There are 5 ways to get from Lyon to Shimla by plane, bus, train, or taxi
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chandigarh International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane LYS - IXC
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
20h 24m₹29,820–102,470Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Chandigarh International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane GVA - IXC
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
21h 44m₹25,006–67,932Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)plane LYS - DEL
- Take the train from New Delhi to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
21h 38m₹37,043–134,020Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dehradun Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane LYS - DED
- Take the train from Virbhadra to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
26h 17m₹27,848–115,070Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kulu, taxi
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kulu (KUU)plane LYS - KUU
- Take the taxi from Kulu (KUU) to Shimlataxi
22h 16m₹36,160–127,060
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Shimla is to train and fly and bus which costs ₹25,000 - ₹70,000 and takes 21h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Shimla is to fly and bus which takes 20h 24m and costs ₹29,000 - ₹1,10,000.
The distance between Lyon and Shimla is 6416 km.
It takes approximately 20h 24m to get from Lyon to Shimla, including transfers.
Shimla is 3h 30m ahead of Lyon. It is currently 6:20 AM in Lyon and 9:50 AM in Shimla.
There are 654+ hotels available in Shimla.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Shimla, India?
There is no direct connection from Lyon to Shimla. However, you can take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 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 Geneve, take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Frankfurt, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–120,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–120,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–110,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–110,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Zurich, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–110,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Frankfurt, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–110,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Rome, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–85,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–100,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dehradun Airport via Frankfurt, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–120,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dehradun Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–120,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dehradun Airport via Milan Malpensa, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–110,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–100,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–60,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–95,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Zurich, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–95,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–100,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dehradun Airport via Frankfurt, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–120,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dehradun Airport via Dubai, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–100,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dehradun Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
- Website
- helitrans.no
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kulu via Warsaw Chopin, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–130,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kulu via Frankfurt, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–140,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kulu via Munich, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–130,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kulu via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–140,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–90,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–100,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dehradun Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–110,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dehradun Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–100,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–100,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹2,500–6,500
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹3,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Estimated price
- ₹4,600–5,500
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
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