Delhi to Manali distance

Delhi to Manali distance

Today each and every part of state is linked with well maintained roads. There is a huge network of transport according to the need of people. Journey to various places of Himachal Pradesh is become easier because of huge network of transport. If you wish to visit the hill station Manali which is also known as the valley of gods than be ready to travel for round about 14 hrs.

The journey from Delhi to Manali is very entertaining. You can enjoy the different places and explore their legends and historic relevance. Manali is well connected to Delhi by air and buses. If you prefer to visit Manali by air than the nearest airport to Manali is Bhuntar. Deluxe and Volvo ac buses are also available from Delhi. You can also opt ordinary buses according to your convenience.

Total distance from Delhi to Manali via Chandigarh-Ropar-Kirtpur- Bilaspur- Mandi is approximately 570 Kms. It takes round about 14 hrs to reach your destination Manali. Manali is easily accessible by bus. While travelling from Delhi to Manali you will cross through various places like Panipat, Karnal, Ambala and than Chandigarh. When you will reach Chandigarh you will move toward Mohali, a common exit for many places and for Manali.

After completing the distance of 50 Km you will reach Roopnagar a part of Punjab. You can enjoy the hilly areas that start just crossing the areas of Punjab. Now the next major destination is Bilaspur that comes in the way of Manali. There are lots of curves in these areas and the road become very steep. After covering some Kms you will reach Ghagas a meeting point of four roads. Now you will move toward Mandi and at last to your destination Manali after covering the distance of 570 Km. On the way you can cover kullu also.

Shimla hotels near railway station

Shimla hotels near railway station

Shimla’s healthful atmosphere, countless attractions and being easy approachability is the reason that it has become very popular hill station of India.  Hill queen, Shimla has endless locations for visitors. This is the tourist heaven. The snow peaks, deep valleys, continuous rivers, numerous temples, waterfalls and serpentine roads depict the panoramic view of the nature. Railway station of Shimla is just a 15 minutes’ walk from the heart of city.  Shimla is well connected to narrow guage to kalka, which is linked to all metros and big cities of India Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, Mumbai and Amritsar to name a few by broad gauge rail links. Kalka to shimla is 96 km distance and takes about 6 hrs. the journey is travelled by a toy train, and the experience of mini train is unmatched while the views in between are calming and spectacular. The following are some of the Shimla hotels near railway station.

Oberoi Cecil

Oberoi Cecil is a five star century old hotel, situated just above the NH 22, Northern railway station and near to town’s main street Mall road. The hotel is brilliantly constructed with wooden work and fabulous décor with 75 rooms. Spas and indoor swimming pool will reduce your tiredness and relieve your mind, body and soul. A nice wine collection will quench your thirst. Service oriented staff will not disappoint. Awesome food will add to good things about the hotel. The room charges starts from Rs 10,574. For royal feel and exhilarating experience the hotel stay is must.

Address: The Oberoi Cecil, Chaura Maidan, Shimla-171004 (HP) India

Tel.:+91-177-2804848

srikant.peri@oberoihotels.com

Peterhof Hotel

The hotel is one of the premium hotels of HPTDC. The Peterhof is a heritage hotel, which housed seven Viceroys and Governor Generals during the British Raj. After independence the structure also served as Punjab High Court and it was the place of trial of killer Nathu ram Godsey for assassination of Father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. After statehood of Himachal it became Raj Bhawan. Unfortunately it caught fire in 1981 and rebuild in 1991 as heritage Luxury Hotel. The Peterhof hotel facing with a panoramic view of Choorchandani, Dhauladhar ranges to its western and Kinner Kailash to its eastern side. The hotel is also situated near the heritage structure, Viceroy legal lodge now named as Institute of Advance Studies and State Museum having collections of pahari miniatures, stone sculptures, local handicrafts, textiles and embroidery. The hotel also houses a conference hall with a capacity of 800 persons. The stay at hotel will give an experience of a peaceful location, with grand views and impeccable services. The rooms are elegant, clean and equipped with all comforts. Foods and restaurant is best and worth the bucks. Visitors recall yesteryears and historical events associated with the hotel.

