Trip cost
Rishikesh from Delhi: trip cost
For 2 travellers sharing a room, a 7-day trip to Rishikesh from Delhi comes to about $830 (about $888 with a 7% buffer), including flights, stay, food, local transport and activities. Flights are our distance estimate: no observed fares for this route yet.
Complete trip estimate, 7 days, 2 travellers
Shown for a default of 7 days and 2 travellers sharing one room. Those are our defaults, not your plans: change them above.
- Travel from Delhi and back by car From the distance (191 km each way) and the travel mode. Not a fare.
- about $20estimate
- Stay, 6 nights About $30 a night for one mid-range room, our model's estimate. Hotel observations replace this as they arrive.
- about $180estimate, refreshed 17 Sep
- Food About $20 per person per day, our model's estimate.
- about $280estimate, refreshed 17 Sep
- Local transport About $10 per person per day for buses, metro, taxis and transfers, our model's estimate.
- about $140estimate, refreshed 17 Sep
- Activities About $15 per person per day, our model's estimate.
- about $210estimate, refreshed 17 Sep
About ₹79,671 at the 19 Sep 2026 rate.
About ₹85,248 at the 19 Sep 2026 rate. Your bank's rate will differ a little.
The buffer is a default for the things a plan leaves out, not a fee. It is never folded into the estimate above.
Other trip lengths for 2: 3 days about $350, 5 days about $590, 10 days about $1,190.
Flights, Delhi to Rishikesh and back, are the observed range where we hold one and our distance estimate otherwise; stay, food, local transport and activities are planning figures from the destination's daily costs. Nothing here is a quote. How we calculate.
Typical fares by month, Delhi to Rishikesh
Round trip, per person, from fares observed on different days in the last 30 days. The cheapest usable month is Sep 2026. Prices last refreshed 19 Sep 2026.
| Travel month | Typical fare, per person | Days sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026cheapest | $100 to $134 | 6 | TYPICAL |
| Oct 2026 | $96 to $107 | 6 | TYPICAL |
| Nov 2026 | $97 to $104 | 6 | TYPICAL |
9 more months are not observed yet.
Often forgotten
- Tips and service charges · Any trip
Customs differ by country; restaurants and drivers may expect them.
- Souvenirs and gifts · Any trip
Outside the activities line, which budgets what you do, not what you bring home.
A checklist, not a price list: we show an amount only where a named source has published one.
Curated trips in India
Run by local operators who quote you directly. These are trips in India, not necessarily in Rishikesh, and the operator sets the price.
Varanasi Spiritual Pilgrimage
Sunrise on the Ganges, evening aarti, Sarnath Buddhism roots.
From
$900
5 days
Yoga & Spiritual Trip: Rishikesh
Daily yoga, meditation, and Ganga aarti in the yoga capital of the world.
From
$1,100
7 days
Golden Triangle: Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
India's classic 7-day intro: Mughal monuments, palaces, and street food.
From
$1,450
7 days
India Heritage Student Tour: 12 days (25 students)
Golden Triangle + Varanasi + Bodh Gaya. Built for history/religion classes.
From
$1,450
12 days
Best months to visit Rishikesh
February, March, April, September, October and November, from the destination's own record. The fare table above shows which of the coming months is cheapest to fly.
About Rishikesh
On the Ganges in the Uttarakhand foothills, Rishikesh divides between the ashrams and ghats near Ram Jhula and Laxman Jhula and the rafting camps upriver towards Shivpuri. Yoga courses, walks and river trips are what most people come for, and alcohol and meat are not sold in the town. Haridwar is the nearest railhead. Rafting stops during the monsoon; autumn through spring is the settled stretch.
Plan a Rishikesh trip with your own dates