The cheapest taxi option for Dehradun to Delhi is a Sedan (Maruti Dzire or Toyota Etios) at ₹3,300 for a one-way booking. SUV (Innova/Ertiga) costs ₹4,500 and a 12-seater Tempo Traveller costs ₹6,900. All fares include fuel, driver and AC; tolls and state tax are additional at actual.
Road Trip Guide
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Dehradun to Delhi
by Car
DehradunDelhi
255 km · 5-6 hours drive · cab from ₹3,300
Distance
255km
Drive Time
5hrs
Highway
Cab From
₹3,300
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What are the road stages from Dehradun to Delhi?
| Road stage | Distance (km) | Drive time | Road quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dehradun to Roorkee | 65 | 1.5 hours | Mixed |
| Roorkee to Muzaffarnagar | 65 | 1-1.25 hours | Good |
| Muzaffarnagar to Meerut | 55 | 1 hour | Good |
| Meerut to Delhi | 70 | 1-1.5 hours | Excellent |
How far is Delhi from Dehradun by car?
Delhi is approximately 255 km from Dehradun by road, a drive of about 5-6 hours depending on traffic and stops. The recommended vehicle is a SUV (Innova/Ertiga), and a one-way AC cab starts at ₹3,300 (sedan), ₹4,500 (SUV), or ₹6,900 (tempo). Toll and state tax are extra. Start by 5-6 AM for the smoothest run.
Travelling from Dehradun to Delhi? It's roughly 255 km and around 5-6 hours. Choose a SUV (Innova/Ertiga) to match your group size and budget. Fares are fixed and all-inclusive — no surge, no hidden charges.
Your Route
Dehradun
Dehradun to Roorkee · 65km · Poor
Roorkee to Muzaffarnagar · 65km · Good
Muzaffarnagar to Meerut · 55km · Good
Meerut to Delhi · 70km · Excellent
Delhi
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Segment by Segment
The Road Ahead
4 segments · 255 km total
The Mohand ghat through the Shivalik forest — a genuine hill section with bends, elephant crossings and the first real climb of the trip
Four-lane with the Ganga canal running alongside for much of it, and Roorkee's engineering college at the end
Four-lane highway through sugarcane country — the mills along here run tractor-trailer traffic in the crushing season and it is slow
The Delhi-Meerut Expressway, access-controlled the whole way and elevated over Ghaziabad
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Sedan
Swift Dzire / Etios · 4 Seater
Most Popular
SUV
Innova Crysta / Ertiga · 6-7 Seater
Tempo Traveller
12-Seater AC · 12 Seater
When to Go
Seasonal Road Conditions
Winter Driving Conditions
Dec — Feb
December and January fog on the plains section is heavy and the sugarcane stretch has slow unlit traffic in it. Dehradun itself is cold but clear. Start late rather than early.
Driving Tips
1
This is the Dehradun to Delhi direction — the same road as Delhi to Dehradun, driven the other way, so the stops below are measured from Dehradun
2
The hill section comes early in this direction rather than late, which suits anyone prone to car sickness better and means the descent is done while you are fresh
3
Leave Dehradun by 6 AM: finishing the mountain stretch in daylight matters more than arriving early, and the light goes sooner in the hills than on the plains
4
Plan a stop every two to three hours; the food stops below are listed by distance from Dehradun
5
The Mohand stretch passes through Rajaji forest and elephant crossings are real — do not drive it after dark if you can avoid it
6
Muzaffarnagar to Roorkee is the slow middle in the sugarcane crushing season, roughly November to April, when mill-bound tractor trailers fill the carriageway
Food Stops
1Roorkee (65 km)
2Khatauli (160 km)
3Murthal dhabas (205 km)
Best Car for This Trip
We recommend SUV (Innova/Ertiga) for the Dehradun to Delhi drive. Mountain roads and luggage space make SUVs ideal.
Fuel Planning
4 fuel stations along the route. Limited pumps on parts of this route — fill up at every opportunity.
The Dehradun to Delhi road trip by the numbers
Distance, driving time, fuel stop counts and indicative fares verified weekly against our drivers' actual route runs.
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The single biggest mistake first-time road-trippers make on Delhi–Manali is not stopping at Mandi for lunch. Plan your fuel and food stops in advance — it cuts your real travel time by an hour because you're not hunting for somewhere on the way.
Pankaj Singh Gaur
Founder & CEO, Triveni Cabs™
Road Trip Q&A
More about driving from Dehradun to Delhi
Verified against these sources
Verified against official tourism, transport and weather data. We refresh these sources quarterly.
- GOVNational Highways Authority of India (NHAI)— official toll plaza, FASTag and national-highway data(nhai.gov.in)
- GOVParivahan Seva (Ministry of Road Transport)— official commercial vehicle permit and tax portal(parivahan.gov.in)
- GOVUttarakhand Tourism— official Uttarakhand tourism board (Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Mussoorie, Nainital, Char Dham)(uttarakhandtourism.gov.in)
- GOVDelhi Tourism— official Delhi tourism board(delhitourism.gov.in)
- REFDelhi International Airport (DIAL)— official IGI Airport terminal, flight and pickup information(newdelhiairport.in)
Quick Answer
Is the drive from Dehradun to Delhi easier than Delhi to Dehradun?
It is a different drive rather than an easier one. Going Dehradun to Delhi the hill section comes first, while you are fresh, and the plains run is at the end — which most passengers prefer, and which suits anyone prone to car sickness. The disadvantage is that you meet Delhi's traffic at the end of a long day rather than at the start of it.
FAQ
Dehradun to Delhi Road Trip FAQs
It is a different drive rather than an easier one. Going Dehradun to Delhi the hill section comes first, while you are fresh, and the plains run is at the end — which most passengers prefer, and which suits anyone prone to car sickness. The disadvantage is that you meet Delhi's traffic at the end of a long day rather than at the start of it.
Roorkee (65 km) and Khatauli (160 km) are the practical stops, and the distances given are measured from Dehradun rather than from the other end — a point worth making, because every listing of this route online measures them the other way. Plan a break every two to three hours.
Yes, and on this direction it is worth asking specifically. A one-way drop is cheaper than a round trip when you are not coming back, and because we run the Delhi to Dehradun direction regularly there is a reasonable chance of pairing your trip with a return run — which is the cheapest a one-way ever gets. Call 7668570551 and ask what is going your way.
Around 6 AM. The Dehradun to Roorkee section is the mountain work and you want it done in daylight — the light goes earlier in the hills than the clock suggests, and the descent is the part where being tired matters.
Broadly yes — the plazas are the same barriers and most charge per crossing — but a return-journey rate applies at some plazas within the same day, and a plaza can occasionally be one-directional. Our toll-cost page for this corridor lists the plazas with the car and SUV figures. On a fare booked with us the toll is charged at actuals with the receipts available, so you pay what the road charged rather than an estimate.
Same road, same 255 km, and the same 4 stages in the opposite order — the detailed guide for the other direction is at /travel-by-car/delhi-to-dehradun. The one real difference is that Meerut to Delhi is your last stage here and your first stage there, which changes what the hardest hour of the day is.
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