Badrinath one of the holiest shrines in Hindu religion is located in the Chamoli District of Uttarakhand. Badrinath Dham looms at an elevation of 11204 feet on the bank of Alaknanda River.
Jolly Grant Airport is the nearest airport to Badrinath, about 317 km from Badrinath.
By Helicopter-Now pilgrims can enjoy the Helicopter services from Dehradun to Badrinath. The helicopter journey is hardly around 100 km.
The nearest railway stations to Badrinath are at Rishikesh (297km), Haridwar (324 km) and Kotdwar (327km). Rishikesh railway station is not much connected by fast trains. Haridwar railway station is much developed and well connected with New Delhi, Mumbai, Amritsar, Lucknow and Ahmedabad.
Badrinath is well connected with major destinations of Uttarakhand by motorable roads. Regular buses operate to Badrinath from Rishikesh, Haridwar and Delhi. Taxis and buses are available from main destinations of Uttarakhand like Haridwar, Dehradun, Pauri, Rishikesh, Ukimath, Karnaprayag, Chamoli etc.
Note – The road is narrow after Joshimath. So, after dawn travel is not allowed. One can spend the night in Chamoli, Rudraprayag or Joshimath and can next day early in the morning travel to Badrinath.
Haridwar → (24 km) Rishikeh → (71 km) Deoprayag → (30 km) Kirtinagar → (4 kkm) Shrinagar → (34 km) Rudraprayag → (20 km) Gauchar → (12 km) Karnaprayag → (20 km) Nandaprayag → (11 km) Chamoli → (8 km) Birahi → (9 km) Pipalkoti → (5 km) Garur Ganga → (15 km) Helang → (14 km) Joshinath → (13 km) Vishnuprayag → (8 km) Govindghat → (3 km) Pandukeshwar → (10 km) Hanumanchatti → (11 km) Shri Badarinathji.
Via Guptakshi → Ukhimath → Chopta → Gopeshwar → Chamoli → Pipalkoti
Kedarnath to Kund (53 km route is same as given in the Route 1D chart) → (6km) Ukhimath → (22 km) Dogalbhitta → (7 km) Chopta → (27 km) Mandal → (8 km) Gopeshwar → (10 km) Chamoli → from Chamoli to Badarinathji (96 km)
Kedarnath → (14 km trek) Gaurikund → (5 km) Sonprayag → (4 km) Rampur → (9 km) Phata → (14 km) Guptkashi → (7 km) Kund → (19 km) Agastyamuni → (8 km) Tilwara → (8 km) Rudraprayag → (20 km) Gauchar → (12 km) Karnaprayag (20 km) Nandprayag → (11 km) Chamoli → (8 km) Birahi → (9km) Pipalkoti → (5 km) Garur Ganga → (15 km) Helang (14 km) Joshimath → (13 km) Vishnuprayag → (8 km) Govindghat → (3 km) Pandukeshwar → (10 km) Hanumanchatti → (11 km) Shri Badarinath.
