There are 5 ways to get from Kullu to Manali by night bus, plane, taxi, train, or car
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Night bus to Chandigarh International Airport, fly
best- Take the night bus from Kullu to Chandigarhnightbus
- Fly from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane IXC - MAA
10h 46m₹8,550–21,491Night bus, train
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kullu to Chandigarhnightbus
- Take the train from Chandigarh to Peramburtrain 12688
2d 2h₹2,134–11,341Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Kullu to Nangal Damtaxi
- Take the train from Nangal Dam to Rani Kamalapatitrain
- Take the train from Rani Kamalapati to Chennai Centraltrain
41h 51m₹4,174–12,307Drive 2,504.8 km
- Drive from Kullu to Manalicar 2,504.8 km
37h 12m₹26,651–38,496Taxi to Kangra Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Kullu to Kangra Airport (DHM)taxi
- Fly from Kangra Airport (DHM) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane DHM - MAA
11h 3m₹18,911–35,208
Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kullu to Manali is to night bus and train which costs ₹2,100 - ₹12,000 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Kullu to Manali is to night bus and fly which takes 10h 46m and costs ₹8,500 - ₹22,000.
The distance between Kullu and Manali is 2280 km. The road distance is 2504.8 km.
The best way to get from Kullu to Manali without a car is to taxi and train which takes 41h 51m and costs ₹4,100 - ₹13,000.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Kullu to Manali, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kullu to Manali is 2505 km. It takes approximately 37h 12m to drive from Kullu to Manali.
There are 809+ hotels available in Manali.
What companies run services between Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India and Manali, Tamil Nādu, India?
There is no direct connection from Kullu to Manali. However, you can take the taxi to Kullu, take the vehicle to Chandigarh, walk to Isbt-17, take the line 17 bus to Behlana, walk to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) airport, fly to Chennai International Airport (MAA), walk to Airport, take the subway to Wimco Nagar Metro, walk to I.T.C., then take the line 595 bus to M.F.L. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Nangal Dam, take the train to Rani Kamalapati, take the train to Chennai Central, walk to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr.M.G.Ramachandran Central Metro, take the subway to Wimco Nagar Metro, walk to I.T.C., then take the line 595 bus to Petro Araldit.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–16,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–16,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–16,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Jaipur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–16,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Indore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–16,000
Flights from Kangra Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–26,000
Flights from Kangra Airport to Chennai International Airport via Chandigarh International Airport, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–26,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,000–23,000
Flights from Kangra Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–27,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nangal Dam to Rani Kamalapati
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹500–3,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹500–600
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,800–2,300
- First Class (1A)
- ₹3,000–3,800
Train from Rani Kamalapati to Chennai Central
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹650–4,900
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹650–800
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,300–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹3,900–4,900
Train from Chandigarh to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,000–1,200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,500–3,200
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,600–4,600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹6,000–8,000
- Phone
- +918377971006
- info@laxmiholidays.com
- Website
- laxmiholidays.com
Night bus from Kullu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Estimated price
- ₹2,900–8,500
Manali Taxi Cab Service
Kullu Manali Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 94 18 57 80 00
- Website
- hillcabz.in
Chandel Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 76 50 08 85 18
- Website
- chandeltaxiservice.com
Manali Taxi Cab Service
Kullu Manali Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 94 18 57 80 00
- Website
- hillcabz.in
Chandel Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 76 50 08 85 18
- Website
- chandeltaxiservice.com
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