Char Dham Yatra Tour Packages from Delhi
Leave home in Delhi at dawn and reach Haridwar by lunch – a private yatra in your own car with a hill driver, paced for parents, with Ek Dham, Do Dham and full Char Dham plans.
Of all the cities that send pilgrims to Uttarakhand, Delhi has the easiest start. Haridwar is about 220 km away, the new Delhi–Dehradun Expressway has cut the drive to the hills, and a morning departure from home means the Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri on the first evening. Unlike travellers who have to fly or take a long train to reach the foothills, a family in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram or Ghaziabad can sit in the same car at their front door and step out of it at Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. That is why most Char Dham Yatra tour packages from Delhi are built as a road journey from start to finish.
This page is for that traveller. It sets out the price of a private yatra from Delhi by trip length, the road, rail and air options to Haridwar and Dehradun, three day-wise plans (Kedarnath only, Do Dham and the full Char Dham at a senior-friendly pace), the helicopter alternative, what the Delhi school holidays and the Kanwar season do to crowds, and a month table for the 2027 season. The 2026 yatra is ending: Badrinath closes on 16 November 2026, the last of the four. For registration rules and the full route stage table, see our Char Dham Yatra guide; this page sticks to planning from Delhi.
Updated November 2026 by the Vibrant Holidays team, Ahmedabad.
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Char Dham package price guide from Delhi (for the 2027 season)
Our Char Dham and Do Dham packages start at ₹19,500 per person, with 17 on sale today. The bands below are per person on twin or triple sharing for a family of four in one car, starting and ending at your home in Delhi NCR. They include hotels at each night halt, breakfast and dinner (vegetarian), the private car with a hill-experienced driver from Delhi and back, fuel, tolls, parking, state permits and driver allowances, and registration of every traveller. Train or air tickets are not needed for these road plans; if you prefer to go by train or fly to Dehradun, the car cost drops slightly.
| Yatra from Delhi | Standard (clean budget hotels) | Deluxe (best 3-star on route) | Premium (top hotels, Innova Crysta) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ek Dham: Kedarnath only, 4 nights | ₹14,000 – 19,000 | ₹21,000 – 28,000 | ₹32,000 – 45,000 |
| Do Dham: Kedarnath and Badrinath, 6 nights | ₹21,000 – 27,000 | ₹29,000 – 37,000 | ₹42,000 – 58,000 |
| Char Dham by road, 10 nights | ₹31,000 – 39,000 | ₹42,000 – 53,000 | ₹60,000 – 82,000 |
| Char Dham, 12 nights with rest days for seniors | ₹35,000 – 44,000 | ₹47,000 – 60,000 | ₹68,000 – 92,000 |
| Char Dham by helicopter from Dehradun, 5 nights | Operator packages from Sahastradhara helipad have been priced at roughly ₹2,00,000 – 2,60,000 per person, with hotels and meals; car from Delhi to Dehradun extra | ||
Not in the bands: the Kedarnath climb. Ponies, palkis and pithus are paid at prepaid counters at government rates. The Kedarnath helicopter shuttle is booked only on the IRCTC HeliYatra portal; published 2026 return fares were about ₹6,390 from Sersi, ₹10,164 from Phata and ₹12,762 from Guptkashi, and the 2027 fares are not out yet. Special pujas, lunches, hot water at a few budget halts and tips are also extra. We list each one with an estimate on your quote.
If you would rather not go by car from Delhi: a Vande Bharat or Shatabdi chair-car seat to Haridwar is the cheapest fast option, roughly ₹1,000 – 2,000 each way depending on class, and Delhi–Dehradun flights usually run about ₹3,000 – 7,000 one way outside peak weeks. We book either with the package and have the car waiting at the station or Jolly Grant airport.
Getting from Delhi to Haridwar, Rishikesh and Dehradun
By road (how most Delhi families go)
The Delhi–Dehradun Expressway was inaugurated in April 2026. It starts near Akshardham in East Delhi and runs through Baghpat, Shamli and Saharanpur, with a spur towards Haridwar that joins the Char Dham highway. Officials put Delhi–Dehradun at about 2½ hours; in practice, with city traffic at the Delhi end, plan on about 4 to 5 hours from a South or West Delhi home to Haridwar, and a little longer from Gurugram. The older route via Meerut and Muzaffarnagar is still used when the driver judges it faster.
- Leave by 5 or 6 am. You clear the city before office traffic, reach Haridwar by late morning and can continue to Barkot or stay for the evening aarti.
- Same car all the way: the vehicle that picks you up in Delhi stays with you for the whole circuit. We use drivers who know Garhwal roads, because the hill stages need that experience.
- Night driving is not allowed on the hill routes between 10 pm and 4 am, so every stage is planned to end in daylight.
