There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Shimla by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Chandigarh International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane MEL - IXC
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
22h 17m₹28,084–112,734Fly to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (ATQ)plane MEL - ATQ
- Take the train from Amritsar Jn to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
28h 24m₹27,272–79,334Fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)plane MEL - DEL
- Take the train from New Delhi to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
23h 16m₹27,307–64,284Fly to Dehradun Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane MEL - DED
- Take the train from Virbhadra to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
26h 50m₹32,112–90,334Fly to Kangra Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kangra Airport (DHM)plane MEL - DHM
- Take the bus from Kangra to Chandigarhbus
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
28h 8m₹39,819–133,704
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Shimla is to fly and train and bus which costs ₹27,000 - ₹65,000 and takes 23h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Shimla is to fly and bus which takes 22h 17m and costs ₹28,000 - ₹1,20,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Shimla is 10518 km.
It takes approximately 22h 17m to get from Melbourne to Shimla, including transfers.
Shimla is 5h 30m behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:08 AM in Melbourne and 2:38 AM in Shimla.
There are 654+ hotels available in Shimla.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Shimla, India?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Shimla. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 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 bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), walk to IGI Airport, take the subway to New Delhi, walk to New Delhi, take the train to Chandigarh, walk to Railway Station, take the line 22 bus to Isbt-17, walk to Chandigarh, then take the bus to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Singapore Changi, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–120,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–140,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dehradun Airport via Phuket, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kangra Airport via Phuket, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–130,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kangra Airport via Singapore Changi, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–130,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kangra Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport, Chandigarh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–140,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Phuket, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–110,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–120,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kangra Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–140,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kangra Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kangra Airport via Singapore Changi, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–250,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kangra Airport via Colombo, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–130,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–140,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–140,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹45,000–160,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–140,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–120,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–120,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–90,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–90,000
- 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
Train from Amritsar Jn to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹190–1,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹190–240
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
- 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
Bus from Kangra to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹380–550
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- ₹380–550
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