Haridwar Kumbh 2027
How to Reach Haridwar Kumbh 2027
You can reach Haridwar by train, road or air. Haridwar railway station is the main station for the city, and the district travel guide names Jolly Grant Airport, near Dehradun, as the nearest airport.
When you work out how to reach Haridwar Kumbh, plan two things separately: the trip to Haridwar, and how you will move around on the event day.
Which way suits you?
| How you travel | Best for | Check before you book |
|---|---|---|
| Train | Coming straight into Haridwar when a suitable train runs | Train number, running day, boarding station, latest railway notice |
| Intercity bus | Regional trips, and people who can be flexible about road travel | Bus stand, bus company, timetable, event diversions |
| Car or hired vehicle | Groups who want control over when they leave and their luggage | Final parking rule, vehicle limits, drop-off point |
| Flight, then road | People coming from far away | Flight, onward vehicle, road conditions, total transfer time |
By train
Haridwar railway station links the city with the wider Indian Railways network. A route listed on a general visitor page does not mean a particular train runs on the day you want.
Before you book, check:
- the exact station names and codes
- the train number and the date it runs
- the arrival time, not just the departure time
- the cancellation and waiting-list rules
- whether a railway announcement for the event changes boarding, exits or local movement
Do not count on a special train you read about in the news. Wait until it appears in the railway’s own booking system or notices.
By road and bus
Haridwar has road links with Delhi, nearby states and other parts of Uttarakhand. On big event days, the real question is not just whether the highway reaches Haridwar. It is where your vehicle will be allowed to stop under the current plan.
Treat these as separate decisions:
- Your road route between cities.
- The bus stand or drop-off point you are allowed to use.
- The last stretch to where you are staying.
- Your walking plan to the holy place you want to reach.
We do not predict event traffic or suggest a live route on this page.
By air
The district travel guide names Jolly Grant Airport, in the Dehradun area, as the nearest airport. You will still need a road transfer to Haridwar. Compare the whole door-to-door trip, not just the flight time, and leave room for road controls.
The airport is about 37 km from Haridwar by road. The district’s pages give slightly different figures, so check the current route with the airport, a map service and your transport company.
From your city
From other cities
The cities with travel cards on this page, and the way to Haridwar. Straight lines show direction, not routes.
Rivers and coast, simplified. Not a political map: no borders are shown. Natural Earth (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors. openstreetmap.org/copyright
The main train, bus, road and flight options from other starting cities, with what to check before you travel.
From Ahmedabad
- TrainNTES lists the daily Yoga Express (19031) from Sabarmati BG, about 24 hours, and two Train On Demand servicesCheck: That you go to Sabarmati BG (SBIB), the running days, and any change on NTES or IRCTC
- Fly to DehradunAAI's October 2026 schedule lists a direct flight from Ahmedabad every day, then about 37 km by roadCheck: What the airline flies in your month, and the road transfer on bathing days
- Fly to DelhiThen a train or bus to Haridwar, about 3.5 to 8.5 hours by trainCheck: Whether a direct flight suits you, and the time to reach your Delhi station
From Bengaluru
- Fly to DehradunAAI's October 2026 schedule lists direct flights from Bengaluru to Jolly Grant Airport every day, then about 37 km by roadCheck: What the airlines fly in your month, and the road transfer on bathing days
- Fly to DelhiThen a train or bus to Haridwar, about 3.5 to 8.5 hours by trainCheck: Whether a direct flight suits you, and the time to reach your Delhi station
- Train via DelhiNo direct train. Trains to Delhi take about 32 to 45 hours; change thereCheck: Both bookings, and a spare day between them
From Chandigarh
- BusUTC from the Sector 17 bus stand, and HRTC buses that pass through Chandigarh. About 5.5 to 7.5 hours.Check: Booking on online.hrtchp.com; UTC tickets at the bus stand; the drop-off on bathing days
