Askot Sanctuary Travel - Nearest Airport, Station and driving distances

How to reach

Air

The nearest airport is Jolly Grant, Dehradun.

Rail

The nearest railhead is Tanakpur, 151 km.

Dehradun is a major station and a terminus in the state of Uttarakhand. It is connected by rail to all parts of the country, and the Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi and Mussourie Express from New Delhi are some of the important services. There are also expresses to other major cities including the Bandra-Dehradun Express from Mumbai which is reputed to be one of the slowest expresses in India. Some other expresses connect Dehradun to Varanasi, Kolkata, Gorakhpur, Amritsar, Indore, Ujjain and Chennai. Some do not run every day.

Shatabdi Express (NR) - Dep. New Delhi, 0655. Arr. Dehradun 1240 - meals included JanShatabdi Express (NR) - Dep. New Delhi, 1500. Arr. Dehradun 2100 - meals available (extra charge) Mussorie Express (NR) - Dep. Delhi Jn, 2215. Arr. Dehradun 0800 - no meals

Road

Askot is accessible by road via Tanakpur - Pithoragarh or via Haldwani - Almora

Semi-deluxe and ordinary Uttarakhand State buses depart every hour from ISBT, Kashmere Gate in New Delhi. There is also an overnight deluxe A/C service run by Uttarakhand Tourism. It is a six to seven hour journey from Delhi. However, the bus station is inconveniently located several km from the town. If you are coming from Delhi side the trains will generally be more convenient.

Distances

Askot sanctuary is situated at a distance of 54 km from Pithoragarh. Askot was the ancient kingdom of Katyur dynasty it also has a palace of the last Katyuri king. The name of Askot has been derived from the word Asi-kot, th...