- ~240 km
- Drive time
- 5.0–6.0 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹1,788
- Toll allowance
- ₹240
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹2,028
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹1,014
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
Delhi to Rishikesh route
Road: NH709B · NH344G · NH709AD · NH334 · NH334A · NH34 · NH7
Towns on the way
- Muzaffarnagar ↗ · ~7 km off the mapped road
Crosses from Delhi into Uttarakhand (ask taxis about permit charges).
Weather in Rishikesh
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
State bus operators: UTC ↗.
Train
- Delhi: New Delhi
- Rishikesh: Haridwar Junction (in Haridwar — continue by road)
Nearest airports
- Delhi: Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
- Rishikesh: Jolly Grant Airport (DED) (in Dehradun)
Things to do in Rishikesh
- Shopping: Local spiritual & yoga shops
- With children: River rafting (age permitting)
- For adults: Evening Ganga Aarti
Local food to try: Sattvic thali (no onion/garlic).
Best time to travel
Suggested season: Sep–Apr.
Return trip: Rishikesh to Delhi
Same 240 km back, about ₹2,028 each way or ₹4,056 for the round trip.
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Going further from Rishikesh
Other ways into Rishikesh
- Haridwar → Rishikesh · ~25 km