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How To Reach Nainital From Delhi

A city fenced with lush greenery, enchanting lakes, and picturesque views

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New Delhi To Nainital Distance

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New Delhi to Nainital1.0 hours7.0 hours6.0 hours-

 

Owing to its location in the northern hilly region of India, this hill station does not have a good air connectivity with the rest of the parts of the country. However, you may still board a flight to cover the New Delhi to Nainital distance of about 290 km in just one hour. However, this beautiful location replete with serene mountains, lakes, blooming flowers, and lush greenery can be easily reached via boarding a train or bus in around 6 to 7 hours. If time is not a constraint to getting on a tour to Nainital, and you want to save some money, then opting for a train can be the best way to travel from New Delhi to Nainital. Nainital can also be reached from Delhi by road. The total road journey from Delhi to Nainital would take 7 to 8 hours to cover a distance of 319 km approx. Many people prefer to travel by road from Delhi to Nainital as the journey is pretty awesome and convenient too. If you are still thinking about how to reach Nainital from Delhi, below are various ways to reach Nainital from Delhi. 

 

 

 

If you are searching for the best routes in order to know how to reach Nainital from Delhi, then take a look at the detailed guide given below.

 

 

 

Delhi to Nainital By Flight:  If you are planning to visit Delhi to Nainital by flight then you might have to get disappointment as there are no direct flights from Delhi to Nainital as most flights land into Pantnagar airport(PGH) located at a distance of 75 Kilometres from Nainital. It takes around 1 hour to reach Nainital from Pantnagar Airport. Air India is the most preferred flight in this route that covers the distance from Delhi to Nainital in just about one hour. Once you reach the airport, you can take local taxis or book a cab to reach Nainital from Pantnagar Airport.

 

 

 

Delhi to Nainital By Train: If you are on a family vacation to Nainital, the train is perhaps one of the best ways of spending quality time in the midst of beautiful surroundings. The distance from Delhi to Nainital by train can be covered in 6 to 9 hours depending on the train you opt for. There is no station at Nainital, and hence the most accessible station is Kathgodam from where Nainital can be reached by car. The station code of Kathgodam is KGM. Trains like Sampark Kranti and Shatabdi run on this route. Delhi to Nainital by Shatabdi is a great way to reach Nainital. It departs from 06:00 and arrives at 11:40 at Kathgodam. 

 

 

 

Delhi to Nainital By Road: The drive from Delhi to Nainital is a picturesque road that is as relaxing as the destination itself. Wondering how to reach Nainital from Delhi by road? It is convenient to travel from Delhi to Nainital by bus. There is no direct bus from Delhi to Nainital. However, direct Volvo buses are available from Anand Vihar ISBT in Delhi to Haldwani, which is only 40 kilometers from Nainital. One can rent a car or take a bus to reach Nainital from Haldwani. Delhi to Nainital distance is about 301 km via NH 9. If you are a pro at driving and would like to experience a comfortable journey then we suggest you to travel to Nainital from Delhi by road.  Buses take approximately 6 to 7 hours to reach Nainital from Delhi. Both AC and non-AC buses are available on this route. 

 

Nainital, being connected well with Delhi is a great weekend option for people of Delhi as the hill station is a great place to relax and chill away from the hustle-bustle of the city’s life. Road journey is the best to reach Nainital from Delhi. If you have your own car or you have booked your personal cab, then it is also easy to commute within Nainital also for sightseeing and other activities.  

 

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    Mukesh Gupta

    New delhi

    Mukesh's 4 days trip to Nainital

    Agent should explain everything in detail like what type of food is included and what is covered and what is not covered. Jageshwar Dham temple, Almora
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    Shilpa Bhat

    Bengaluru

    Shilpa's 5 days trip to Nainital

    Booked a trip to uttarakhand with Tripsailer. The bookings were hassle free and Preethi handled the itinerary customizations as per my interest. She booked the cab, driver, safari, hotels and any sightseeing details. I was travelling alone and hence she had taken care of the safety aspect as well. S
    he also mentioned she would be available on call during my trip. I had to just call her once for safari driver confirmation which she immediately took care. I enjoyed the trip stress free. The hotels though it says 4 star, may not really have the amenities of a 4* hotel. I did not do enough research and asked to book hotels that were suggested by some other agent's itinerary. They were decent and had very good views from the rooms. But I felt you could find better and cleaner hotels for that price. The sunrise view from kausani and seeing the himalayan range from the hotel room balcony was amazing!!!
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    Aditi Kapil

