How to Reach Roorkee :
Roorkee, located about 180 km north of Delhi on NH-58, is well connected by train, road, air, and metro-bus combinations.
By Train
Roorkee lies on the Delhi-Dehradun rail line and is well connected to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Lucknow, and Chandigarh. The IIT Roorkee campus is just 2.5 km from Roorkee Railway Station.
By Road
Regular government and private buses (including Volvos) operate from Delhi (Kashmere Gate, Anand Vihar) to Roorkee. The Roorkee Bus Station is only 200 m from the IIT campus.
By Air
Nearest airports:
Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun (~75 km)
IGI Airport, New Delhi (~200 km)
From the airport, taxis, buses, and trains to Roorkee are easily available.
By Delhi-Meerut-Roorkee (Metro + Bus)
Take Delhi Metro to Anand Vihar.
Board the RapidX (Delhi-Meerut Metro) to Meerut South/Modipuram.
From Meerut, frequent buses/shared taxis reach Roorkee via Muzaffarnagar.
Nearby Attractions
Roorkee is close to Haridwar (32 km), Rishikesh (52 km), Dehradun (70 km), and Mussoorie (100 km). It hosts top institutions like IIT Roorkee, CBRI, NIH, and others, making it a major academic and research hub.
