Well connected by road with all major towns of Kumaon hills and nearby districts.
The main road into Ranikhet is NH87 climbing up from Kathgodam, 85km in the South. Instead of the main highway passing near [wiki=b10d9190b06acd476470601607650231]Nainital[/wiki], you may consider the more scenic route through [wiki=39f61052f3601d6df8eae5125582aa5e]Bhimtal[/wiki] (slightly shorter, not as well maintained in patches). The last stretch through the pine forests after Khairna Bridge is spectacular.
Almora - 44 km to the East, via the temple town of Jageshwar
Nainital - 61 km
Kathgodam - 85 km
Taxis are available from Kathgodam railway station. They charge around 1200-1500 Rupees. Government Buses of UK Road transport are availble from Bus stand, 3 kms down the Railway station. The bus journey takes around 4 hours.
Pithoragarh (in Chamoli district, East Uttarakhand) - 161 km
Delhi - 350km (about 8 hours) by car. 12-14 hours by bus.
Nearest airport is Pant Nagar, 112 km. rather meager service.
Nearest railhead is Kathgodam, 85 km and Ramnagar 96 km
Delhi to Ranikhet Taxi[http://www.delhiranikhettaxi.co.in] is a tour & travel company. Which provide car rental services from delhi to ranikhet.
Ample taxi services available from Haldwani to Ranikhet on sharing as well as individual basis. it is around 1.5 to 2 hrs journey. bus service are not there after 4 pm.
be careful of catching taxi by max up to 6 pm so you reach Ranikhet around 7.30-8 pm and can arrange boarding/hotel.
avoid late evening travel by taxi alone and better stay in Haldwani.
long route buses from Delhi, Dehradun, Lucknow etc to Ranikhet start arriving around 12 am midnight in Haldwani and you can catch the same.