By Road
Nainital is connected by good roads to all the major national & state highways. It takes about 7 to 8 hours to travel the distance between Delhi & Nainital (320 Kms.). Taxis are readily available from Delhi, and there are some overnight private luxury buses, as well as state run buses.
By Train
The nearest rail head is Kathgodam (34 Kms.). It takes one hour to drive up from Kathgodam to Nainital by taxi. Taxis are available at Kathgodam station at the arrival of trains.
Railway Time Table (Trains starting from Kathgodam)
Train No |
Train Name |
Departure |
Arrival |
Days |
12039 |
Kathgodam New Delhi Shatabdi Express |
(15:35) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
(21:10) NEW DELHI (NDLS) |
Daily |
12207 |
Kathgodam Jammu Tawi Garib Rath Express |
(18:30) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
(09:45) JAMMU TAWI (JAT) |
Tue |
13020 |
Bagh Express |
(21:45) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
(12:40) HOWRAH JN (HWH) |
Daily |
15014 |
Ranikhet Express |
(20:35) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
(23:25) JAISALMER (JSM) |
Daily |
15044 |
Kathgodam Lucknow Junction Express |
(10:55) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
(18:45) LUCKNOW NE (LJN) |
Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri, Sat |
14119 |
Kathgodam Dehradun Express |
(19:45) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
(04:30) DEHRADUN (DDN) |
Daily |
12092 |
Naini Doon Jan S |
(05:30) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
(12:30) DEHRADUN (DDN) |
Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun |
12210 |
Kathgodam Kanpur Garib Rath Express |
(19:10) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
(04:35) KANPUR CENTRAL(CNB) |
Mon |
15036 |
Uttarakhand Sampark Kranti Express |
(08:45) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
(15:25) DELHI (DLI) |
Daily |
Railway Time Table (Trains going to Kathgodam)
Train No |
Train Name |
Departure |
Arrival |
Days |
12040 |
New Delhi Kathgodam Shatabdi Express |
(06:00) NEW DELHI (NDLS) |
(11:40) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
Daily |
12208 |
Jammu Tawi Kathgodam Garib Rath Express |
(23:15) JAMMU TAWI (JAT) |
(14:50) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
Tue |
13019 |
Bagh Express |
(21:45) HOWRAH JN (HWH) |
(09:25) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
Daily |
15013 |
Ranikhet Express |
(01:00) JAISALMER (JSM) |
(05:05) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
Daily |
15043 |
Lucknow Kathgodam Junction Express |
(23:25) LUCKNOW NE (LJN) |
(08:10) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat |
14120 |
Dehradun Kathgodam Express |
(22:35) DEHRADUN (DDN) |
(07:20) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
Daily |
12091 |
Naini Doon Jan S |
(15:45) DEHRADUN (DDN) |
(23:35) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun |
12209 |
Kanpur Kathgodam Garib Rath Express |
(06:15) KANPUR CENTRAL (CNB) |
(14:50) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
Mon |
15035 |
Uttarakhand Sampark Kranti Express |
(16:00) DELHI (DLI) |
(22:40) KATHGODAM (KGM) |
Daily |
By Air
The nearest airport is Pantnagar (70 Kms). It takes about 2 hours to drive from Pantnagar to Nainital. Currently there are following flights for/from Pantnagar.
Flight No |
Flight Name |
Departure |
Arrival |
Days |
AI-9816 |
Air India |
(14:10) Pantnagar |
(15:10) New Delhi |
Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun |
AI-9815 |
Air India |
(09:55) New Delhi |
(10:55) Pantnagar |
Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun |
AI-9823 |
Air India |
(11:25) Pantnagar |
(12:30) Dehradun |
Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun |
AI-9824 |
Air India |
(13:00) Dehradun |
(13:50) Pantnagar |
Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun |