The Lake District of India ' Nainital ' is very well connected with the rest part of country through different modes of the transport.

A number of maps are available to help you find your way to the Lake City Nainital.

Nainital is a splendid hill station located in the heart of the state of Uttaranchal and is about 310 kilometres from Delhi.

Nainital is connected to National Highway Number 87.

In fact Nainital is full of toursit places and could easily be the epicentre of Kumoan Tourism. The Lake Distrcit of Nainital boasts of 09 different lakes (some of which are no more), shares its boundary with one of the most visited National Parks in the country and obviously is part of the Himalayas.


BY TRAIN

KATHGODAM, "The Gateway of Kumaon Hills" which is just 34 km away from Nainital is the nearest railway terminus of the North Eastern Railway which in turn is connected with New Delhi, Calcutta (now Kolkata) & Lucknow by train services. Lalkuan is 60 Kms from Nainital which is connected to Bareilly, Agra & Lucknow by narrow gauge.

Kathgodam is the last terminus of broad gauze line of North East Railways connecting Nainital with Delhi & Howarah.

Ranikhet express (Train Number 5013) departs from Old Delhi Railway Station at 11 PM daily, it reaches Kathgodam at 6 AM.

"Rail Sampark" A one stop shop for information on various aspects

139 - Rail Sampark, the Indian Railway enquiry services delivered by Bharat BPO, handles enquiries pertaining to arrival,
departure, schedules of trains plying between two stations, PNR and reservation of berth status, fare enquiry,
availability of Tatkal accommodation, journey planning, concession and cancellation rules, refund rules and trains between stations.

The call centre support is available in eleven local languages across India.

		BY OWN VEHICLE - Delhi to Nainital There are basically 2 routes that you can take while going to Nainital from Delhi. Both the routes run on the same track up to Moradabad and then deviate after Moradabad. One of the routes is via Kaladungi and the other goes through Rampur. Delhi to Nainital through Rampur: Delhi - Ghaziabad - Hapur - Garmukteshwar - Gajraula - Moradabad - Rampur - Haldwani - Kathgodam - Nainital Delhi to Nainital through Kaladungi: Delhi - Ghaziabad - Hapur - Garmukteshwar - Gajraula - Moradabad - Tanda - Bazpur - Kaladungi - Nainital Via Rampur: Rampur route is fine up-to Moradabad but the major hassle comes while you are crossing Rampur. You have to cross the busy bazaars of Bilaspur and Rampur to get to Haldwani, which is even more crowded. From light to heavy vehicles to bullock carts, you will have to go through a lot of traffic and dirty roads. Definitely not recommended. Via Kaladungi: The beauty of this route lies in the fact that this road is meant for only light vehicles. This further sums up the fact that there would not be too many heavy vehicles passing by and that you are pretty much safe on the road. The road condition is absolutely fantastic and the total distance is only 265 kms. You can easily reach Nainital in not more than 6 - 7 hours. Definitely recommended!
Moradabad - Nainital Road Map (Via Kaladungi): After crossing the Moradabad bypass, take a left U turn (the right turn will go to Rampur) for Corbett National Park. Keep following the road and it will take a right turn on its own (passing through a small bazaar) and then after going for about 8 kms more, you will see a right turn pointing Bazpur. Take this right turn and keep going straight for Bazpur (landmark: Bazpur Gurudwara just after the rail track) and then straight on for Kaladungi (passing through a jungle). On reaching Kaladungi (after crossing a small bridge and going 200 meters ahead) you will see a board pointing left for Nainital. After taking this right turn you will start climbing up (after 5 kms) and now you are only 30 kms short of Nainital.

BY OWN VEHICLE - New Route to Delhi From Delhi: Delhi to Hapur By-pass to Gajraula to Moradabad By-pass to Tanda Dadyal Road to Bajpur to Kaladungi to Nainital (do not follow the "Kashipur city") - Total 265 Kms From Nainital: Nainital to Kaladungi to Bajpur to Tanda Dadyal Road to Moradabad By-pass to Gajraula to Hapur By-pass to Delhi - Total 265 Kms

BY BUS The U.P.S.R.T. Corporation (U.P. Govt. Roadways) provides direct buses to Nainital from Delhi, Lucknow and major cities of the state. There are many Private Tour Operators who provide good and luxrious coach buses to Nainital from New Delhi. Besides these Haryana roadways, Rajasthan- Roadways & the DTC (Delhi transport corp.) also operate direct buses to Nainital. It takes around 8 hrs to reach Nainital from New Delhi, Click here to see the road map from Delhi to Nainital. Nainital is connected to National Highway No. 87. Regular roadways buses run from Delhi, Agra, Dehradun, Haridwar, Lucknow, Kanpur & Bareilly daily. Beside this luxury coaches are available from Delhi for this place.

                                                             Distances (in Kms.) of some nearby cities from Nainital are as follows.

BY AIR

The nearest domestic Airport is Palam Airport at New Delhi, although Phool bagh being the nearest airport 72 kms from Nainital but after the termination of Vayudoot services it has become unoperational for general public. The nearest International/domestic airport is Indira Gandhi-International airport at New Delhi and Lucknow..


Traffic Rules On the Mall Road

Entry of heavy traffic is prohibited during the months of May, June and October from 8 AM to 10.30 AM and 2.30 PM to 10.30 PM, light vehicles from 6.00 PM to 10.00 PM and cycle rickshaw from 6.00 PM to 9.00 PM.

Parking is strictly prohibited except designated parking places.

Traffic shall be strictly prohibited on Mall Road between 6-9 p.m during season. Only one way route from Tallital to Mallital for LMV.