By Air :
The nearest airport from Dehradun is the Jolly Grant around 25 km away, on the outskirts of the town. There are regular flights to Dehradun from New Delhi scheduled domestic airlines for easy connection.

By Rail :
Dehradun is a major railhead on the Northern Railway and is connected with direct trains to almost all the big cities of India and important tourist destinations in Uttar Pradesh. The Shatabdi Express is the best option for the tourists coming from Delhi while the Mussorie Express is a good option for those coming down from Mussorie. The Dehradun-Mumbai Express connects the city to the business capital of the country and there are other trains to Varanasi , Calcutta and Lucknow .

Some of the major trains for Dehradun are:
2018 Shatabdi Express (except Wednesday)
3009/3010 Dehradun/Howrah Express ( Calcutta )
4014/4042 Mussoorie Express ( Delhi )
4265/4266 Dehradun/Varanasi Express
9019/9020 Dehradun/Bombay Express
4309/4310 Ujjaini Express ( Ujjain )
4113/4114 Dehradun/Allahabad Express

By Road :
There are good road connections from Dehradun to other cities of India. Distances of some major cities from Dehradun are Agra 381 km, Calcutta 1562 km, Chennai 2365 km, Jaipur 493 km, Lucknow 582 km, Mumbai 1578 km, and Delhi 255 km. The distances between Dehradun and some of the places of interest nearby are-Haridwar 54 km, Rishikesh 43 km, Shimla 221 km, Yamunotri 174 km, Kedarnath 274 km, Nainital 297 km, Mussoorie 36 km, Badrinath 345 km, Gaurikund 270 km, Gangotri 293 km, Kalsi 50 km, Rajaji National Park 23 km .

Bus-All types of buses - deluxe, semi deluxe and ordinary - are available to and from centres like Mussoorie, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Shimla, Allahabad etc. At Dehradun, the two bus terminals are : Delhi Bus Stand on Gandhi Road, which is an inter state bus stand; and Mussoorie Bus Stand at the Dehradun Railway Stadiumoffering bus services to Mussorie and other destinations in the Himalayan region.

Taxi :
Taxis are available to and from Delhi , Haridwar, Rishikesh and Mussoorie. Other than for Mussoorie (for which taxis are available near Mussoorie Bus Stand), the taxi service for other nearby places are available from Delhi Bus Stand.

Stop overs between Dehradun - Delhi
There are many petrol pumps, repair shops on the GT Road . Numerous 'dhabas' dot the entire run on the highway. Cheetal Grand (about 100 km from Delhi ) is favourite with many Tourist.