Roorkee is well connected to Delhi by rail and road. It is situated on National Highway (N.H.) 58 (Delhi-Haridwar) as-well-as on N.H. 73 (Haridwar-Panchkula) and is on Amristar-Howrah main rail route. Roorkee is approximately 175 km from New Delhi and it takes 4½ hours by road. New Delhi-Dehra Dun-New Delhi Shatabdi Express and Jan Shatabdi Express stop at Roorkee. This makes it convenient to travel between Delhi and Roorkee. The nearest airport is located at Jolly Grant, Dehra Dun. However, Delhi is the preferred airport.

National Highway 58 from New Delhi to the higher reaches of the Himalayas passes via Roorkee. Roorkee is, therefore, well connected to all the major cities in the region by road. There are frequent bus services to this place from the Maharana Pratap Inter State Bus Terminal (Kashmere Gate) Delhi.