About Tungnath

Tungnath is one of the highest Shiva temples in the world, it is believed to be around 1000 years old. The history of the temple takes us back to the era of Mahabharat when after the war of Kurukshetra, Pandavas to attain salvation were in search of Lord Shiva. But Shiva didn’t want to be seen and he hid in the Himalayas in the form of a bull. But Bhim recognized Shiva and ran towards the bull to grab him. However, the bull sank into the earth and its body parts emerged in various locations. The limbs are said to have appeared here in Tungnath and thus, a lingam, which is in the form of a limb is worshipped here. The Tungnath Temple timing is 06:00 AM to 07:00 PM.

How To Reach Tungnath

Tungnath By Air

The closest domestic airport from Tungnath is 250km away which is located in Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport. After reaching the airport you have to take Public transportation or a Taxi Cab to reach Tungnath.

• Regular flights from New Delhi to Dehradun are Vistara, Indigo, Go First, Spice Jet
• Regular flights from Mumbai to Dehradun are Vistara, Indigo, Air Asia, Go First, Spice Jet.
• Regular flights from Chandigarh to Dehradun are Vistara, Indigo, Air Asia, Go First, Spice Jet.

Time Taken by the fastest flights are:

• New Delhi to Dehradun: 1 hour 5 minutes approximately.
• Mumbai to Dehradun: 2 hours 15 minutes approximately.
• Chandigarh to Dehradun: 4 hours 35 minutes approximately.

Tungnath By Train

Rishikesh is the nearest Railway station which is 240kms from Tungnath but most tourists find it more convenient to reach Haridwar Railway station as it has much more connected routes and frequent arrival and departures of trains. After reaching Haridwar or Rishikesh, take a bus to Tungnath.

• Trains from New Delhi to Haridwar: Mussoorie Express, Ujjaini Express, Uttaranchal Express, Kalinga Utkal Express, etc.
• Trains from Mumbai to Haridwar: Bandra Terminus-Haridwar Express, Mumbai LTT-Haridwar Express, Kochuveli, Yog Nagri Rishikesh, etc.
• Trains from Chandigarh to Haridwar: Hemkunt Express, Amritsar-Dehradun Express, Amritsar-Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express, etc. 

Time Taken By Fastest Trains:

• New Delhi to Haridwar: 4 hours 13 minutes approximately.
• Mumbai to Haridwar: 25 hours 25 minutes approximately.
• Chandigarh to Haridwar: 2 hours 19 minutes approximately.

Tungnath By Road

You can drive to Chopta as it is well connected through roads. To visit Tungnath Temple, first, you have to visit Chopta which is 3.5 km away and you have to trek for 2 to 3 hours to reach. If you want to go by Public transport take the bus from New Delhi ISBT Kashmere Gate to Haridwar or Rishikesh. 

Routes one can take to reach Chopta:

• New Delhi to Chopta: NH7, NH334.
• Chandigarh to Chopta: NH7, Roorkee-Fatehpur-Kalsiya Marg.

Time Taken by Fastest Routes:

• New Delhi to Chopta: 9 hours approximately.
• Chandigarh to Chopta: 9 hours 34 minutes approximately.

Places To Explore In Uttarakhand

• Guptkashi: 42.9km/1 hour 37 minutes
• Rudraprayag: 70.6km/2 hours 25 minutes
• Joshimath: 101km/3 hours 40 minutes
• Auli: 108km/4 hours 
• Badrinath:141km/5 hours 20 minutes
• Nainital:270km/9 hours 24 minutes
• Naukuchiatal: 274km/9 hours 34 minutes
• Mussoorie: 275km/8 hours
• Champawat: 364km/12 hours 26 minutes