There are 4 ways to get from Europe to Shimla by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chandigarh International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane FRA - IXC
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
20h 3m₹25,489–68,953Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Chandigarh International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane MUC - IXC
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
23h 14m₹32,402–85,063Train to Frankfurt, fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)plane FRA - DEL
- Take the train from New Delhi to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
20h 51m₹31,712–310,503Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dehradun Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane FRA - DED
- Take the train from Virbhadra to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
25h 31m₹40,517–71,553
Frankfurt (FRA) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Shimla is to train and fly and bus which costs ₹25,000 - ₹70,000 and takes 20h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Shimla is to train and fly and bus which takes 20h 3m and costs ₹25,000 - ₹70,000.
The distance between Europe and Shimla is 6251 km.
It takes approximately 20h 3m to get from Europe to Shimla, including transfers.
Shimla is 4h 30m ahead of Europe. It is currently 8:34 PM in Europe and 1:04 AM in Shimla.
There are 666+ hotels available in Shimla.
What companies run services between Europe and Shimla, India?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Shimla. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC), walk to Behlana, take the line 17 bus to Isbt-17, then take the bus to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to München Hbf, walk to Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Flughafen München, walk to Munich International Airport (MUC) airport, fly to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC), walk to Behlana, take the line 17 bus to Isbt-17, then take the bus to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Frankfurt to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–100,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chandigarh International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–120,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–110,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–130,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–150,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Vienna, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–110,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–95,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–450,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–100,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Dehradun Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–130,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Frankfurt to Chandigarh International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–60,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chandigarh International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–95,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–65,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–110,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–100,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–450,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–90,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹2,700–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹7,000–16,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹3,300–4,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹1,200–1,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
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
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