    Delhi

    Aditi's 5 days trip to Nainital

    We had a really good experience with Aapka Tripwala on my trip to Nainital-Almora-Mukteshwar in May 2023. The package was priced very reasonably. They arranged a car for me along with an experienced driver. Chirag and the team were helpful and took care of things in a smooth manner. Special thanks t
    o our Drievr Kundan Ji who is very experience and professional.It was lovely experince and eager to book another trip from Aapka Tripwala . They give what you request and the way you want ...Book them for your trip to Uttarakhand without hesitation!Keep rocking team !!!
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    Amol Tapkir

    Pune

    Amol's 7 days trip to Nainital

    .The hotel in Mussoorie Jim Corbett Nainital was fine, it was expected to be even better. The food given was good in some places and not right in others. How can it be better? No complaints about the rest of the vehicle and driver. The tour is expected to be a bit more relaxed in the next tour.
    The response from the tour planner was good but they are little bit clearity required . Mussoorie is best in hotel and food.sightseening is also good
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    Miss Jani

    Mumbai

    Miss's 4 days trip to Nainital

    The overall experience was good. We tried to cover all the places in the itinerary but missed some due to time constraint and long distance. Even few kms in the mountains is a lot. The driver was not experienced, he pretended as if he knows everything but he knew nothing. The goodies, cake, candle
    light dinner was not there as per the plan. There was mismanagement at some places. Cygnett resort was very good but Gajraj Trails Resort was okayish. Corbett Safari was good. Overall would rate the trip 4 out of 5.
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    Devinder

    New delhi

    Devinder's 5 days trip to Nainital

    Hustle free travel since everything was already booked. Would have been better if first hotel was in Nainital instead of Bhimtal. Overall a good experience. Food taste of Resort was not that good but the ambience was very peaceful.
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    Shikha Dave

    New delhi

    Shikha's 3 days trip to Nainital

    The service was quite fun The hotel staff was very cooperative The travel agent Govind kept taking follow ups The food and services offered by Langdale Manor was nice
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    Mithudey

    Kolkata

    Mithudey's 4 days trip to Nainital

    Trip was amazing, Hotels which they have suggested was good, Cab driver was polite and agent was cooprative with us.
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    Apurva Patwardhan

    Pune

    Apurva's 5 days trip to Nainital

    The trip arrangements were good. Ms. Neha was very prompt and kind right from the trip booking. Most importantly she was one phone call away if we need anything. Hotel chosen at Nainital was Dynasty resorts. I had checked the google reviews and it showed 3.5 stars so I gave confirmation to Neha. Bu
    t the hotel experience was not good. Hotel staff is not caring. Looking at the hotel delux room cost, services provided are very less. I'll never recommend this hotel to anyone. Also, it is 10km away from Nainital view points so unnecessary your travel time increases. The Corbett view resort at Jim Corbett was nice. Staff was good and I'll give full marks to maintained cleanliness in surroundings and in rooms too. We were provided with delux room. There were huts also and we were not informed about room type. If we had known earlier about huts, I would have chosen hut stay. But anyways, our stay was comfortable, food was tasty and overall the hotel area is very nice. I would like to exclusively mention about the taxi and driver arrangements. There is one plus point and one improvement about taxi arrangements. As per the policy, driver details are shared to you one day before your trip. But in our case it was little late response. Our flight was scheduled at 11pm from Pune and we were supposed to reach delhi next day 2AM. We received taxi driver details around 9.30pm that day. So, I think this can be improved so that customer is not worried about all this. Plus point is, driver was too good. No complaints. Very humble and very punctual. Thank you so much chintu ji. Overall trip experience was good. Thank you team.
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    Bhushankumar

    New delhi

    Bhushankumar's 4 days trip to Nainital

    It was an amazing experience with Trip sailor and Travel Triangle they had suggested me a very good property to stay and managed my stay so well.

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    Which train goes from Mumbai to Nainital?

     

    To travel from Mumbai to Nainital, you may board the ADI SJ Rajdhani train to the Kathgodam Station. And, book a vehicle to reach the centre of the Nainital hill station.

    Which train goes from Delhi to Nainital?

    Ranikhet Express, Sampark Kranti, and Kathgodam Shatabdi Express are the two trains that run between Delhi to Nainital. Kathgodam Shatabdi Express takes around 5 hours 20 minutes to cover the distance of 282 km and Ranikhet Express takes around 7 hours to complete the distance of 277 km.

     

     

    Is it safe to drive from Delhi to Nainital at night?

    It is safe to drive from Delhi to Nainital at night till Kathgodam but beyond that area the road becomes steep and terrain area starts so it is quite risky to drive there at night especially when you are not habitual of driving on hills.

    How is the road from Delhi to Nainital?

    The road condition between Delhi and Nainital is quite good. The total distance is 299 km from Delhi to Nainital which can be easily covered in 6 to 7 hours. There are various steep curves on the hilly road where you need to be extra cautious.

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