- TrainTwo daily trains, the Hemkunt Express (14610) and the Amritsar–Dehradun Express (14632), about 5 hoursCheck: The early-hours departure, NTES or IRCTC
- CarVia Zirakpur, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Saharanpur and Roorkee, or via Nahan and DehradunCheck: Diversions and parking near bathing days
From Dehradun
- TrainNTES lists 19 trains from Dehradun (DDN) to Haridwar (HW), many of them daily, taking about 1 to 2 hoursCheck: Running days and departure time on NTES or IRCTC
- BusState transport and private buses; long-distance UTC buses from Dehradun ISBT also stop at HaridwarCheck: Which stand, tickets at Dehradun ISBT, and where the bus stops on bathing days
- Taxi or carBy road via Doiwala, Raiwala and MotichurCheck: Diversions and parking near bathing days
- From Jolly Grant AirportTaxi or private vehicle, about 37 kmCheck: Flight times, the road transfer, and the drop-off point on bathing days
From Jaipur
- TrainNTES lists six direct trains to Haridwar (HW), including the daily Yoga Express (19031). About 10.5 to 14 hours.Check: Running days, Train On Demand services, NTES or IRCTC
- BusRSRTC evening and night buses, some via Delhi, and one UTC busCheck: Booking on rsrtconline.rajasthan.gov.in; UTC tickets at the bus stand
- CarVia Delhi, or via Dausa, Bharatpur, Mathura, Aligarh, Bulandshahr and MeerutCheck: Diversions and parking near bathing days
- Flight, then roadTo Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun, then about 37 km by roadCheck: Whether a flight from Jaipur suits you, and the road transfer
From Kolkata
- TrainNTES lists three direct trains from Howrah and one from Kolkata Terminal; the Doon Express runs daily. About 27 to 33 hours.Check: Howrah or Kolkata Terminal, the running days, and any change on NTES or IRCTC
- Fly to DehradunAAI's schedule, valid to late October 2026, lists direct flights from Kolkata on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, then about 37 km by roadCheck: Which days the airline flies in your month, and the road transfer
- Fly to DelhiThen a train or bus to Haridwar, about 3.5 to 8.5 hours by trainCheck: Whether a direct flight suits you, and the time to reach your Delhi station
From Lucknow
- TrainNTES lists eight direct trains to Haridwar (HW); two run daily. About 7 to 11 hours.Check: Your Lucknow station code (LKO or LJN), running days, NTES or IRCTC
- BusUPSRTC buses from Kaiserbagh and Alambagh, and a UTC bus, about 11 to 16 hoursCheck: Bus type, booking on onlineupsrtc.co.in or utconline.uk.gov.in, and the drop-off on bathing days
- CarBy road via Sitapur, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Moradabad and NajibabadCheck: Diversions and parking near bathing days
- Flight, then roadTo Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun, then about 37 km by roadCheck: Whether a flight from Lucknow suits you, and the road transfer
From Varanasi
- TrainNTES lists six direct trains to Haridwar (HW); two run daily. About 14 to 19 hours.Check: Varanasi Junction (BSB) or Banaras (BNRS), the running days, and any change on NTES or IRCTC
- BusUPSRTC's booking site showed no direct bus for a sample date. Buses run from Lucknow, about 11 to 16 hoursCheck: The UPSRTC site for your date, or a bus from Lucknow
- CarA long drive across Uttar PradeshCheck: The route and time on a map, a halt on the way, and parking near bathing days
- FlightAAI's October 2026 Dehradun schedule lists no flight from VaranasiCheck: Whether a connection via Delhi suits you
Plan the last stretch separately
Haridwar railway station. Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsWhile event controls are on, do not treat Haridwar railway station, a bus stand, a hotel and Har Ki Pauri as one easy route. Ask yourself:
- Where exactly will I arrive?
- Where is the place I have booked to stay?
- How much luggage can our group carry on foot?
- What will we do if vehicles are stopped outside the area we expected?
- Does everyone in the group have the address of the stay and a meeting plan?
Read the Haridwar ghats guide before you choose where to go. Read the where to stay guide before you assume a place is close.
Where trains and buses arrive
Haridwar railway station, the bus stand and the main ghats and temples on one map, drawn from OpenStreetMap.
