There are 3 ways to get from Shimla to Mecca by bus, plane, train, or taxi
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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 Jeddah (JED)plane IXC - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
14h 14mSAR 763–2,296Bus, train to Indira Gandhi International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Zirakpurbus
- Take the train from Chandigarh to New Delhitrain
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Jeddah (JED)plane DEL - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
16h 55mSAR 720–1,540Taxi to Kulu, fly, bus
- Take the taxi from Shimla to Kulu (KUU)taxi
- Fly from Kulu (KUU) to Jeddah (JED)plane KUU - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
13h 51mSAR 988–2,957
Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shimla to Mecca is to bus and train and fly which costs 700﷼ - 1600﷼ and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Shimla to Mecca is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 13h 51m and costs 950﷼ - 3000﷼.
The distance between Shimla and Mecca is 4099 km.
It takes approximately 14h 14m to get from Shimla to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 2h 30m behind Shimla. It is currently 6:29 PM in Shimla and 3:59 PM in Mecca.
There are 586+ hotels available in Mecca.
What companies run services between Shimla, India and Mecca, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Shimla to Mecca. 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 Jeddah (JED), take the taxi to King Abdulaziz Airport, then take the bus to Jarwal Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Zirakpur, take the line 26 bus to Railway Station, walk to Chandigarh, take the train to New Delhi, walk to New Delhi, take the subway to IGI Airport, walk to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) airport, fly to Jeddah (JED), take the taxi to King Abdulaziz Airport, then take the bus to Jarwal Bus Station.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Jeddah via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,800
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Jeddah via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–3,200
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,700
Flights from Kulu to Jeddah via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–3,000
Flights from Kulu to Jeddah via Indira Gandhi International Airport, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–3,000
Flights from Kulu to Jeddah via Dehra Dun, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–3,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Jeddah via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,400
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Jeddah via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Jeddah via Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,200
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Jeddah via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,700
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,400
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jeddah via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,400
Flights from Kulu to Jeddah via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,600
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jeddah via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jeddah via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jeddah via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,400
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jeddah via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,800
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jeddah via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,200
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chandigarh to New Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 7–65
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- SAR 7–10
- Third AC (3A)
- SAR 21–27
- Second AC (2A)
- SAR 29–40
- First Class (1A)
- SAR 45–65
- 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
- SAR 11–16
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- SAR 11–16
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- care@nwbus.sa
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–60
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Estimated price
- SAR 180–230
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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