Distance Pune to Kedarkantha Trek
About Pune:
Pune is a City in the state of Maharashtra, located in the region of Deccan plateau of India. Pune City is located in the borders of Sahyadri mountains and experiences warm to cool/arid climate all year round. With the great Marathi culture to offer, Pune city is also a growing IT and Tech Hub of India and is great city to live in with its very affordable flat’s rents and growing job opportunities.
About Kedarkantha:
Kedarkantha Trek is one of the most famous treks in Uttrakhand. The 9 km long trail along the Himalayan range located in the Uttarkashi District of Uttrakhand is a snow covered trek, which is done inthe months of November, December, January. The climate at Kedarkantha top is very cold and chilly. The climate, nature, flora and fauna of kedarkantha trek is something that no big city can offer.
This makes travelling from Pune to Kedarkantha trek more viable for the people residing in Pune city, to get a break from the hot and arid climate and experience the cold and snowy winter of the Himalayan range’s one of the best Kedarkantha trek and have an experience of a lifetime. The snow covered mountains are a thing which you won’t get to see in Pune City.
Distance and Travelling:
The total distance of Pune to kedarkantha Trek is 1889 kilometers.
In this travel guide we have divided the travel into three major parts, which are as:-from Pune-Dehradun, Dehradun-Sankri basecamp and finally From Sankri basecamp – Kedarkantha top.
Distance Pune to Kedarkantha via Roadways
1. Personal vehicle:
Personal vehicle is one of the many roadway options to travel with, in this option you can drive your own vehicle from Pune to Sankri basecamp through the distance of 1889kilometers. Although this method of travelling for a trek is not recommended at all s it is very tiring and exhausting, before a tre kit is not preferred to be tired as trekking is a physical activity and requires full stamina, strength, and will be enjoyable then only.
2. Bus services:
Bus services are one of the most used transportation form in India. You can take a bus service in Pune City via MSRTC Bus Depot, Pune Station to ISBT Dehradun which is a total travel distance of 1684km between the 2 Bus Stations.
After reaching ISBT Dehradun, the next step is to reach sankri Basecamp in Uttarkashi. A taxi service is required to reach the Sankri basecamp and the distance between ISBT Dehradun and Sankri basecamo is 200kilometers.
Distance Pune to Kedarkantha via Railways:
To travel via Railway from Pune to Kedarkantha Trek, you will need a ticket from Pune Junction Railway Station to Dehradun Railway Station. As there are no direct trains from Pune Junction to Dehradun Station, only the trains via 1 stop in between are available. Some common stops for Pune-Dehradun trains are: the Harzrat Nizamuddin Railway Station Delhi, Kota Junction, Raja Ki Mandi Station.
| Train Name Lap1 | Train Name Lap2 | Total Duration | Stop Name |
| Nzm Duronto | Kota Ddn AC Exp | 42H 35m | H.Nizamuddin |
| Nzm Duronto | Kota Ddn AC Exp | 42H 35m | Kota Junction |
| Jhelum Express | SFG Ddn Exp | 43H 55m | Raja Ki Mandi |
| Kop Nzm SF Exp | SFG Ddn Exp | 45H 55m | Agra Cantt |
(*The waiting duration between each Lap for various trains is variable)
(*The prices of the Train tickets are also variable)
Kindly refer to https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/booking/train-list
The Distance between Pune Junction and Dehradun Railway Station varies on the train’s route you chose.
After reaching Dehradun Railway Station, for Kedarkantha trek you need to reach Sankri basecamp in Uttarkashi for which a taxi service will be needed and the distance between Dehradun Railway Station to Sankri basecamp is 204 Kilometers.
Distance Pune to Kedarkantha via Airways:
Airways/airplanes are one of the most convenient and fastest way of travelling throughout the world. Flights are faster than any other mode of transportation and takes very less time.
To travel from Pune to Kedarkantha Trek via airways, you have to travel from Pune International Airport to Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun. The average flight time between the Pune international Airport and Jolly Grant Airport is, 2hours20mins for Non-stop flights and 6hours10mins for connecting flights.
| Flight type | Duration | Company | Price |
| Non-stop | 2h 25mins
|
Indigo Airlines | 14,501
|
| Connecting | 7h 35mins | Indigo airlines | 11,705 |
| Connecting
|
10h 5mins
|
Air India | 10,400 |
| Non-stop | 3hr 00mins | Spice Jet | 13,700 |
*(The prices and timings of the flights are subjected to changes at the time of booking, please refer to the official Airline’s website for further information).
After reaching the Jolly grant Airport, you will need a taxi service or any vehicular service to reach sankri basecamp in Uttarkashi. The distance between the Jolly Grant Airport and Sankri basecamp is 227kilometers.
Distance From Sankri to Kedarkantha Top:
After all the travelling you will reach Sankri in Uttarkashi. Sankri is the first basecamp for the kedarkantha trek, it is the first/initial step towards the beginning of the kearkantha trek. At sankri your trek guide will give you all the necessary information regarding the trek and will mentally prepare you for it.
From there the kedarkantha trek will begin. The total walking distance of the trek from sankri basecamp to Kedarkantha top is 18kilometers up-down. The trek takes approximately 3 days, during these 3 days the trekkers walk 9kilometers up the snowy mountain while halting for rest and camping at nights to sleep. After reaching the kedarantha top, trekkers walk 9kilometers down the snowy mountain of Kedarkantha range and reach back to sankri basecamp, hence completing the beautiful trek of kedakantha.
Author:- Rijul Tomar
