Roorkee: 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.
Roorkee is a city of 103,894 people in India (Uttarakhand), 268 m (879 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport (DED), 45 km (28 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Roorkee runs from about 10 h 16 min a day in late December to 14 h 7 min in late June (computed for 29.87° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Roorkee is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport (DED), 45 km (28 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,000 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Roorkee: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Roorkee · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Lahore, 387 km (Pakistan) — flights
- Delhi, 149 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Jaipur, 387 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Ludhiana, 227 km — tours
- Agra, 299 km — tours
- Faridabad, 171 km — tours
- Najafgarh, 165 km — tours
- Meerut, 100 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Ghāziābād, 141 km
- Amritsar, 348 km
Common questions
Which airport serves Roorkee?
Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport (DED), 45 km (28 mi) from the centre.
How big is Roorkee?
About 103,894 people live in Roorkee, across 8 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Roorkee in?
Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30.
What currency is used in Roorkee?
The Rupee (INR). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Roorkee?
Lahore (387 km), Delhi (149 km), Jaipur (387 km), Ludhiana (227 km), Agra (299 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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.