There are 8 ways to get from Alappuzha to Shimla by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Cochin International Airport, fly to Chandigarh International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Alappuzha to Ernakulam Jntrain
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane COK - IXC
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
13h₹9,993–18,010Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Alappuzha to Chandigarhtrain 12217
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
2d 1h₹1,457–9,860Bus
- Take the bus from Alappuzha to Vytilla Hubbus
- Take the bus from Ernakulam - Vyttila Corporation Building to Madiwalabus
- Take the bus from Madiwala to Nerulbus
- Take the bus from Nerul Lp to Gokarna Madangiri Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Delhi Isbt Kashmeere Gate to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
2d 10h₹3,731–8,717Drive 2,804.9 km
- Drive from Alappuzha to Shimlacar 2,804.9 km
40h 2m₹31,188–45,049Train to Trivandrum, fly to Chandigarh International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Alappuzha to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane TRV - IXC
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
13h 54m₹10,721–22,639Train, bus to Coimbatore International Airport, fly to Chandigarh International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Alappuzha to Ernakulam Jntrain
- Take the bus from Ernakulam to Coimbatorebus
- Fly from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane CJB - IXC
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
15h 24m₹9,948–19,690Train to Cochin International Airport, fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Alappuzha to Ernakulam Jntrain
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)plane COK - DEL
- Take the train from New Delhi to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
14h 59m₹8,716–16,560Train to Cochin International Airport, fly to Dehradun Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Alappuzha to Ernakulam Jntrain
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane COK - DED
- Take the train from Virbhadra to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
17h 49m₹10,021–18,610
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alappuzha to Shimla is to train and bus which costs ₹1,400 - ₹10,000 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Alappuzha to Shimla is to train and fly and bus which takes 13h and costs ₹10,000 - ₹18,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Alappuzha to Shimla. However, there are services departing from Alappuzha and arriving at Shimla Isbt Tutikandi via Ernakulam - Vyttila Corporation Building, Madiwala, Nerul Lp, Madangir DDA Flats and Delhi Isbt Kashmeere Gate. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Alappuzha and Shimla is 2497 km. The road distance is 2804.9 km.
The best way to get from Alappuzha to Shimla without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs ₹1,400 - ₹10,000.
It takes approximately 13h to get from Alappuzha to Shimla, including transfers.
Alappuzha to Shimla bus services, operated by Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, depart from Alappuzha station.
Alappuzha to Shimla bus services, operated by Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, arrive at Vytilla Hub station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alappuzha to Shimla is 2805 km. It takes approximately 40h 2m to drive from Alappuzha to Shimla.
There are 666+ hotels available in Shimla.
What companies run services between Alappuzha, India and Shimla, India?
You can take a bus from Alappuzha to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi via Ernakulam - Vyttila Corporation Building, Madiwala, Madiwala, Nerul, Nerul Lp, Madangir DDA Flats, Guru Govind Singh University, and Delhi Isbt Kashmeere Gate in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–17,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–17,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–17,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–17,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–17,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Goa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–17,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–17,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Chandigarh International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–23,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Chandigarh International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–23,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–23,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Chandigarh International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–23,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Goa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–14,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–14,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–14,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–14,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–14,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–14,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–14,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Pune
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–14,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–14,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–14,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–14,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–15,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–15,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–15,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–18,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–14,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–14,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Chandigarh International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–21,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–18,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Chandigarh International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–18,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–16,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–16,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–12,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–14,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–14,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–18,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–18,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Chandigarh International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–21,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–18,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Alappuzha to Ernakulam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–450
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹480–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–1,000
Train from Alappuzha to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,200–9,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,200–1,400
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,900–3,700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹4,200–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹7,000–9,000
Train from Alappuzha to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹160–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹160–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹440–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,300
Train from New Delhi to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹190–1,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹190–230
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,500
Train from Virbhadra to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- Phone
- 1800 180 8185
- hrtchq@gmail.com
- Website
- online.hrtchp.com
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹250–360
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- ₹250–360
Bus from Delhi Isbt Kashmeere Gate to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹500–1,000
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- ₹500–750
- Phone
- +91 9447071021
- rsnksrtc@kerala.gov.in
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Alappuzha to Vytilla Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹65–150
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
- Phone
- 8893555000
- info@kalladatravels.com
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Ernakulam - Vyttila Corporation Building to Madiwala
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹950–2,800
- Website
- http://www.kalladatravels.com/
- Sleeper
- ₹950–2,800
- Phone
- 0836 230 7300
- help@vrlbus.in
- Website
- vrlbus.in
Bus from Madiwala to Nerul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- vrlbus.in
- Sleeper
- ₹1,100–3,000
- Phone
- +91-8879498558
- ebookings@anandbus.com
- Website
- anandbus.com
Bus from Nerul Lp to Gokarna Madangiri Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://anandbus.com/
- Seater/ Sleeper
- ₹1,100–1,700
- Phone
- 080-26252625
- Website
- ksrtc.in
Bus from Ernakulam to Coimbatore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹650–900
- Schedules at
- ksrtc.in
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