There are 6 ways to get from Ranchi to Nainital by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) to Pantnagar Airport (PGH)plane IXR - PGH
- Take the taxi from Pantnagar Airport (PGH) to Nainitaltaxi
12h 31m₹12,448–21,811Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ranchi to Kodermatrain
- Take the train from Koderma to Rampurtrain
- Take the bus from FlixBus Rampur to FlixBus Nainital - Hanuman Garhibus
31h 39m₹1,135–5,758Bus
- Take the bus from Ranchi to Lucknowbus redbusIndia_Bharat Benz A/C Seater /Sleeper / ...
- Take the bus from Lucknow to Nainitalbus redbusIndia_Bharat Benz A/C Seater /Sleeper / ...
24h 20mTrain, taxi
- Take the train from Ranchi to New Delhitrain
- Take the train from New Delhi to Haldwanitrain
- Take the taxi from Haldwani to Nainitaltaxi
25h 54m₹1,549–6,985Drive 1,083 km
- Drive from Ranchi to Nainitalcar 1,083 km
14h 41m₹12,140–17,535Bus via Faizabad
- Take the bus from Ranchi to Faizabadbus
- Take the bus from Faizabad to Lucknowbus
- Take the bus from Lucknow to Nainitalbus
26h 9m
Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) to Pantnagar Airport (PGH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ranchi to Nainital is to train and bus which costs ₹1,100 - ₹6,000 and takes 31h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Ranchi to Nainital is to fly and taxi which takes 12h 31m and costs ₹12,000 - ₹22,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ranchi to Nainital. However, there are services departing from Ranchi and arriving at Nainital via Lucknow. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 20m.
The distance between Ranchi and Nainital is 945 km. The road distance is 1083 km.
The best way to get from Ranchi to Nainital without a car is to bus which takes 24h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 31m to get from Ranchi to Nainital, including transfers.
Ranchi to Nainital bus services, operated by SLGT Travels, depart from Ranchi station.
Ranchi to Nainital bus services, operated by SLGT Travels, arrive at Lucknow station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ranchi to Nainital is 1083 km. It takes approximately 14h 41m to drive from Ranchi to Nainital.
Book your Ranchi to Nainital bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Ranchi, India and Nainital, India?
You can take a bus from Ranchi to Nainital via Lucknow in around 24h 20m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Pantnagar Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–25,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Pantnagar Airport via Kolkata, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Pantnagar Airport via Hyderabad, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Pantnagar Airport via Pune, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Pantnagar Airport via Ahmedabad, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Pantnagar Airport via Bhubaneswar, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ranchi to New Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹600–4,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹600–700
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,500–1,900
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,100–2,700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹3,600–4,500
Train from New Delhi to Haldwani
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–250
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–1,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from Ranchi to Koderma
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹190–1,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹190–230
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
Train from Koderma to Rampur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹450–3,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹450–550
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,600–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,700–3,400
- [email protected]
- Website
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Ranchi to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Lucknow to Nainital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Ranchi to Faizabad
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Faizabad to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Lucknow to Nainital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
- Phone
- +91 9799407141
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Ranchi to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Lucknow to Nainital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Faizabad to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Lucknow to Nainital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Phone
- +91 9021264955
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
Bus from Faizabad to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
- Phone
- +91 9153044288
- [email protected]
- Website
- Shiv Shakti
Bus from Faizabad to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Shiv Shakti
- Website
- Shiv Shakti
- Website
- Bhagwati Travels Express
Bus from Faizabad to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Bhagwati Travels Express
- Phone
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- FlixBus India
Bus from FlixBus Rampur to FlixBus Nainital - Hanuman Garhi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹260–600
- Website
- FlixBus India
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- ₹750–1,400
Lakshya Taxi
- Phone
- +91 95 40 10 71 30
- Website
- lakshyataxi.com
Mera TaxiWala
- Phone
- +91 98 10 47 41 48
- Website
- merataxiwala.com
Spice Cabs
- Phone
- +91 85 10 01 49 99
- Website
- spicecabs.com
Lakshya Taxi
- Phone
- +91 95 40 10 71 30
- Website
- lakshyataxi.com
Mera TaxiWala
- Phone
- +91 98 10 47 41 48
- Website
- merataxiwala.com
Spice Cabs
- Phone
- +91 85 10 01 49 99
- Website
- spicecabs.com
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