Char Dham Yatra from Kolkata: how to reach the start, the 9 nights and 10 days ex-Haridwar itinerary from ₹26,900 per person, and the days to set aside.
Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, joined to a departure from Kolkata. The yatra itself starts in Uttarakhand, so what changes from one city to the next is how you reach the start and how many days to set aside either side of it.
Getting to the start from Kolkata
By air. Kolkata has a direct flight to Dehradun's Jolly Grant airport, and Delhi is served constantly if that timing does not suit.
By rail. Kolkata to Haridwar is a long rail journey of well over a day, though direct trains do run and are popular with groups travelling together.
The non-stop Dehradun flight makes the ex-Haridwar itinerary the shorter option from Kolkata, and saves the Delhi connection that a rail routing would otherwise imply.
Trains from Kolkata to Haridwar
| Train | From | Runs | Leaves | Reaches Haridwar |
|---|
| 13009 Doon Express | Howrah (HWH) | Daily | 20:25 | 05:20, day 3 (about 33 h) |
| 13037 Kumbha Express | Howrah (HWH) | Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat | 13:00 | 15:50 next day (about 27 h) |
| 13035 Upasana Express | Howrah (HWH) | Tue, Fri | 13:00 | 15:50 next day (about 27 h) |
The Kumbha Express was numbered 12369 and the Upasana Express 12327 until April 2026; the timings did not change. Between them they leave Howrah every day. Timings as Indian Railways listed them in October 2026; confirm on NTES or IRCTC before you book.
Flights
IndiGo flies non-stop from Kolkata to Dehradun's Jolly Grant airport in about 2 h 15 min. Jolly Grant is about an hour from Haridwar.
A door-to-door plan from Kolkata
- Take the Kumbha or Upasana Express, reach Haridwar at 15:50 and spend the night there; the yatra starts next morning.
- Or take the overnight Doon Express, which reaches Haridwar at 05:20 on the morning the yatra starts.
- Or fly to Dehradun and be met for the start at Haridwar the same day.
- Set aside about 13 to 14 days by train both ways, or 11 to 12 days flying: 9 nights and 10 days for the yatra plus the journey.
Which itinerary suits a Kolkata departure
Rates are per person, vary with hotel grade and group size, and exclude 5% GST. Flights and trains from your city are booked separately.
