Connectivity-Part 1

Hello Everyone,

After a person decides his travelling plans, the first thing that comes to his mind is How do They reach their destination?

Thankfully, it is not an issue to reach Rishikesh due to its well connected, wide spread Transport system bringing together almost the entire Northern part of India.

There are many ways to reach Rishikesh, the most convenient being the Inter-state Bus services.

The Rishikesh Bus Station is built in a wide and open area, and it is quite easy to catch a bus to almost all major Cities.

There is an Enquiry Desk via which Tourists and People can Enquire about Buses departing to various locations across India.

A separate Enquiry Desk has been provided for those Buses that Depart for the Four Pilgrimage Locations (Char Dham Locations-Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri).

Rishikesh Bus Station provides Buses that go towards all the States of India and even onto The Tehri and Pauri Garhwal Hills.

The Rishikesh Bus Station is Operational all night and you can easily fetch Auto's for commuting anywhere inside Rishikesh at any point of time.

The Auto Drivers are very helpful and are available 24*7 for your Assistance.

The Buses that Depart to common locations are :-

• New Delhi
• Lucknow, Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
• Chandigarh, Amritsar, Patiala, Ludhiana, Faridabad, Gurgaon etc (Punjab/Haryana)
• Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
• Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
• Dehradun, Tehri and Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)
• Shimla, Manali (Himachal Pradesh) etc.

• Earliest Bus to New Delhi - 5:30 am
• Last Bus to New Delhi - 11:30 pm
• A Bus Departs for Delhi after every Half Hour.

Air conditioned Buses are also available to various locations from Rishikesh.

Their fare charges range anywhere between 300 to 600 Indian Rupees.

One of the best Bus service is the "Royal Cruiser" service operated by Uttarakhand Tourism.

It Departs to Delhi at :-

• 10:00 am
• 12:00 am
• 01:00 pm
• 10:30 pm
• 11:30 pm

(These timings are subject to change, please enquire on the internet or the enquiry desk) 

Bookings can be easily made online by logging onto http://utc.co.in .

It is a very comfortable Bus with Air conditioning and Push back seats. A Water bottle is provided as well. It halts Midway at a Food complex which contains Mcdonalds, Subway, Haldirams and Baskin-Robbins.

The Royal Cruiser service has received good reviews by our followers.

Enquiry for Buses

The Char Dham Enquiry Centre

Royal Cruiser

Rishikesh Inside rates 8.5 on a scale of 10 to the Royal Cruiser Service.

Although the bus services were applauded by the commuters, the cleanliness has been an issue in non-deluxe buses.

Rishikesh is also well connected with the Jolly Grant Domestic Airport located 25 km from Rishikesh.

For Foreign tourists, the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, is located 250 km from Rishikesh. The distance might be long, but the Journey is surely one to remember.

Overall review has been positive about the Inter-State transport system.

And once again, We welcome you to experience the magic of Rishikesh.