Fixed fare · no surge · zero commission
Dehradun to Haridwar cab
Fare, distance and the road itself — written by the people who drive it.
A retired Indian Army officer who founded Shiv Ganga Travels in Haridwar in 2010 and pioneered the zero-commission model for Char Dham operators here. About us
Fares and road notes on this page reviewed July 30, 2026.
Fifty-five km of good valley road, and the transfer that starts or ends an enormous number of trips — a flight into Jolly Grant and a yatra that begins the next morning, or a hill week that finishes with a train from Haridwar. If you are coming from the airport rather than the city, the dedicated Jolly Grant page has the fixed transfer fares and the meet-and-greet detail; this one is the city run. Either way it is short, predictable, and the sort of leg that operators price like a favour and then remember to charge for. We quote it as its own fixed fare.
Dehradun to Haridwar taxi fare
One-way bands by vehicle for the 55 km run from Dehradun to Haridwar, 1.5 hrs behind the wheel. Fuel, driver, tolls, state taxes and parking are already inside the number.
| Vehicle | Seats | One-way fare |
|---|---|---|
| Swift Dzire | 4 | ₹1,500–₹2,000 |
| Maruti Ertiga | 6 | ₹2,000–₹2,500 |
| Innova Crysta | 6 | ₹2,500–₹3,000 |
| Tempo Traveller | 12 | ₹3,500–₹4,500 |
Indicative 2026 bands for the Dehradun–Haridwar run. Plains route, so no hill surcharge applies at all. The fare covers the drive as far as Anywhere in Haridwar. We confirm one fixed all-in price on enquiry.
Send us your travel date and we come back with one fixed all-in figure for the Dehradun–Haridwar run — tolls, driver and parking already in it.
Exactly what the Dehradun–Haridwar fare covers
What the Dehradun–Haridwar fare does and does not cover, both columns, before you book rather than at the end of the trip.
- Fuel for the whole journey
- Driver charges, his food and his night halt
- All tolls, state border taxes and green tax
- Parking at temples and viewpoints
- Green Card and trip permit for hill routes
- Oxygen cylinder on board above 2,500 m
- Basic first-aid kit
- GST
- Your hotel or lodge — we can book it, billed separately
- Meals for passengers
- Pony, palki, porter or helicopter charges
- Temple pujas, VIP darshan or aarti tickets
- Anything caused by a landslide, roadblock or weather halt beyond the planned days
- AC in the hills — ₹2,000 extra if you want it running above the valleys
Where you actually stop
The Jolly Grant turn, fifteen km out of the city.
Where the Rishikesh road comes in — an easy place to add an hour at Triveni Ghat if you want it.
Ten minutes short of Haridwar, and the start of the town traffic.
Rules on this run
The Dehradun–Haridwar run stays in the plains, so the hill-route paperwork does not apply. What is worth knowing before you book:
Nothing above the valleys applies on this stretch — no Green Card, no night-driving ban, no yatra registration. It is an expressway run, so the variables that matter are toll charges, which are included, and the pickup window you choose.
The vehicle for the Dehradun–Haridwar run
Dehradun to Haridwar stays on plains road the whole way, so the Ertiga or a sedan is usually the sensible booking — the surface never asks for more vehicle than that. All four are available.
Maruti Ertiga / Sedan
Nimble on the tighter corners above Uttarkashi. Less boot space, so pack in soft duffels rather than hard suitcases.
- Seats
- 4 + driver
- Luggage
- 2 large + 2 cabin bags
- Best for
- Couples and small families
- Availability
- Budget tier and couple packages
- AC in the plains
- Easy on narrow hill sections
- Lowest running cost
Cancellation, in plain terms
Plans change, and a 1.5 hrs mountain drive is the kind of thing weather rearranges. The Dehradun–Haridwar booking runs on the same terms as every other cab we send out.
We do not take payment online. Most bookings run on a small advance over UPI and the balance to the driver at the end of the trip, so there is rarely anything to refund. Full cancellation terms.
What our passengers say
Eight of us, including my parents at 72 and 69. Palki was arranged for both at Kedarnath without any fuss. Ramesh bhai, our driver, was calm on roads that frightened me and knew every tea stop worth stopping at. Ground-floor rooms at every hotel, as promised.
The price I was quoted in February was the price I paid in May. After what I read about agent markups, that alone was worth it. Badrinath darshan was handled well and Tapt Kund before the 4:30 AM slot was something I will remember for a long time.
Three generations travelling together, and the pacing was right for all of us. Oxygen was on the vehicle and we needed it once, at Kedarnath, and it was there in under a minute. They arranged proper Tamil vegetarian food at two hotels on request, which I did not expect this far north.
Dehradun to Haridwar, answered
Fifty-five km, about an hour and a half by road via Doiwala and Raiwala. From Jolly Grant airport it is shorter — roughly 35 km and an hour and a quarter.
The Dehradun to Haridwar run is operated by us directly — our vehicle, our driver, no broker taking a cut in between.
Direct operator — our own vehicles and our own drivers, no broker in between, operating from Haridwar since 2010. Registration, fleet and credentials.
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Book your Dehradun → Haridwar cab
Send us your date and how many of you there are. You get one fixed all-in fare for the Dehradun–Haridwar run, 1.5 hrs of driving, usually inside two hours.