Tungnath Distance Chart 2026

Chopta To Tungnath Distance

Chopta is a famous place renowned as the Mini Switzerland of India , which serves as the base for the Tungnath trek. The Chopta Tungnath trek distance offers the most scenic and serene view of the lush green landscape and snow-capped mountain peaks. 

Chopta offers a 3.5-kilometre short trek to the highest Shiva Temple in the world, Tungnath Temple. The trek difficulty is Easy, perfect for both beginners and experienced trekkers.

The Chopta to Tungnath trek distance is approximately 3.5 km, which takes 1.5 to 2 hours to reach the Tungnath Temple.

Tungnath to Badrinath Distance

Tungnath to Badrinath is 139 km by road via NH 107A and NH 7, through Chopta, Gopeshwar and Joshimath. Google Maps shows a non-stop drive time of about 4h 38m; with the usual halts for food, photo stops and hill-road traffic, budget 6–7 hours in practice — both figures are real, they just answer different questions.

Tungnath (3,680 m / 12,073 ft) is higher than the Badrinath temple itself (3,100 m / 10,170 ft), even though Badrinath sits deeper into the high Himalaya and feels more remote. Most pilgrims do not attempt both temples in a single day — Tungnath alone needs a 3.5 km trek in and out, so it is normally treated as a separate leg of the same yatra, either before or after Badrinath, with a night halt at Chopta or Joshimath in between.

Tungnath to Kedarnath Distance

Tungnath to Kedarnath is 60 km by road to Gaurikund, plus the 16 km trek from Gaurikund to the temple — there is no direct road or trail connecting the two temples. You'll see figures anywhere from 31 km to 230 km quoted for this pair online; the gap is almost always because a source is quoting straight-line (aerial) distance, a partial leg, or a full multi-day circuit distance instead of the actual road-plus-trek route. The 60 km + 16 km trek figure above is the real one-way travel distance.

Sequencing: most itineraries do Tungnath first (it's the shorter, easier trek) via Chopta, then continue to Sonprayag and Gaurikund for the Kedarnath trek, or the reverse. Doing both in one trip typically needs 4–5 days end to end.

Tungnath to Rudranath Distance

Tungnath to Rudranath Temple, another of the Panch Kedar shrines, is about 70 km by road to the Sagar village base, plus a demanding 20–24 km trek to the temple — considerably longer and tougher than the Tungnath or Kedarnath treks. You may see other figures published for this leg; road distance depends heavily on which base village a source measures from (Sagar vs Panar vs Gopeshwar), which is the likely source of any mismatch. We measure from Sagar village, the most commonly used trailhead.

Tungnath to Kartik Swami Temple Distance

Tungnath to Kartik Swami Temple is approximately 65 km by road via Rudraprayag and Kanak Chauri, plus a short 3 km trek from the Kanak Chauri parking area to the temple. Kartik Swami sits on a narrow ridge with 360-degree Himalayan views and is increasingly combined with Chopta–Tungnath as a two-temple trip from the same base.

Panch Kedar Circuit: Covering Kedarnath, Tungnath, Rudranath, Madhyamaheshwar & Kalpeshwar

The five Panch Kedar temples — Kedarnath, Tungnath, Rudranath, Madhyamaheshwar and Kalpeshwar — are spread across the same stretch of the Garhwal Himalayas but are not directly connected by road or trail to each other. A full circuit is usually sequenced Kedarnath → Tungnath (via Chopta) → Rudranath (via Sagar) → Madhyamaheshwar (via Ukhimath and Gaundar) → Kalpeshwar (via Helang and Urgam Valley), and realistically takes 9–12 days covering trekking, road transfers and rest days.

Tungnath Distance From Haridwar, Rishikesh, Delhi & Dehradun

Full route breakdowns, road conditions and city-specific travel tips for each of these live on their own dedicated distance charts — this page covers Tungnath's own distance figures only, to avoid two pages competing for the same search.

• Haridwar to Tungnath: 228 km, 7–8 hrs — see the Haridwar distance chart
• Rishikesh to Tungnath: 204 km, 6–7 hrs — see the Rishikesh distance chart
• Delhi to Tungnath: 444 km, ~10h 21m by road via Haridwar and Rishikesh
• Dehradun to Tungnath: 243 km, 7–8 hrs — see the Dehradun distance chart

Tungnath Distance From Nearby Places & Major Cities

The route to the Tungnath temple covers the most scenic views, giving places, including Devprayag , Rudraprayag, Rudranath Temple, Dhari Devi Temple, Kalimath Temple, and more. 

Chopta to Tungnath distance: 3.5 kilometres

Tungnath to Badrinath distance : 139 kilometres

Makkumath to Tungnath distance: 26.3 kilometres

Srinagar to Tungnath distance: 90 kilometres

Kedarnath to Tungnath distance: 60 kilometres + 16 km trek

Kartik Swami Temple to Tungnath distance: 65 km road + 3 km trek

Rudraprayag to Tungnath distance: 69.9 kilometres

Ukhimath to Tungnath distance: 29.1 kilometres

Tungnath to Rudranath distance: 70 km road to Sagar village + 20–24 km trek

Chakrata to Tungnath distance: 334 kilometres

Gaurikund to Tungnath distance: 70 kilometres

Chandigarh to Tungnath distance: 442 kilometres

Noida to Tungnath distance: 438 kilometres

Dehradun to Tungnath distance: 243 kilometres

Delhi to Tungnath distance: 444 kilometres