- 1Har Ki Pauri and BrahmakundGhat
- 2Mansa Devi TempleTemple
- 3Chandi Devi TempleTemple
- 4Maya Devi TempleTemple
- 5Daksh Mahadev Temple, KankhalTemple
- 6Haridwar railway stationRailway · Main station
- 7Haridwar Roadways bus stationBus
A guide to where places are, not a route plan. During the mela, roads and ghats open and close by the official plan; follow police and mela directions. How to use the official Haridwar map.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some temple locations from Wikidata (CC0). openstreetmap.org/copyright
Booking checklist
- Check where the Haridwar Kumbh dates stand.
- Book with flexible terms, or with change rules you clearly understand.
- Save booking references offline.
- Do not carry more than the group can manage.
- Keep your ID in your hand luggage.
- Check government transport news again just before you leave.
- Never trust a forwarded diversion map that does not say who issued it and when.
The district travel guide and the state’s preparation records help with the basic ways in. They do not set the final routes, parking or timetables for 2027.
Questions people ask
Haridwar Kumbh kaise pahunchein?
By train to Haridwar railway station, by bus or car on the roads from Delhi and other cities, or by air to Jolly Grant Airport near Dehradun, about 37 km by road. On the big bathing days, check where your vehicle may stop under the mela traffic plan; the 2027 plan is not out yet.
Which is the nearest airport to Haridwar?
Jolly Grant Airport in the Dehradun area, the district travel guide says, about 37 km from Haridwar by road. You still need a road transfer, so compare the whole door-to-door trip.
Can I drive up to Har Ki Pauri during the Kumbh?
Last time you could not. In 2021 no vehicles were allowed from the Post Office tiraha to Har Ki Pauri and the Bhimgoda tiraha, even on normal days, and on the main bathing days cars and buses went to outer parking. The 2027 traffic plan is not out yet.
Is there a shuttle from Haridwar railway station?
Last time there was. From 10 April 2021, 155 buses ran from the railway stations, the Kumbh Administrative Report 2021 says. The 2027 shuttle plan has not been published.
Are there special Kumbh trains to Haridwar?
None has been announced for 2027. Book only what the railway’s own booking system or notices show, not a train you read about in the news.
Sources
22 sources · checked 19 Sep 2026
- How to Reach Haridwar · District Haridwar, Government of Uttarakhand ·
- Haridwar Kumbh 2027 preparation review and permanent-works deadline · Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Uttarakhand ·
- Foundation laid for 34 Haridwar Kumbh infrastructure works · Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Uttarakhand ·
- Plan Your Visit, Haridwar Kumbh 2027 · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·
- National Train Enquiry System (NTES): trains between stations to Haridwar from Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Varanasi · Indian Railways (Centre for Railway Information Systems) ·
- National Train Enquiry System (NTES): trains between stations to Haridwar · Indian Railways (Centre for Railway Information Systems) ·
- Bus timetable, UTC Online · Uttarakhand Transport Corporation ·
- Dehradun Airport · Airports Authority of India ·
- Flight Schedule, Dehradun Airport, October 2026 · Airports Authority of India ·
- Indian Railways cuts down Advance Reservation Period from current 120 days to 60 days w.e.f. 01.11.2024 · Press Information Bureau, Government of India (Ministry of Railways) ·
- Tatkal Ticket Booking Guide · Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), Ministry of Railways ·
- Haridwar Mahakumbh: entry of small and large vehicles banned from 8 to 15 April, traffic plan issued · Aaj Tak ·
- Haridwar: heavy vehicles barred from Kumbh area from 8 to 15 April for Shahi Snan · Amar Ujala ·
- Haridwar Kumbh Mela 2021: no four-lane on Shahi Snan, pilgrims to reach Haridwar by three routes · Amar Ujala ·
- Uttarakhand: 25 additional trains to be run for Kumbh on main bathing days · Press Trust of India (via Deccan Herald) ·
- Focus on traffic arrangements for Kumbh; bus and shuttle services to increase · Amar Ujala ·
- Snan and Events: Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website) · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·
- Dates announced for bathing festivals during Ardh Kumbh Mela in Haridwar · Press Trust of India (via The Week) ·
- HRTC Online Bus Ticket Booking · Himachal Road Transport Corporation ·
- RSRTC Ticket Booking · Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation ·
- UPSRTC Online Reservation · Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation ·
- UPSRTC Online Reservation: Varanasi Cant to Haridwar search · Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation ·