How To Reach Berinag

About Berinag

Berinag, also called the Town Of Snake Temples is a small hill station in Chaukori in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. It used to be a part of Almora District, however, after the Chinese Aggression, the district was separated and was known as an individual district. Berinag was a historically significant place for worship. This hill station is named after Benimadhavahas, who was the King of Nagveni. It is also believed that around the 14th century, the Pants from Maharashtra came to Berinag to settle there and they witnessed numerous colorful snakes, due to which a snake temple was also constructed. Berinag, in Uttarakhand being one of the historical places has a mythological reference which states that Kalinag came to reside in Berinag after being defeated by Lord Krishna, who asked him to leave the Yamuna River.

How To Reach Berinag

Berinag By Air

Pantnagar Airport, which is located in the Nainital district at a distance of 195km from Berinag, is the nearest airport to Berinag. There are four flights in a week for Pantnagar. Another airport is Naini Saini located in Pithoragarh but there are no frequent flights so Pantnagar Airport is the best option for you. You can opt for taxi and cab services that are available outside the airport.

Regular flights from Delhi to Pantnagar are: Indigo, Spicejet, Air India
Regular flights from Mumbai to Pantnagar are: Air India
Regular flights from Dehradun to Pantnagar are: Air India

Time taken by fastest flight:

New Delhi to Pantnagar is 2 hours 15 minutes approx
Mumbai to Pantnagar is 7 hours approx
Dehradun to Pantnagar is 50 minutes approx

Berinag By Rail

The nearest railway station to Berinag is Kathgodam and Tanakpur, located 169km and 160km from Berinag respectively. Both these railway stations have well-connected rail networks with major cities of the country. Several buses and taxis are available outside the railway station that will take you to Berinag.

Trains from New Delhi to Kathgodam

Ranikhet Express
Uttaranchal Sampark Kranti Express
Shatabdi Express etc

Trains from Mumbai to Kathgodam

Bandra Terminus- Ramnagar Weekly SF Express, etc

Time taken by the fastest train is:

New Delhi to Kathgodam is 5 hours 35 minutes approx
Mumbai to Kathgodam is 24 hours 35 minutes approx

Berinag By Road

Berinag has a motorable road, a well-connected road network with major cities of the state of Uttarakhand. Buses for destinations such as Almora, Champawat, Haldwani, and Tanakpur are available from Delhi ISBT Anand Vihar. Upon reaching any of these destinations you can easily hire a cab/taxi that will take you to Berinag.