Address: The Peterhof, shimla – 171004 (HP) India

Tel.: +91-177-2812236, 2652538

E mail: peterhof@hptdc.in

Shimla British Resort

Shimla British Resort is just 10 minutes walk away from the railway station. Being near to railway station the famous Mall Road of Shimla, visitors can easily reach the main market of shimla. Earlier it was the residence of a British Architect. The resort is surrounded by the dense forest of cedar and pine trees. The scenic view from the resort is really breathtaking which gives opportunity for the tourist to explore the nature closely and experience the adventures and spectacular view of the Himalayas. Various movies shootings had been shot in the Shimla British Resort. Rooms are spacious and family suit includes a separate living room with a fire place and four poster bed. Teak floors in the guest rooms reflect the colonial heritage and traditional skills of local craftsmen. Shimla British Resort serves continental, Indian and Chinese cuisines. The cutlery used is designed in Great Britain.  A kid’s restaurant is a special attraction where live ducks, rabbits, ginnie fowls, cock and hens act as their playmates. The room tariff starts from ` 1650-11000. To be a part of nature and away from crowd and hustle and bustle, the resort is a heaven as a tourist home.

Address: Shimla British Resort, near Vidhan Sabha,    Annadale Road, Shimla-171003

Tel.: +91-0177-2655254, 9816326000

E mail: info@britishresortshimla.com, britishresort@gmail.com

Loveena Palace hotel

Loveena Palace is situated near Railway station shimla. The hotel has been restored as a heritage hotel. Rooms are classified as deluxe, double and queen suite double with tariff ranging from ` 2000-3500. One can enjoy best location with impressive hospitable services. The view from hotel is picturesque it may be enticing snow capped mountains of the hills in winter, surreal lush green forests and varied flora and fauna in spring or seductive misty valleys and landscapes. Sulekha.com and clickindia.com will provide info related to the hotel.

Address: Hotel Loveena Palace, near railway station, shimla 171001 (HP) India

Tel.: +91-177-2835745

Hotel Lords Grey

Hotel Lords Grey is budget visitor’s home away from home. The hotel is around 500 meters from bus stand and railway station shimla. Rooms are luxurious and equipped with all latest comforts. Free stay for children under 5. Terrace garden is attractive and provides the enchanting view of hill tops, lush green forests, sunrise/sunset and overlooking huge blue sky. The Cave restaurant served varied choice of Indian, Chinese and continental fares which will be a great satisfaction for body and soul. The room service is quite prompt and staff is well behaved and friendly.

Address: Hotel Lords Grey, the Mall, shimla- 171003 (HP) India.

Tel. : +91-177-2860601, 2860630, 2661073

E mail: booking@himachalhotels.in

Hotel Harsha

Hotel Harsha is located near Railway Station Shimla just 0.5 kilometers and it’s the feasibility which makes hotel a much sought stay. The hotel offers a total of 19 well equipped and spacious rooms. To make the stay comfortable and homely hotel rooms are all empowered with modern facilities. Hotel has one multi-cuisine restaurant called Kadambari. Perfect interiors of Kadambari provides mouthwatering Indian, Continental and Chinese meals so a taste to eyes as well as to visitors tongue, finally complete satisfaction.

Address: Hotel Harsha, The Mall, shimla -171004 (HP)

Tel. +91-177-2658442

Email: mail@hotelharshashimla.com

Wingait inn

Hotel Wingait Inn another name for Comfort of luxury and experience of fineness. Located just at 1 km away from railway station the hotel offers a wide view as well as hospitality. The rooms are spacious clean and well equipped. The décor is elegant and king size beds are really a great comfort. Multicuisine rooftop restaurant and terrace garden serves a wide range of delicious dishes besides overlooking a panaromic view of sunrise or sunset and the shimla city. A special attraction is a four-seater terrace at one corner of the restaurant, if booked for special occasions.

