How to Reach Auli from Devprayag

Devprayag to Auli distance is about 195 km by road – along NH-7 via Srinagar (Garhwal), Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag and Chamoli to Joshimath, then 14–16 km up to Auli. Allow roughly 7–8 hours. Devprayag, where the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet to form the Ganga, is the first of the Panch Prayag on the way to Auli and Badrinath.

The road distance from Devprayag to Auli is about 195 km. Allow 7–8 hours.

• Route: Devprayag – Srinagar (Garhwal) – Rudraprayag – Karnaprayag – Nandprayag – Chamoli – Pipalkoti – Joshimath – Auli.
• Bus or shared jeep: buses from Rishikesh to Joshimath pass through Devprayag in the morning.
• Panch Prayag: you pass all five confluences (Devprayag, Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag, Nandprayag and Vishnuprayag near Joshimath) on this road.

Last stretch: Joshimath to Auli is 14–16 km up a mountain road (40–60 minutes by taxi or shared jeep). The Joshimath–Auli ropeway has been closed since January 2023, so the road is the only way up.

There is no railway at Devprayag or Auli. The nearest working railway station is Yog Nagari Rishikesh, about 75 km before Devprayag. The Rishikesh–Karnaprayag railway was still under construction as of October 2026.

Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun (DED) is the nearest airport, about 280–290 km from Auli.