There are 6 ways to get from Shimla to Lhasa by bus, plane, taxi, train, or car
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Bus to Chandigarh International Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Zirakpurbus
- Fly from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane IXC - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
17h 34m¥1,047–5,633Bus, train, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Shimla ISBT Tutikandi to Ambalabus 139 / ...
- Take the train from Ambala Cant Jn to Delhitrain
- Take the train from Delhi to Siliguri Jntrain
- Take the bus from Siliguri - SNT Bus Stand to Deorali Bus Stopbus
- Drive from Deorali Bus Stop to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
2d 8h¥327–888Taxi, train, drive, bus
- Take the taxi from Shimla to Kalkataxi
- Take the train from Kalka to New Delhitrain
- Take the train from New Delhi to New Jalpaiguritrain
- Take the train from New Jalpaiguri to New Mal Jntrain
- Drive from New Mal Jn to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
42h 27m¥554–1,149Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Zirakpurbus
- Take the bus from Tribune Chowk to Kashmiri Gatebus
- Take the bus from ISBT Kashmere gate to Patna Patliputra Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Patliputra ISBT to Sikkim Gangtokbus
- Drive from Sikkim Gangtok to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
42h 28m¥686–873Drive 2,071.8 km
- Drive from Shimla to Lhasacar 2,071.8 km
30h 42m¥1,798–2,597Bus, train to Dehradun Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Zirakpurbus
- Take the train from Chandigarh to Virbhadratrain
- Fly from Dehradun Airport (DED) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane DED - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
29h 37m¥1,119–6,278
Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shimla to Lhasa is to bus and train and drive which costs ¥320 - ¥900 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Shimla to Lhasa is to bus and fly which takes 17h 34m and costs ¥1000 - ¥6000.
The distance between Shimla and Lhasa is 1554 km. The road distance is 2071.8 km.
It takes approximately 17h 34m to get from Shimla to Lhasa, including transfers.
Lhasa is 2h 30m ahead of Shimla. It is currently 2:11 AM in Shimla and 4:41 AM in Lhasa.
Yes, the driving distance between Shimla to Lhasa is 2072 km. It takes approximately 30h 42m to drive from Shimla to Lhasa.
There are 24+ hotels available in Lhasa.
What companies run services between Shimla, India and Lhasa, China?
There is no direct connection from Shimla to Lhasa. However, you can take the bus to Zirakpur, take the line 34 bus to Hallo Majra, walk to H/Majra, take the line 17 bus to Behlana, walk to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) airport, fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), walk to Lhasa Airport, then take the bus to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Kalka, take the train to New Delhi, take the train to New Jalpaiguri, take the train to New Mal Jn, drive to Yadong Xian, then take the bus to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station.
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Delhi, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Delhi, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–6,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Kalka to New Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥15–120
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥15–18
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥40–50
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥55–70
- First Class (1A)
- ¥90–120
Train from New Delhi to New Jalpaiguri
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥45–360
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥45–60
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥120–150
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥170–210
- First Class (1A)
- ¥280–360
Train from New Jalpaiguri to New Mal Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9–75
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥9–11
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥26–35
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥35–45
- First Class (1A)
- ¥55–75
Train from Chandigarh to Virbhadra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥13–110
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥13–17
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥35–50
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥50–65
- First Class (1A)
- ¥80–110
Train from Ambala Cant Jn to Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥13–100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥13–16
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥35–45
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥45–65
- First Class (1A)
- ¥80–100
Train from Delhi to Siliguri Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–370
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥45–60
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥120–150
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥170–220
- First Class (1A)
- ¥290–370
- Phone
- 1800 180 8185
- hrtchq@gmail.com
- Website
- online.hrtchp.com
Bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Zirakpur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥20–28
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- ¥20–28
Bus from Shimla ISBT Tutikandi to Ambala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥23–120
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- ¥23–35
- Seater
- ¥45–120
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/jiangsu/nanjing/airport.htm
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥151
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- +91 8377971006
- laxmiholidays001@gmail.com
- Website
- laxmiholidays.com
Bus from Tribune Chowk to Kashmiri Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥35–140
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
- Adult
- ¥35–140
- Phone
- +91 7903832833
- shreekrishnarath@gmail.com
- Website
- srikrishnarath.in
Bus from Patliputra ISBT to Sikkim Gangtok
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥184
- Website
- https://www.srikrishnarath.in/
- Phone
- +919002012099
- sntd@yahoo.com
- Website
- sntd.in
Bus from Siliguri - SNT Bus Stand to Deorali Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥21–45
- Website
- https://www.sntd.in/
- Schedules at
- https://www.sntd.in/PDF/BusSchedule.pdf
- Seater
- ¥30–45
- AC Seater
- ¥37
- Non AC Seater
- ¥21
- Phone
- 9064919130
- support@mybusbookings.com
- Website
- apsarabus.in
Bus from Siliguri - SNT Bus Stand to Deorali Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥22–30
- Website
- https://www.apsarabus.in/
- Non AC Seater
- ¥22–30
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Estimated price
- ¥160–200
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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