By train
| Train (as listed, November 2026) | Delhi station | Leaves about | To Haridwar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vande Bharat to Dehradun | Anand Vihar Terminal | 5.50 pm | About 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Dehradun Shatabdi | New Delhi | 6.45 am | About 4 hours 50 minutes |
| Dehradun Jan Shatabdi | New Delhi | 3.20 pm | About 4 hours |
| Mussoorie Express (overnight) | Old Delhi | 10.25 pm | About 7½ hours |
| Long-distance expresses to Haridwar | Hazrat Nizamuddin | Several through the day | About 4 to 6 hours |
The morning Shatabdi from New Delhi suits a same-day start into the hills; the evening Vande Bharat from Anand Vihar suits people leaving after work, with a night in Haridwar. Timings change, so we check them for your date. The Rishikesh–Karnaprayag railway is under construction with a target of 2028, so it will not help the 2027 yatra.
By air
Several non-stop flights a day link Delhi's IGI Airport with Dehradun's Jolly Grant (DED), about an hour in the air. Check whether your ticket uses Terminal 1 or Terminal 3. Jolly Grant is about 20 km from Rishikesh and 35 km from Haridwar, and it is also the airport for helicopter yatras from Sahastradhara in Dehradun. Flying makes most sense for seniors who find even a five-hour drive tiring, or for the return leg after a long yatra.
Three yatra plans starting from Delhi
4 nights / 5 days – Ek Dham: Kedarnath only
- Day 1: Leave Delhi at dawn; Devprayag confluence on the way; reach Guptkashi or Sitapur by evening (a long day, about 11 to 12 hours, or break at Rishikesh if parents are travelling).
- Day 2: Early to Sonprayag, shared jeep to Gaurikund, then up to Kedarnath on foot, by pony or palki, or by helicopter if seats were secured. Evening aarti and night at Kedarnath.
- Day 3: Morning darshan; walk or ride down; night in Guptkashi.
- Day 4: Drive to Rishikesh; Ram Jhula and the Triveni Ghat aarti.
- Day 5: Back to Delhi by early afternoon.
This is the plan Delhi professionals choose when they can take only a few days of leave, often starting on a Thursday.
6 nights / 7 days – Do Dham: Kedarnath and Badrinath
- Day 1: Delhi to Haridwar by car or the morning Shatabdi; Har Ki Pauri aarti in the evening.
- Day 2: Haridwar to Guptkashi via Rishikesh, Devprayag and Rudraprayag.
- Day 3: Kedarnath darshan; night at the temple or back in Guptkashi.
- Day 4: Rest morning in Guptkashi, then a short drive to Ukhimath and Chopta for the night.
- Day 5: On to Badrinath via Joshimath; evening darshan.
- Day 6: Tapt Kund and morning darshan, Mana village; drive down to Srinagar (Garhwal) or Rudraprayag.
- Day 7: Drive back to Delhi, reaching by evening.
11 nights / 12 days – full Char Dham by road at a senior-friendly pace
- Day 1: Delhi to Haridwar; aarti; early night.
- Day 2: To Barkot, via Mussoorie or via Chamba as the driver advises.
- Day 3: Janki Chatti and the Yamunotri walk by pony or palki for parents; back to Barkot.
- Day 4: Short drive to Uttarkashi; Kashi Vishwanath temple; rest.
- Day 5: Gangotri darshan through Harsil and back to Uttarkashi.
- Day 6: The long day via Tehri to Guptkashi.
- Day 7: Kedarnath; night at the top or helicopter back.
- Day 8: Rest day in Guptkashi – the day most rushed itineraries skip and most parents need.
- Day 9: To Badrinath via Chopta and Joshimath.
- Day 10: Badrinath morning darshan, Mana; drive to Rudraprayag.
- Day 11: To Rishikesh; evening by the Ganga.
- Day 12: Home in Delhi by afternoon.
Every plan is private and customised: your own car and driver, your dates, your pace. Joint families travel as a private group in a Tempo Traveller or two cars.
Planning from Delhi: Ek Dham, Do Dham, helicopter and seniors
Which yatra fits your family
| Option | Days from Delhi | Climbs | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ek Dham (Kedarnath) | 5 | One, about 16–18 km | Working couples and young families on short leave |
| Ek Dham (Badrinath) | 4 – 5 | None; the car reaches the town | Very elderly parents who cannot climb at all |
| Do Dham | 7 | One | Families with parents in their sixties; first-time pilgrims |
| Char Dham by road | 11 – 13 | Two (Kedarnath and the shorter Yamunotri walk) | Those who want the complete yatra and have the leave |
| Char Dham by helicopter | 6 from Dehradun | Short walks only at Kedarnath and Yamunotri | Seniors with a bigger budget and little time |
The helicopter yatra, honestly
Helicopter Char Dham packages fly from Sahastradhara helipad in Dehradun, roughly 3 to 4 hours from Delhi on the new expressway or an hour by air, and cover the four dhams in five or six days with hotels and darshan arrangements. Operators limit baggage to a small bag of around 5 kg and weigh passengers before the flight; heavier passengers may be charged extra or moved. Flights stop in cloud and rain, so a spare day in Dehradun before your flight home is essential. We do not promise helicopter seats or darshan slots; we book what the operators and the official portal confirm.
