There are 8 ways to get from Jammu to Shimla by bus, train, car, taxi, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Jammu to Chandigarhbus redbusIndia_A/C Sleeper
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
10h 28m₹825–4,149Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Jammu Tawi to Ludhiana Jntrain
- Take the train from Ludhiana Jn to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
10h 32m₹698–3,915Drive 391.2 km
- Drive from Jammu to Shimlacar 391.2 km
6h 1m₹4,379–6,325Taxi
- Take the taxi from Jammu to Shimlataxi 391.2 km
6h 1m₹9,500–12,000Fly, bus
- Fly from Jammu Airport (IXJ) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane IXJ - IXC
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
7h 31m₹7,193–15,594Train, taxi
- Take the train from Jammu Tawi to Kalkatrain 14504
- Take the taxi from Kalka to Shimlataxi
10h 42m₹2,455–4,628Bus via Shimla
- Take the bus from Jammu to Chandigarhbus
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimlabus redbusIndia_Bharat Benz A/C Semi Sleeper / ...
12h 38m₹1,200–2,499Bus via Pathānkot
- Take the bus from Jammu to Pathankotbus redbusIndia_A/C Sleeper
- Take the bus from Pathankot to Shimla ISBT Tutikandibus 23 / ...
12h 45m₹852–3,995
Jammu to Shimla by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Jammu to Shimla is to train and bus which costs ₹700 - ₹4,000 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Jammu to Shimla is to drive which takes 6h 1m and costs ₹4,300 - ₹6,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Jammu to Shimla. However, there are services departing from Jammu and arriving at Shimla Isbt Tutikandi via Chandigarh. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 28m.
The distance between Jammu and Shimla is 444 km. The road distance is 391.2 km.
The best way to get from Jammu to Shimla without a car is to bus which takes 10h 28m and costs ₹800 - ₹4,200.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Jammu to Shimla, including transfers.
Jammu to Shimla bus services, operated by Hans Travels, depart from Jammu station.
Jammu to Shimla bus services, operated by Hans Travels, arrive at Chandigarh station.
Yes, the driving distance between Jammu to Shimla is 391 km. It takes approximately 6h 1m to drive from Jammu to Shimla.
Book your Jammu to Shimla bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Jammu, India and Shimla, India?
You can take a bus from Jammu to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi via Chandigarh in around 10h 28m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Jammu Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Srinagar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹4,700–18,000
Flights from Jammu Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹5,000–18,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Jammu Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹4,800–15,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Jammu Tawi to Ludhiana Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–240
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from Ludhiana Jn to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹140–1,200
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹140–180
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹410–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹900–1,200
Train from Jammu Tawi to Kalka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹250–2,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹250–300
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹650–850
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹900–1,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,500–2,000
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- hanstravel.in
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- hanstravel.in
- Phone
- +91 9799407141
- preet.singh12@yahoo.com
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Phone
- +91 93181 81834
- Website
- Travel Point World LLP
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Travel Point World LLP
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- Travel Point World LLP
- Website
- Sana Travels
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Sana Travels
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Sana Travels
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,300–3,500
- Schedules at
- Punchiry Tours and Holidays
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,300–2,800
- Schedules at
- Punchiry Tours and Holidays
- Phone
- 91-7373800013
- helpdesk@tranzking.com
- Website
- Tranzking Travels
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Tranzking Travels
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Tranzking Travels
- Website
- Globehopper Mobility
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Globehopper Mobility
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Globehopper Mobility
- Website
- Nandan's Holidays
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Nandan's Holidays
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Nandan's Holidays
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Nandan's Holidays
- Phone
- 91 82870 09889
- care@zingbus.com
- Website
- Zingbus
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹470–1,300
- Schedules at
- Zingbus
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹350–750
- Schedules at
- Zingbus
- Phone
- +91 98424 37444
- arunprasad@gmail.com
- Website
- Al Travels
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Al Travels
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Al Travels
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Holiday Appeal Private Limited
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- Holiday Appeal Private Limited
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Holiday Appeal Private Limited
- Website
- Bombay Raja Roadlinks
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Bombay Raja Roadlinks
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Bombay Raja Roadlinks
- Website
- Moon Light Travels Katra
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Moon Light Travels Katra
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Moon Light Travels Katra
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
- Website
- Kashmir Maxx
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Kashmir Maxx
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Kashmir Maxx
- Website
- Lucky Bus Service
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Lucky Bus Service
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Lucky Bus Service
- Phone
- +91 9088900002
- expresslineparibahan@gmail.com
- Website
- Express Line
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Express Line
- Schedules at
- Express Line
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Express Line
- Schedules at
- Express Line
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Express Line
- Schedules at
- Express Line
- Phone
- 1800 180 8185
- hrtchq@gmail.com
- Website
- hrtchp.com
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹350–650
- Website
- hrtchp.com
- Ordinary
- ₹350–460
- AC Himdhara
- ₹440–650
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹350–650
- Website
- hrtchp.com
- Ordinary
- ₹350–460
- AC Himdhara
- ₹440–650
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹350–650
- Website
- hrtchp.com
- Ordinary
- ₹350–460
- AC Himdhara
- ₹440–650
Bus from Pathankot to Shimla ISBT Tutikandi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹500–1,200
- Website
- hrtchp.com
- Ordinary
- ₹500–750
- AC Himdhara
- ₹750–1,100
- AC
- ₹700–1,200
- Phone
- 0191-2577475
- jksrtc@gmail.com
- Website
- jksrtc.co.in
Bus from Jammu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹500–1,000
- Website
- jksrtc.co.in
- Non A/C Seater
- ₹500–750
- Phone
- +91 8377971006
- laxmiholidays001@gmail.com
- Website
- Laxmi Holidays
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,500
- Schedules at
- Laxmi Holidays
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,500
- Schedules at
- Laxmi Holidays
- Website
- Siddhi Vinayak Travels
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Siddhi Vinayak Travels
- Website
- TSB Tour express
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- TSB Tour express
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TSB Tour express
- Phone
- +91 98990 56542
- rsyadavsmartbus1@gmail.com
- Website
- RS Yadav Smart Bus
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- RS Yadav Smart Bus
- Website
- Shree mann travels
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Shree mann travels
- Website
- Siddhanth Transport
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Siddhanth Transport
- Website
- VVM Travels
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- VVM Travels
- Website
- Kamla Travels
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Kamla Travels
- Website
- Rushikesh Travels
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Rushikesh Travels
- Website
- Shishpal Travels
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Shishpal Travels
- Website
- India Tours and Travels
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- India Tours and Travels
- Website
- Ashok Bus Service
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Ashok Bus Service
- golabusservice@gmail.com
- Website
- Gola Bus Service
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Gola Bus Service
- Website
- SKM Tours & Travels
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- SKM Tours & Travels
- Phone
- 9001274136
- narpatchoudhary313@gmail.com
- Website
- Choudhary travels and cargo
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Choudhary travels and cargo
- Website
- NK Gupta Bus Service
Bus from Jammu to Pathankot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- NK Gupta Bus Service
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Estimated price
- ₹2,200–12,000
Jagat Travels
- Phone
- +91 90 86 27 06 58,
- Website
- jagattravels.com
Jammu Katra Taxi Service
Northway Travels
- Phone
- +91 97 97 30 50 50
- Website
- northwaytravels.com
Mr. Singh Cab
- Phone
- +91 980 338 4033
- Website
- mrsinghcab.com
Rana cabs
- Phone
- +91 9041 412 141
- Website
- ranatravelschandigarh.com
RS Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 769 611 2244
- Website
- chandigarhtaxiservice.net
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