There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Shimla by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Chandigarh International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane SYD - IXC
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
21h 56m₹28,452–112,359Fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)plane SYD - DEL
- Take the train from New Delhi to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
23h 25m₹26,675–68,909Fly to Dehradun Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane SYD - DED
- Take the train from Virbhadra to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
29h 9m₹30,480–99,959Fly to Kangra Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kangra Airport (DHM)plane SYD - DHM
- Take the bus from Kangra to Chandigarhbus
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
27h 47m₹41,187–133,329Fly to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (ATQ)plane SYD - ATQ
- Take the train from Amritsar Jn to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
28h 43m₹27,640–78,959
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Shimla is to fly and train and bus which costs ₹26,000 - ₹70,000 and takes 23h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Shimla is to fly and bus which takes 21h 56m and costs ₹28,000 - ₹1,20,000.
The distance between Sydney and Shimla is 10735 km.
It takes approximately 21h 56m to get from Sydney to Shimla, including transfers.
Shimla is 5h 30m behind Sydney. It is currently 4:32 AM in Sydney and 11:02 PM in Shimla.
There are 654+ hotels available in Shimla.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Shimla, India?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Shimla. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 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 train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 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 Sydney International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–110,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–100,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–110,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–120,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–110,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Phuket, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–95,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kangra Airport via Phuket, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–130,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kangra Airport via Singapore Changi, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–200,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kangra Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport, Chandigarh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–150,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kangra Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–150,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kangra Airport via Singapore Changi, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–260,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kangra Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–180,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kangra Airport via Phuket, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–130,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–180,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–75,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹43,000–150,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–130,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–95,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–95,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–70,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–150,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–75,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–85,000
- 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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