The Jim Corbett National Park is a major wildlife getaway for the wildlife lovers and nature loving tourists from all over the globe. The oldest national park of India is located in the Ramnagar, a city in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand state of India, at a distance of over 260 km from New Delhi. Being in the wildlife area nuzzled in the convenient vicinity of the National Capital, the park is easily reachable through the Railway and Roadway, and Air routes.
The park was named after the famous hunter and national conservationist Sir James Edward. Over the years, he became a great hunter as well as wonderful environmentalist. He was quite intelligent and an active gentleman that could identify the signs of the forest and wildlife movement by putting his senses attentive while roaming through the forests. He has a major record of killing 19 man eating tigers and 14 leopards. He was also a pioneer conservationist that played a major role in the developing today’s Jim Corbett National Park.
The Roadways is often the best option to travel from Delhi to Corbett as the road trip has its own charm in a calming weather. The journey from Delhi to Corbett road distance is over 245 km that takes drive of 6 hours. You can travel in your private vehicle or take the public cab, traveller, bus which are mostly available conveniently from Delhi.
Whether you choose to travel by your private vehicle or hire a private vehicle, this will be the easiest and shortest road route to reach Corbett from Delhi. You can begin your drive from Delhi crossing the Ghaziabad or Noida and then hit the NH24 towards Hapur. You will cross via Hapur, Gajrola, and Garhmukteshwar and then you will reach Moradabad. Here you do not enter into the Moradabad city and take turn to Moradabad bypass road while crossing Thakurdwara and Kashipur then you will reach Ramnagar city. From here, you can directly reach the entrance of the Corbett Park or check in to your pre-booked resort in Ramnagar to stay. The distance over the journey covers 245 km taking nearly 6 hours. The roads on the route are in decent conditions except during the little stretch of road near Ramnagar.
The nearest railway station to Corbett is Ramnagar railway station at a distance of around 12 km from the park and the station is directly connected to the railway stations in Delhi. There is a direct train Ranikhet Express from Delhi to Ramnagar which can be the best train to reach here from Delhi. You can board the Ranikhet express at 10:50 pm from Delhi to reach Ramnagar by 04:35 am next day, and again catch the same train from Ramnagar at 09:05 pm to return back to Delhi at 05:00 am next day. The train operates daily. However, Ramnagar will be the best to reach Corbett but, you can also drop by the Kathgodam station and reach Ramnagar by taxi or cab with a ride of 3 and half hours by road.
These are some easiest routes that you can follow to reach the Corbett National Park or any resort in Corbett. You will find so many luxurious hotels and resorts in Jim Corbett National Park to stay conveniently.