Pacing for parents
- One long drive or one climb per day, never both. The full plan above has a rest day after Kedarnath.
- Kedarnath by palki or helicopter for anyone over 65 or with knee, heart or breathing problems; a doctor's clearance before booking.
- Hotels with attached bathrooms and geysers, rooms on low floors, early dinners.
- Break the first day at Rishikesh or Haridwar instead of driving Delhi to Guptkashi in one go.
Delhi school holidays and the Kanwar season
Delhi schools usually close from mid-May to the end of June, and that is exactly when NCR families head for Haridwar and the dhams. Weekend traffic on the Haridwar road, queues at Sonprayag and full hotels in Guptkashi follow. If your family is not tied to school dates, the second half of September and October are much calmer. In the Sawan month (usually July) the Kanwar Yatra brings lakhs of pilgrims to Haridwar, and the Delhi–Haridwar roads see diversions for about two weeks; avoid starting a road yatra from Delhi in that window.
Registration in short: every traveller must be registered with Uttarakhand Tourism before entering the route; it is free, and we do it for the whole family with dates that match the plan. Step-by-step details are in our registration and route guide.
When to go: the 2027 yatra season month by month from Delhi
As of November 2026 the 2027 dates are not announced. Badrinath's opening is usually declared on Basant Panchami (11 February 2027) and Kedarnath's on Mahashivratri (6 March 2027). Gangotri and Yamunotri open on Akshaya Tritiya, which falls on 9 May 2027 – later than in 2026, when the yatra began on 19 April. Expect the 2027 season to start around early May.
| Month | On the yatra route | From Delhi | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|
| December – April | Shrines closed; deities at winter seats in Kharsali, Mukhba, Ukhimath and Joshimath–Pandukeshwar | A short winter darshan trip by road is possible; snow on higher roads | Very low |
| May | Opening weeks; cold nights at the shrines | Delhi heat is at its worst – the hills are a relief; school holidays begin mid-month | Very high |
| June | Pleasant days, rain late in the month | School holiday peak for NCR families | High until about 20 June |
| July | Monsoon, landslide risk | Kanwar Yatra diversions on the Haridwar road | Low, not advised |
| August | Peak monsoon; helicopters often grounded | Independence Day weekend tempts many – we advise against | Low |
| September | Rains clear by mid-month; green valleys | Good for seniors; easy leave planning | Medium |
| October | Clear skies, cold nights | Dussehra holidays; the best month for most Delhi families | Medium, high on long weekends |
| November | Shrines close around Diwali and Bhai Dooj; Badrinath last | A final darshan before winter | Medium |
Food and practical tips for yatris from Delhi
Food on the route
- The yatra towns are vegetarian and alcohol-free, so satvik food is the norm. Hotels serve North Indian thalis – dal, sabzi, rice, roti, rajma or kadhi – that will feel familiar to most Delhi families.
- Jain meals without onion, garlic or root vegetables are arranged at Haridwar, Rishikesh, Barkot, Uttarkashi and Guptkashi with notice. At Kedarnath and Badrinath food is simple; dal-rice and khichdi are always possible.
- Carry mathri, dry fruit, glucose biscuits and electrolyte sachets for the climb days; tea stalls on the trek sell maggi and parathas.
- Haridwar and Rishikesh have good pure-veg restaurants for the first and last nights; we can book your dinner on the return evening.
Practical tips
- Leaving Delhi in May at 42°C and reaching Kedarnath at near freezing catches people out. Pack thermals, a padded jacket, cap and gloves even in summer.
- Carry original ID and printed registration letters for every traveller; network fails at altitude.
- Cash for ponies, palkis and tea stalls; ATMs thin out after Uttarkashi and Guptkashi.
- Motion-sickness tablets for the hill roads; sit children and seniors in the front rows.
- If you are driving your own car from Delhi instead of ours, have it serviced, check brakes and tyres, and do not drive the hill stages yourself unless you have mountain experience.
Why book your Char Dham Yatra from Delhi with Vibrant Holidays
- Planned by our team in Ahmedabad, booked on WhatsApp or phone: we have no Delhi office; itinerary, vouchers and invoice come as PDFs, and the car and driver come to your door in Delhi NCR.
