Dehradun: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Dehradun is a city of 522,081 people in India (Uttarakhand), 664 m (2,178 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport (DED), 20 km (12 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 903 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Dehradun runs from about 10 h 14 min a day in late December to 14 h 9 min in late June (computed for 30.32° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Dehradun is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport (DED), 20 km (12 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,000 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Dehradun: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Dehradun · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 903 places to stay in Dehradun. Of the 634 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (400), and 12 are five-star. Across 75 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.8 out of 10. Guests have left 14,893 reviews in total.
Hotels in Dehradun: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 15 hostels in Dehradun, out of 903 places to stay of every kind — 1.7% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 7 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10, which is 0.5 above the 7.8 its hotels average — not unusual, since a hostel is judged on its staff and its common room rather than on its fittings. Guests have left 1,455 reviews across them.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Lahore, 377 km (Pakistan) — flights
- Delhi, 202 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Ludhiana, 219 km — trains · tours
- Agra, 349 km
- Faridabad, 224 km — tours
- Najafgarh, 216 km — tours
- Meerut, 153 km — trains · tours
- Ghāziābād, 193 km — trains · tours
- Amritsar, 334 km — trains
- Chandigarh, 128 km — trains
Common questions
Which airport serves Dehradun?
Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport (DED), 20 km (12 mi) from the centre.
How big is Dehradun?
About 522,081 people live in Dehradun (GeoNames).
What time zone is Dehradun in?
Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30.
What currency is used in Dehradun?
The Rupee (INR). Traffic drives on the left.
Are there hostels in Dehradun?
15 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Dehradun.
How many hotels are there in Dehradun?
Our booking partner lists 903 places to stay in Dehradun, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Dehradun?
Lahore (377 km), Delhi (202 km), Ludhiana (219 km), Agra (349 km), Faridabad (224 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.