There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Shimla by plane, taxi, or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane ORD - IXC
- Take the taxi from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Shimlataxi
24h 42m₹34,028–93,855Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dehradun Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane ORD - DED
- Take the taxi from Dehradun Airport (DED) to Shimlataxi
25h 17m₹44,228–119,455Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)plane ORD - DEL
- Take the train from New Delhi to Kalkatrain
- Take the taxi from Kalka to Shimlataxi
25h 25m₹38,663–74,805Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane MDW - IXC
- Take the taxi from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Shimlataxi
31h 46m₹53,028–193,855Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kangra Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kangra Airport (DHM)plane ORD - DHM
- Take the taxi from Kangra Airport (DHM) to Shimlataxi
30h₹50,228–130,455Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (ATQ)plane ORD - ATQ
- Take the train from Amritsar Jn to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the taxi from Chandigarh to Shimlataxi
31h 22m₹37,128–100,365Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jammu Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Jammu Airport (IXJ)plane ORD - IXJ
- Take the train from Jammu Tawi to Kalkatrain
- Take the taxi from Kalka to Shimlataxi
33h 27m₹41,178–115,805
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Shimla is to fly and train and taxi which costs ₹38,000 - ₹75,000 and takes 25h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Shimla is to fly and taxi which takes 24h 42m and costs ₹34,000 - ₹95,000.
The distance between Chicago and Shimla is 11923 km.
It takes approximately 24h 42m to get from Chicago to Shimla, including transfers.
Shimla is 11h 30m ahead of Chicago. It is currently 5:47 AM in Chicago and 5:17 PM in Shimla.
There are 654+ hotels available in Shimla.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Shimla, India?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Shimla. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC), then take the taxi to Shimla. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Dehradun Airport (DED), then take the taxi to Shimla.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–90,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–85,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Frankfurt, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–80,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 51m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Detroit, Munich, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–95,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jammu Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–110,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jammu Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹41,000–150,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–85,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–130,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Doha, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹46,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Boston, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹70,000–230,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–220,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kangra Airport via Frankfurt, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jammu Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–110,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jammu Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹41,000–150,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kangra Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–120,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kangra Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹45,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kangra Airport via Frankfurt, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹47,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kangra Airport via Munich, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kangra Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹47,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kangra Airport via Montreal, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹45,000–160,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–130,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–120,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–130,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Doha, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹46,000–140,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–130,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–150,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–90,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–140,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–120,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–95,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jammu Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹41,000–150,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Delhi to Kalka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–250
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from Amritsar Jn to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹190–1,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹190–240
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from Jammu Tawi to Kalka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹250–2,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹250–300
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹650–850
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹900–1,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,500–2,000
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Estimated price
- ₹2,200–10,000
RS Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 99 88 83 76 36
- Website
- chandigarhtaxiservice.net
Rana cabs
- Phone
- +91 90 41 41 21 41
- Website
- ranatravelschandigarh.com
Mr. Singh Cab
- Phone
- +91 98 55 85 49 99
- Website
- mrsinghcab.com
Doon Travel
- Phone
- +91 63 98 48 50 08
- Website
- doontravel.com
Doon Cabs
- Phone
- +91 96 34 00 40 07
- Website
- dooncabs.co.in
Dehradun Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 98 97 97 32 55
- Website
- dehraduntaxiservices.in
Nature Holidays Travel
- Phone
- +91 97 60 58 55 60
- Website
- natureholidaystravel.com
Haridwar Car service
- Phone
- +91 99 17 03 34 48
- Website
- haridwarcarservice.com
Car Yatra
- Phone
- +91 96 90 16 90 69
- Website
- facebook.com
RS Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 99 88 83 76 36
- Website
- chandigarhtaxiservice.net
Rana cabs
- Phone
- +91 90 41 41 21 41
- Website
- ranatravelschandigarh.com
Mr. Singh Cab
- Phone
- +91 98 55 85 49 99
- Website
- mrsinghcab.com
RS Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 99 88 83 76 36
- Website
- chandigarhtaxiservice.net
Rana cabs
- Phone
- +91 90 41 41 21 41
- Website
- ranatravelschandigarh.com
Mr. Singh Cab
- Phone
- +91 98 55 85 49 99
- Website
- mrsinghcab.com
Shankar Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 81 46 73 73 73
- Website
- shankartaxiservice.com
Himalaya Cab
- Phone
- +91 90151-57476
- Website
- himalayacab.com
Dharamshala Travels
- Phone
- +91 94 59 02 70 00
- Website
- dharamshalataxi.com
Dharamshala Tour And Travel Services
RS Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 99 88 83 76 36
- Website
- chandigarhtaxiservice.net
Rana cabs
- Phone
- +91 90 41 41 21 41
- Website
- ranatravelschandigarh.com
Mr. Singh Cab
- Phone
- +91 98 55 85 49 99
- Website
- mrsinghcab.com
RS Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 99 88 83 76 36
- Website
- chandigarhtaxiservice.net
Rana cabs
- Phone
- +91 90 41 41 21 41
- Website
- ranatravelschandigarh.com
Mr. Singh Cab
- Phone
- +91 98 55 85 49 99
- Website
- mrsinghcab.com
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