Yamunotri is the starting point of the Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand. Yamuna Devi is unique in the pantheon of deities. She is the daughter of the Sun God Surya and Saranyu, goddess of Consciousness. The Yamuna is considered just as sacred as the Ganga and its birthplace is the Champasar Glacier below Bandarpunch mountain ranges. Yamuna Devi is represented in the form of a black marble idol inside the temple that sits at a height of 3291 metres in the Garhwal range of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand. The tumultuous and frolicking Yamuna River flows next to the temple. Visiting it is not just a pilgrimage; it is the starting point to appreciating the beauties of Nature. To know about the Yamunotri route map, read on-
How to Reach Yamunotri
Haridwar is the starting point to travel to the north in Uttarakhand. From here you proceed to Rishikesh and onwards by road to Chamba, Barkot, Hanuman Chatti and Janki Chatti from where you walk to the temple. In fact this is the most common Yamunotri route map followed by the pilgrims.
By Air: If you wish to travel by air you would have to arrive at the Jolly Grant airport at Dehradun from where you travel the rest of the way by road.
By Rail: Haridwar is the drop off point from anywhere in India. It is a major junction and from here you can travel by road the rest of the way.
By Road: You can start from Delhi and reach Dehradun from where you travel to Barkot. From Barkot you proceed to Hanuman Chatti. If you travel from Rishikesh then you take the road from Dharasu to Hanuman Chatti. The next step in the Yamunotri Yatra is Phool Chatti at a distance of 5 km. You might pause for refreshments before proceeding to Janki Chatti on foot because you cannot use a vehicle on the narrow winding path. From Janki Chatti it is a trek to Yamunotri. You can hire ponies or palanquins. Just in the vicinity of Yamunotri you will find Surya Kund hot water springs where pilgrims can bathe or cook rice as offering to the Devi.
Yamunotri Route Map & Distance from Delhi
Distances:
- Delhi to Rishikesh: 240 km
- Rishikesh to Narendranagar: 16 km
- Narendranagar to Chamba: 46 km
- Chamba to Brahmakal: 15 km
- Brahmakal to Barkot: 40 km
- Barkot to Sayanachatti: 27 km
- Sayana Chatti to Hanuman Chatti: 6 km
- Hanuman Chatti to Phool Chatti: 5 km
- Phool Chatti to Janki Chatti: 3 km
- Janki Chatti to Yamunotri: 6 Km.
Distances from Various Points across the Country
Haridwar is the rail head from where you can proceed to Rishikesh, which can be the starting point of the Yamunotri Yatra. Yamunotri is 210 Km from Rishikesh, which is about 45 km from Haridwar. The total distance from Haridwar to Yamunotri would be about 230 km.
If you wish, you can start your Yatra from Delhi and travel to Rishikesh and from there onwards to Yamunotri. You would cover a total distance of 435 from Delhi to Yamunotri.
Since Haridwar is the starting point to the Yamunotri Yatra, the distances given here from various points across India are from that point to Haridwar and you need to add about 230 km or so. You can reach Haridwar, the yatra’s starting point from the various cities of the country and given below is the route map for each.
- Mumbai to Haridwar is a distance of 1640 km. You can travel by air or by Nizam Garib Rath to New Delhi and then proceed by Janshatabdi to Haridwar and travel by road the rest of the way.
- Chennai to Haridwar road distance is 2344 km. Fly to Delhi and then travel by road or take the Dehradun Express from Chennai to Haridwar. Alternatively take the Nizam express direct to Haridwar.
- Hyderabad to Haridwar is a distance of 1717 km by road. You can fly to Delhi and proceed by road to Yamunotri or take the Nizam Duronto Express to Delhi and the Janshatabdi to Haridwar.
- From Kolkata you have to cover a distance of 1502 km by road to reach Haridwar and an additional 260 odd kilometres to reach Yamunotri. You can travel by Kumbha Express train to Haridwar from Calcutta and travel rest of the way by road.
- From Ahmedabad you have to travel 1136 km to reach Haridwar and another 230 kilometres to reach Yamunotri. You can fly to Delhi and proceed to Haridwar or catch the Haridwar Mail and then travel by road from Haridwar.
- From Pune to Haridwar you will cover a distance of 1654 km and then travel another 260 km to reach Yamunotri. If you wish to go by train, take the Nizam Duronto to Delhi and the Uttaranchal Express to reach Haridwar.
Bangalore to Haridwar distance is 2287 km. fastest way to travel is of course by air. Train travel is possible if you take the Dehradun Express from Ambur to Haridwar and then hire a cab for the onward journey to Yamunotri.