Dehradun and Rishikesh railway stations are located close to Kanatal, at a distance of 85 km and 75 km, respectively. There are frequent trains available from the Dehradun railway station to cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Allahabad, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Kolkata, Ujjain, Indore, Amritsar, and Chennai. Tourists can hire taxis from both the railway stations to travel to Kanatal.