Char Dham Yatra cab booking
One vehicle, one driver, all four dhams. Priced for the whole trip rather than by the kilometre.
Direct Operator
You book with the people who run your yatra — no reseller in between, no reseller markup either.
Zero Commission
The price you see is the price we charge. No agent cut quietly folded into the quote.
Local Handling
Haridwar-based, on the ground every season — hotels, drivers and guides we know personally.
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.
We run the Char Dham circuit by road out of Haridwar, Rishikesh, Dehradun and Delhi. Every vehicle is our own, carries a current Green Card, and is driven by someone who works these roads through the whole season rather than being pulled in from the plains in May. You can book the cab on its own if you have your stays arranged, or as part of a full package — the vehicle and the driver are identical either way.
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Where from, where to?
Full circuit rates by vehicle
Whole-trip pricing for the standard 10–12 day circuit covering Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. Not a daily rate, and not a per-kilometre one.
| Vehicle | Seats | One-way fare |
|---|---|---|
| Swift Dzire | 4 | ₹18,000–₹24,000 |
| Maruti Ertiga | 6 | ₹22,000–₹28,000 |
| Innova Crysta | 6 | ₹26,000–₹32,000 |
| Innova HyCross | 6 | ₹30,000–₹38,000 |
| Tempo Traveller (12) | 12 | ₹38,000–₹46,000 |
Indicative 2026 bands for the complete circuit from Haridwar. Starting from Delhi, Jaipur or another city adds the transfer leg at both ends — we quote it as one number. Every enquiry gets a fixed all-in price.
Exactly what the fare covers
Both columns, published. On a twelve-day circuit the exclusions matter more than they do on a single transfer, so here they are up front.
- 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 the vehicle actually goes
Haridwar out to the four dhams and back. Scroll to trace it.
Where the yatra starts. We meet you at the railway station or your hotel.
What each dham demands of the vehicle
Two of the four have a road to the temple. The other two end at a trailhead, and knowing which is which is most of the planning.
Road ends at Sonprayag (private vehicles), then a shuttle to Gaurikund. Then 16 km on foot from gaurikund.
Road ends at Badrinath temple itself — the road goes all the way. No trek.
Road ends at Gangotri temple — the road reaches it. Then none to the temple; 18 km to gaumukh glacier if you want it.
Road ends at Janki Chatti. Then 6 km on foot from janki chatti.
The vehicle you live in for twelve days
On a circuit this long the seat matters more than the badge. This is what each one is actually like on the hill sections.
Toyota Innova Crysta
The one we put senior travellers in. On the Rudraprayag–Guptkashi stretch the difference in ride quality is not subtle.
- Seats
- 6 + driver
- Luggage
- 4 large + 2 cabin bags
- Best for
- Families of 4–6, and anyone who wants the most comfortable seat on the hill
- Availability
- Included in deluxe and private packages
- Captain seats in the middle row
- AC in the plains
- Charging points at every row
- Best suspension on the circuit
Rules of the road up here
Vehicle movement on the Char Dham roads is banned between 10 PM and 4 AM by the district administration. We plan every pickup so you reach your halt in daylight — anyone promising to drive you through the night is planning to be stopped at a checkpost.
Every commercial vehicle on a Char Dham route needs a Green Card (a fitness certificate specific to hill driving) plus a trip card for the journey. Ours are current on every vehicle we send. Without them you get turned back, usually at Rishikesh or Sonprayag.
This is a hill run outside the Char Dham corridor, so none of the yatra paperwork applies. What does apply is arithmetic: average speed on these roads is 25–30 km/h, not the 60 a map will assume, and the last stretch is single-lane in places. We quote the honest driving time rather than the optimistic one.
All four dhams need a biometric registration before darshan. It is free and done online at registrationandtouristcare.uk.gov.in, or at the counters in Haridwar and Rishikesh. We do it for you as part of the booking if you send us your ID details.
Private vehicles stop at Sonprayag. The last 5 km to Gaurikund runs on a timed one-way shuttle with slots assigned by the police. Your driver parks at Sonprayag and waits — the main luggage stays with the vehicle.
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.
Cancellation, in plain terms
| More than 48 hours before pickup | Full refund of anything paid |
|---|---|
| 24–48 hours before pickup | 50% of the advance retained |
| Under 24 hours, or no-show | Advance retained |
| Cancelled by us, or road closed by administration | Full refund, or reschedule at no charge |
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.
What our passengers say
Booked after comparing four operators. What sold me was that the person who answered the phone was the person who ran the trip. Hotels, vehicle and darshan slots were exactly as quoted. The Kedarnath trek support was the strongest part — our guide walked at my father’s pace the whole way and never once made it feel like a problem.
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.
Six days, all four dhams. One flight was held two hours for cloud at Kedarnath, which is nobody’s fault, and the team kept us updated and rebuilt the next day’s schedule to make it up. Four stars only because the Dehradun hotel on night one was the weakest link.
Solo woman traveller and I was honestly nervous. They put me with a small group of other solo pilgrims and a guide who checked in without hovering. Guptkashi hotel was clean and warm, food was simple and good. Going back for Badrinath next season.
Char Dham cab booking, answered
The whole circuit runs ₹18,000–₹24,000 in a Swift Dzire, ₹26,000–₹32,000 in an Innova Crysta and ₹38,000–₹46,000 in a 12-seater Tempo Traveller. That is the vehicle for the entire 10–12 day trip including fuel, driver, tolls and state taxes — not a per-day rate.
Direct operator — our own vehicles and our own drivers, no broker in between. Operating from Haridwar since 2010.
- Registered travel operator based in Haridwar since 2010
- Own fleet — Innova Crysta, Ertiga, Tempo Traveller, Scorpio
- Every vehicle carries a current Green Card and trip permit
- Drivers who run the Garhwal routes year-round, not seasonal hires
Routes, dhams and guides
Book your Char Dham cab
Tell us your dates, how many of you there are, and where you want to start. One fixed all-in fare back, usually within two hours.