246 km · 2 toll plazas · about 4 h 45 min on the road. Change the vehicle, fuel or mileage below and every number updates.
Delhi to Rishikesh is a comfortable one-day drive of 246 km, mostly on Delhi-Dehradun Expressway and NH334A.
You cross 2 toll plazas across Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand. For a car the published fees add up to ₹60 one way, about ₹0.24 per km, cheaper than most highway corridors. 1 plaza on this route does not publish fees in the NHAI dataset; budget about ₹80 extra to be safe.
Rishikesh draws heavy pilgrim traffic on weekends and festival days; leave early to avoid queues at the plazas and in town.
States on the way: DelhiUttar PradeshUttarakhand
Fees for a single journey with FASTag. Return fees apply when you come back through the same plaza within 24 hours; a monthly pass covers 50 single journeys in a month.
Totals for all 2 plazas, including our estimate for 1 plaza without published fees. “No FASTag” is the 1.25x UPI rate.
| Vehicle class | One way (FASTag) | Return in 24 h | No FASTag (UPI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car / Jeep / Van | ₹140 | ₹250 | ₹175 |
| LCV / Mini bus | ₹225 | ₹400 | ₹281 |
| Bus / Truck (2 axle) | ₹470 | ₹830 | ₹588 |
| 3-axle commercial | ₹530 | ₹950 | ₹662 |
| 4–6 axle (MAV) | ₹740 | ₹1,320 | ₹925 |
| 7+ axle (oversized) | ₹900 | ₹1,595 | ₹1,125 |
One way, 246 km, at Delhi prices (petrol ₹102.12/L, diesel ₹95.20/L). Typical highway mileage; change it in the calculator for your car.
| Car type | Petrol | Diesel | CNG | Electric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatchback | ₹1,397 | ₹1,066 | ₹824 | ₹616 |
| Sedan | ₹1,677 | ₹1,234 | ₹974 | ₹704 |
| SUV / MUV | ₹2,286 | ₹1,675 | ₹1,260 | ₹896 |
Petrol is cheapest in Uttarakhand (₹101.05/L) and dearest in Uttar Pradesh (₹102.35/L). Filling the ~16 litres you need in Uttarakhand saves about ₹21 versus buying it all in Uttar Pradesh.
For the same sedan, fuel for one way costs ₹1,677 on petrol, ₹1,234 on diesel and about ₹704 on electric (public fast charging at ₹20/kWh; home charging is far cheaper).
The pass costs ₹3,075 for 200 crossings (₹15.38 per crossing) on NHAI plazas. This trip uses 1 crossing one way — worth about ₹15 of pass value against ₹60 in regular fees. If you drive highways often, the pass pays off on this route.
Return within 24 hours and the car toll for the round trip is ₹90 instead of ₹120 — a 25% discount that FASTag applies automatically.
About ₹140 one way with FASTag across 2 plazas — ₹60 in published fees plus ~₹80 estimated for 1 plaza that don't publish rates. A return within 24 hours costs ₹250. Without FASTag you pay 1.25x by UPI: ₹175.
2 on the fastest route: Mavikala, Chhapar.
About 16 litres for a car doing 15 km/l (₹1,677 at Delhi prices). A hatchback at 18 km/l needs ~14 L; an SUV at 11 km/l needs ~22 L.
Around ₹1,817 one way for a petrol sedan (fuel ₹1,677 + toll ₹140), or ₹3,603 for a same-day return. Split between four people that is ₹454 each, one way.
Plan on about 4 h 45 min including short breaks. Free-flowing traffic can do it in 3 h 27 min, but towns, trucks and plaza queues usually add time.
One way with FASTag: bus/2-axle truck ₹470, 3-axle ₹530, 4–6 axle ₹740, 7+ axle ₹900 (includes estimates for plazas without published fees).
Yes, plazas charge the same fee in both directions, so the Rishikesh to Delhi toll is the same ~₹140 for a car. Fuel cost differs only if you fill up at Rishikesh's state price.
Fees are revised every 1 April and some plazas change mid-year, so treat results as a close estimate. Spotted a wrong fee or a missing plaza? Tell us — we fix reported errors within 72 hours and log them on our corrections page.
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Last updated: 24 October 2026