There are 6 ways to get from Shimla to Howrah by bus, plane, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Chandigarh International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Chandigarh
- Fly from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)IXC - CCU
7h 11m₹7,807–12,022Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Shimla to Ambala
- Take the bus from Ambala to Kashmiri Gate
- Take the train from New Delhi to Sealdah
25h 57m₹2,104–8,075Drive 1,697.5 km
- Drive from Shimla to Howrah1,697.5 km
25h 11m₹17,745–25,631Taxi to Dehradun Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Shimla to Dehradun Airport (DED)
- Fly from Dehradun Airport (DED) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)DED - CCU
7h 54m₹14,321–20,718Fly from Simla
- Fly from Simla (SLV) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)SLV - CCU
6h 35m₹5,710–12,905Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Shimla to Kalka
- Take the train from Kalka to Howrah Jn12312
33h 22m₹2,933–8,639
Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shimla to Howrah is to bus and train which costs ₹2,100 - ₹8,500 and takes 25h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Shimla to Howrah is to fly which takes 6h 35m and costs ₹5,500 - ₹13,000.
The distance between Shimla and Howrah is 1627 km. The road distance is 1697.5 km.
The best way to get from Shimla to Howrah without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 57m and costs ₹2,100 - ₹8,500.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Shimla to Howrah, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Shimla to Howrah is 1697 km. It takes approximately 25h 11m to drive from Shimla to Howrah.
There are 1055+ hotels available in Howrah.
What companies run services between Shimla, India and Howrah, India?
Helitrans, IndiGo Airlines, and Air India Limited fly from Simla (SLV) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–23,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–23,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Jaipur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–23,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Patna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–23,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–12,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–12,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Jaipur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–12,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Bhubaneswar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–12,000
Flights from Simla to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,000–16,000
Flights from Simla to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Delhi, Gaya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,000–16,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–10,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–12,000
Flights from Simla to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹5,000–12,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Delhi to Sealdah
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹600–4,900
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,600–2,000
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,300–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹3,800–4,900
Train from Kalka to Howrah Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- 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
- Phone
- 1800 180 8185
- hrtchq@gmail.com
- Website
- online.hrtchp.com
Bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹270–390
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- ₹270–390
- Phone
- +91 080-46333629
- support@mybusbookings.com
- Website
- northernbuses.com
Bus from Shimla to Ambala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.northernbuses.com/
- Phone
- +918377971006
- info@laxmiholidays.com
- Website
- laxmiholidays.com
Bus from Ambala to Kashmiri Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹470–1,700
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
- Adult
- ₹470–1,700
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Estimated price
- ₹2,200–9,000
Tour 2 Himachal
- Phone
- +91 98 16 24 37 42
- Website
- tour2himachal.com
Shimla Taxi
- Phone
- +91 70 18 64 78 20
- Website
- shimlataxi.in
Lahual Spiti Kaza Taxi
- Phone
- +91 94 18 60 56 54
- Website
- spiticabs.wordpress.com
Tour 2 Himachal
- Phone
- +91 98 16 24 37 42
- Website
- tour2himachal.com
Shimla Taxi
- Phone
- +91 70 18 64 78 20
- Website
- shimlataxi.in
Lahual Spiti Kaza Taxi
- Phone
- +91 94 18 60 56 54
- Website
- spiticabs.wordpress.com
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