Mussorie , as rightly said ‘The Queen of hills’ is truly a beautiful hill station. I love being there. Have already visited this place at least 12 times in my life.
How to reach Mussorie
Reaching there is very convenient.
By train
Either you take night train or take Shatabdi in the morning. Both are comfortable. Nearest railway station is Dehradun. It takes only 45 mins to reach Mussorie from Dehradun.
By road
Mussories is approximately 271 kms from Delhi. It takes approximately 6 hrs to reach.
Route-Delhi>Meerut>Muzaffarnagar>Saharanpur>Dehradun>Mussorie.
By Air
Dehradun Airport is the nearest airport to Mussorie. Flights take approximately 1 hour to reach from Delhi to Dehradun.
New routes to be
Cable car from Dehradun to Mussoorie is to get operational in the last quarter of 2026 which will reduce the travel time from Dehradun to almost about 75%. Instead of reaching in about 1.5 hours, one would be able to reach in just 20 minutes. Source- TimesOfIndia.com
Delhi Dehradun Expressway is to get operational in later part of 2025. This will further reduce the travel time from about 6.5 hours to 2.5hours. Source- Livemint.com
So, travelling to Mussoorie would reduce to just a 3/4 hours matter. Isn’t it amazing!
Well, reaching there is very refreshing. It becomes even more smittening when beautiful clouds come to embrace you.
Beautiful scenery
Clouds covering the valley in Mussoorie
Valley view
Things to do in Mussorie
- Company Bagh – Nicely landscaped, restaurant within, beautiful flowers, swings for kids. Worth spending 3 hrs with family.
- Kempty falls- Scenic drive way. Kempty Falls itself is very soothing. But one has to walk a lot to reach there. So, if you like walking, you will enjoy. Also consider yourself luck if you don’t get traffic jam on the way.
- Camel Back Road– Nice walk way with scenic beauty.
- Mall Road- Starts from Library Chowk and ends at Clock Tower. It is a long but narrow road which can be covered in 1 hour. This place is highly commercial where you will get to see many restaurants, hotels and shops for most kinds of needs.
- Cloud End Road – Scenic walk way where you will find hub for homemade jams and pickles.
- Dhanaulti- Another little hill station with scenic view having many trees. One can also do trekking there. There is one Garhwal Mangal Vikas Nigam resort.
- Gun hill– This is another location to see nature’s creation. Many little shops to buy small gift items. One can go trekking or via trolley.
Explore more at Mussorie
- Horse riding at Camel Back road is a nice experience
- Visit Landur Bazaar that starts from Clock Tower
- Tibetan Bazaar on Mall Road is worth a visit
- Activities like shooting etc on Mall Road
- Big and small shops on the mall road that is interesting for kids
- Eat Gulab Jamun at Lakshmi sweets near library chowk
- Having food at revolving restaurant is interesting as well
Staying options at Mussorie
There are many lodges, guest houses and 1,2,3,4 and 5 star properties in Mussorie. Price ranges froRs.300 to Rs.35,000 per night. Royal Orchid – approximate tariff ranging between Rs. 4,788 and 17,119; Carlton Plaisance approximate tariff starting 3,372; Avalon Mussorie approximate tariff ranging between Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 30,000; Jaypee reports ranging up to approximately Rs.30,000; Pan war guest house in Kempty falls, approximate tariff starting Rs. 413; Valley view hotel at Kulri tariff starting Rs.876; Hotel Jain regency near clock tower, approximate tariff starting Rs 1093.
Overall, Mussorie is a great place to be at. Nature lovers can spend even 10 days.
Did you know?
Radhanath Sikdar measured the height of Mount Everest. He was the first person to calculate the height of Mount Everest which was earlier know as Peak XV. Source- thebetterindia.com
Sir George Everest, the Surveyor General of India, oversaw the Great Trigonometrical Survey, a massive project to map the Indian subcontinent. His house in Mussoorie served as a base for some of the survey work.
Source- euttaranchal.com
Nidhi KM
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