There are 10 ways to get from Shimla to Lukla by bus, plane, unknown, 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 to Darbhanga Airport, travel
best- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Chandigarhbus
- Fly from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Darbhanga Airport (DBR)plane IXC - DBR
- Walk from Darbhanga Airport (DBR) to Luklaunknown
12h 13mBus, train, drive, travel
- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Delhi Isbt Kashmeere Gatebus 179
- Take the train from Delhi to New Mal Jntrain
- Drive from New Mal Jn to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Walk from Zhangmu to Luklaunknown
3d 1hBus to Chandigarh International Airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Chandigarhbus
- Fly from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane IXC - KTM
- Walk from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Luklaunknown
10h 58mBus to Chandigarh International Airport, fly to Bagdogra Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Chandigarhbus
- Fly from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)plane IXC - IXB
- Walk from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Luklaunknown
10h 58mTaxi to Dehradun Airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport, travel
- Take the taxi from Shimla to Dehradun Airport (DED)taxi
- Fly from Dehradun Airport (DED) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane DED - KTM
- Walk from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Luklaunknown
13h 19mBus to Chandigarh International Airport, fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Chandigarhbus
- Fly from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)plane IXC - PAT
- Walk from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Luklaunknown
10h 57mTaxi, train to Indira Gandhi International Airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport, travel
- Take the taxi from Shimla to Kalkataxi
- Take the train from Kalka to New Delhitrain
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane DEL - KTM
- Walk from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Luklaunknown
11h 56mTaxi, train to Indira Gandhi International Airport, fly to Bagdogra Airport, travel
- Take the taxi from Shimla to Kalkataxi
- Take the train from Kalka to New Delhitrain
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)plane DEL - IXB
- Walk from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Luklaunknown
12h 20mTaxi, train to Indira Gandhi International Airport, fly to Darbhanga Airport, travel
- Take the taxi from Shimla to Kalkataxi
- Take the train from Kalka to New Delhitrain
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Darbhanga Airport (DBR)plane DEL - DBR
- Walk from Darbhanga Airport (DBR) to Luklaunknown
12h 10mBus, train, drive, travel via Gorakhpur
- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Delhi Isbt Kashmeere Gatebus 179
- Take the bus from Kaushambi to Gorakhpurbus
- Take the train from Gorakhpur to New Mal Jntrain
- Drive from New Mal Jn to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Walk from Zhangmu to Luklaunknown
3d 3h
Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Darbhanga Airport (DBR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Shimla and Lukla is 1342 km.
It takes approximately 12h 13m to get from Shimla to Lukla, including transfers.
Lukla is 15 min ahead of Shimla. It is currently 3:09 AM in Shimla and 3:24 AM in Lukla.
There are five+ hotels available in Lukla.
What companies run services between Shimla, India and Lukla, Nepal?
There is no direct connection from Shimla to Lukla. However, you can take the bus to Chandigarh, take the line 17 bus to Behlana, walk to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) airport, fly to Darbhanga Airport (DBR), then travel to Lukla. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Lukla via Delhi Isbt Kashmeere Gate, Delhi, New Mal Jn, Yadong Xian, Lasa North Suburb Coach Station, Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal, and Zhangmu in around 3d 1h.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–170
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–170
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–170
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–170
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Jaipur, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–170
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–150
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–150
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Jaipur, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–150
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–190
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Darbhanga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–210
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–95
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Darbhanga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–370
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Darbhanga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- nepalairlines.com.np
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- bhutanairlines.bt
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- drukair.com.bt
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Paro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Delhi to New Mal Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–60
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $7–9
- Third AC (3A)
- $19–24
- Second AC (2A)
- $27–35
- First Class (1A)
- $45–60
Train from Kalka to New Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–18
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $8–11
- First Class (1A)
- $14–18
Train from Gorakhpur to New Mal Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $4–5
- Third AC (3A)
- $11–14
- Second AC (2A)
- $15–20
- First Class (1A)
- $25–35
- 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
- $3–5
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- $3–5
Bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Delhi Isbt Kashmeere Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- $5–8
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- +91-522-2623578
- info@upsrtc.com
- Website
- upsrtc.up.gov.in
Bus from Kaushambi to Gorakhpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://upsrtc.up.gov.in/
- Ordinary
- $10–13
- Janrath
- $12–18
- RAJDHANI
- $15
- JANRATH 2X2
- $22
- Ordinary
- $14
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Estimated price
- $24–95
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
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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