There are 4 ways to get from Howrah to Shimla by plane, bus, train, taxi, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane CCU - IXC
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
7h 58m₹8,378–14,243Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Haridwar Jntrain 13009 / ...
- Take the bus from Haridwar to Shimla ISBT Tutikandibus 1345 / ...
42h 53m₹1,170–6,517Train, taxi
- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Kalkatrain 12311
- Take the taxi from Kalka to Shimlataxi
30h 20m₹2,942–8,248Drive 1,701.4 km
- Drive from Howrah to Shimlacar 1,701.4 km
25h 37m₹18,945–27,365
Howrah to Shimla by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Howrah to Shimla is to train and bus which costs ₹1,100 - ₹6,500 and takes 42h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Howrah to Shimla is to fly and bus which takes 7h 58m and costs ₹8,000 - ₹15,000.
The distance between Howrah and Shimla is 1600 km. The road distance is 1701.4 km.
The best way to get from Howrah to Shimla without a car is to train and taxi which takes 30h 20m and costs ₹2,900 - ₹8,500.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Howrah to Shimla, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Howrah to Shimla is 1701 km. It takes approximately 25h 37m to drive from Howrah to Shimla.
There are 674+ hotels available in Shimla.
What companies run services between Howrah, India and Shimla, India?
There is no direct connection from Howrah to Shimla. However, you can take the bus to Airport Gate No. 2, walk to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) 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 train to Kalka then take the taxi to Shimla.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–18,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Patna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–18,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Jaipur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–18,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–18,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–12,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Howrah Jn to Kalka
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹700–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹700–900
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,800–2,300
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,600–3,300
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,400–6,000
Train from Howrah Jn to Haridwar Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹650–5,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹650–800
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,400–3,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,000–5,000
- 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
- ₹350–650
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- ₹350–460
- AC Himdhara
- ₹440–650
Bus from Haridwar to Shimla ISBT Tutikandi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹500–1,500
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- ₹500–700
- AC Himdhara
- ₹800–1,100
- Ordinary
- ₹600–750
- AC
- ₹1,200–1,500
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Estimated price
- ₹2,200–2,700
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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