- Private and paced for your family: your own car and hill driver for the whole yatra, with a rest day where parents need it.
- Clear about costs: live package prices on this page, and pony, palki and helicopter costs listed before you pay; no promises on darshan slots or helicopter seats.
- Registration for every traveller matched to the day-wise plan, and vegetarian or Jain meals requested in writing at each halt.
- 11 years in travel, 24×7 support on the road, with road and weather updates passed on to you during the yatra. IATA-accredited; member of TAAI, TAFI, ADTOI and IATO; recognised by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
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How much does a Char Dham Yatra tour package from Delhi cost?
Our Char Dham Yatra packages currently start at ₹19,500 per person for 5 nights. Most of our Char Dham Yatra packages fall between ₹24,000 and ₹32,500 per person. The final cost depends on the travel month, hotel category, number of travellers and whether flights from Delhi are added. Open any package below to see exactly what is included, or ask us for a quote with flights.
How far is Haridwar from Delhi by road?
About 220 km. With the Delhi–Dehradun Expressway, opened in April 2026, and its spur towards Haridwar, the drive takes about 4 to 5 hours from most of Delhi, a little more from Gurugram. Leaving by 6 am avoids city traffic and puts you in Haridwar by late morning, ready to continue towards Barkot or Guptkashi.
Which is the best train from Delhi for the Char Dham Yatra?
The Dehradun Shatabdi leaves New Delhi about 6.45 am and reaches Haridwar in under five hours, so you can head into the hills the same day. The Vande Bharat from Anand Vihar leaves in the evening and takes about 3 hours 20 minutes. Timings change; we check them for your date and meet you at Haridwar.
Can we start the yatra from our home in Noida or Gurugram?
Yes. Road packages start and end at your home anywhere in Delhi NCR, including Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Gurugram. The same car and driver stay with you for the whole yatra, so there are no transfers or luggage limits. Fuel, tolls, parking, state permits and the driver's allowance are included in the quote.
How many days does a Char Dham Yatra from Delhi take?
Eleven to thirteen days door to door by road, including one rest day after Kedarnath, which senior travellers need. A Do Dham to Kedarnath and Badrinath takes about seven days from Delhi, and Kedarnath alone about five. A helicopter yatra takes about six days from Dehradun, plus the journey to Dehradun.
Is there a flight from Delhi to Dehradun for the yatra?
Yes. Several non-stop flights a day connect Delhi IGI with Dehradun Jolly Grant, about an hour in the air. Jolly Grant is roughly 20 km from Rishikesh and 35 km from Haridwar. Flying suits seniors who want to avoid the road from Delhi, and many families drive up and fly back.
Can we do only Kedarnath from Delhi in a short trip?
Yes. An Ek Dham Kedarnath trip takes about five days from Delhi: drive to Guptkashi, climb or ride to Kedarnath, a night at the temple, descend, and return via Rishikesh. It is popular with working couples who start on a Thursday. For very elderly parents who cannot climb, Badrinath alone is a gentler Ek Dham.
How does a helicopter Char Dham Yatra work from Delhi?
You travel from Delhi to Dehradun by car, train or flight, and the helicopter package starts at Sahastradhara helipad. It covers all four dhams in five or six days with hotels. Baggage is limited to about 5 kg and passengers are weighed. Weather can ground flights, so keep a spare day. We never promise seats outside what operators confirm.
When does the Char Dham Yatra 2027 start?
Dates are not announced as of November 2026. Badrinath's date is usually declared on Basant Panchami, 11 February 2027, and Kedarnath's on Mahashivratri, 6 March 2027. Gangotri and Yamunotri open on Akshaya Tritiya, which falls on 9 May 2027, so expect the season to start around early May, later than in 2026.
Is May or June a good time to go from Delhi?
The weather is good, but it is the busiest period because Delhi and North Indian schools are on summer holiday. Expect queues at Sonprayag and full hotels. If you can, choose mid-September to October, when crowds are lower and skies clear. If May or June is the only option, book and register early.
Does the Kanwar Yatra affect the drive from Delhi?
Yes. During Sawan, usually in July, the Kanwar Yatra brings very large numbers of pilgrims to Haridwar, and the Delhi–Haridwar roads see diversions and closures for about two weeks. July is also monsoon season in the hills. We do not advise starting a road yatra from Delhi in that window.
Is a Char Dham Yatra from Delhi suitable for senior citizens?
Yes, with the right pacing. We break the first day at Haridwar or Rishikesh, keep to one drive or one climb a day, add a rest day after Kedarnath and suggest palki or helicopter for the climb. A doctor's check-up before booking is wise for anyone over 60 or with heart, lung or blood-pressure conditions.
