Chandigarh Airport to Shimla

Chandigarh airport is the centre hub, which connects many cities of India and the main hill stations, Shimla and Kullu Manali in Himachal Pradesh.  Although there is an airport in Shimla Chandigarh airport It is the nearest airport to Shimla which connects many states of India and  metro cities like Delhi and Mumbai  with multiple daily flights in full sized aircrafts,  as only small aircrafts and / chartered flights fly to Shimla. Flights to Shimla also remain suspended due to bad weather and commercial issues, so Chandigarh is the preferred airport if you want to visit Shimla

[hana-code-insert name=’square’ /]Distance from Chandigarh Airport to Shimla

The distance from Chandigarh airport to Shimla is 122 km.  This distance can be covered on road by Taxi and Bus service.  The travel time by road is three hours by taxi.

Chandigarh Airport to Bus stand

Buses from Chandigarh to Shimla are available from Chandigarh Sector 43 bus stand. The bus stand is about 8 kilometers from airport. The travel time is half an hour and it will cost Rs by radio taxi (cool cabs and mega cabs service is available) and the taxi will cost around Rs 200.

Bus service from Chandigarh

Connectivity from Chandigarh to Shimla is excellent. There are multiple bus services from Himachal roadways, Haryana roadways, Punjab Roadways, DTC and CTU, which includes ordinary buses, semi deluxe buses and Volvo buses. The fare for Semi Deluxe buses costs around Rs.200 and for Volvo buses Rs. 500 per person. The distance is covered in four hours.

Taxi service from Chandigarh to Shimla

The taxi service in Chandigarh provides pick up and drop to Shimla from Chandigarh. The fares vary according to the choice of vehicle and according to the season. The rates are fixed by the taxi unions. For a small vehicle like Tata Indica car it will cost around 2500 one way to Shimla from Chandigarh Airport.

Taking a taxi for the round trip from Chandigarh to Chandigarh is advisable as it will cost less and more convenient

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Content last updated in January 2023. Travel with confidence with Sunrsie Himachal Packages from Sunrise Holidays Shimla.