Address: Hotel Wingait Inn, The Mall, Chaura Maidan, shimla, (HP) India

Tel. +91-177-6451501

Email: info@wingaitinn.com

Tirupati Palace

Hotel Tirupati Palace, place where guests can find unmatched style and service. Numerous attractions of shimla, green splendid beauty can be experience with gracious hostility and comfortful amenities of Tirupati Palace. It’s a budget hotel in range of around `1000.The rooms are fully furnished and equipped so as to enable guests to avail comforts and homeliness. Rooms are categorized as deluxe and double bed. Separate kitchen on demand are also available. Restaurant in hotel offers tasteful, fresh and hygienic Indian, Chinese, Continental and Guajarati cuisines for satisfying the appetite.

Address: Hotel Tirupati Palace, Near Tara Hall, North Bank, Estate, Shimla – 171001

Tel. : +91-98109-21293

E mail : hoteltirupatipalaceshimla@yahoo.co.in

Delhi Shimla Road Route

Delhi Shimla Road Route

Delhi Shimla Road route is the route connecting various cities across the northern states and Union territory of India i.e. Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh. Diversification of culture and tradition is clearly seen during travelling. Swaying fields of sugarcane, paddy and wheat are often visible on both sides of road. Number of dhabas and restaurants are easily available on the roadside for satisfaction of passengers’ appetite.  Petrol pumps operating 24×7 are at various points in between the route, if you are travelling by your own vehicle.

Himachal Road transportation corporation (HRTC)  bus network from Delhi to Shimla can be availed and it can be ordinary or luxury bus service. Himachal Pradesh tourism development corporation HPTDC also runs Volvo, deluxe/semi deluxe buses on Delhi Shimla route.. You can also hire taxi for your convenience. You can reach Shimla from Delhi by means of trains also. The train route has a break at Kalka, as from here narrow gauge toy train is available up to Shimla.

Delhi Shimla route is around 360 km. The journey will take 10 hours to reach Shimla by bus and about 8 hours minimum while going through own vehicle or taxi/cab. Main stoppage from Delhi to Chandigarh are Sonepat, Panipat and Pipli, many passengers takes food over here, Further moving ahead is Ambala, a big city of Haryana and meeting point of Punjab, Haryana and U.P. Now in just an hour you get into the city beautiful, Chandigarh. This city has its own charms and beauty. Now get ready for uphill travel.  Whole journey is adventurous, as in five hours you finished the plane track till Chandigarh-Kalka and now you start climbing the hills of Himalayas with endless mountains and splendid beauty. On the way you can enjoy the nature beauty.

Kalka to shimla is just around three hours journey. Parwanoo is next place near to Kalka. After travelling for around 6 hours from Delhi you can now have refreshments at some of the popular dhabas and restaurants on this national highway. After about 45 minutes you will reach Dharampur, moving more around 40-45 minutes you reach the Barog hills, a place to look around the mountains and enjoys the nature. Moving down the hill, Solan is the next destination a largely populated, yet beautiful city of Himachal Pradesh. Now crossing the Kandaghat (next to Solan), Shimla is just around 40 minutes ahead. Within 20 minutes you reach the Shoghi, suburb of Shimla, if you want to have some snacks or fast food, this place will rejuvenate you for the rest of the track. Now Shimla is about 13 km away, so just get your face towards the window of the vehicle to look around the glory of queen of hills, Shimla.

Delhi Shimla train schedule

Delhi Shimla train schedule

Shimla is situated at a height of 2000 meters, a perfect destination for travelers but there is no direct train from Delhi to Shimla. While travelling from Delhi to Shimla through train one has to travel first to Kalka and from there to Shimla. The train from Delhi to Kalka is a broad gauge train but from Kalka to Shimla its narrow gauge and toy trains run over this track. The important stops in between Delhi and Kalka are Sonepat, panipat, Karnal, Ambala, Chandigarh and then Kalka, situated in the basin of shivalik ranges. Depending upon your budget and affordability you can choose ordinary or luxury trains. Do check about the days of service by different trains.

Indian Railway website irctc.com will provide complete information regarding the Delhi Shimla train schedules, timings and fares.

The Shatabadi express is the best from Delhi which leaves at around 7:40 in the morning, reach at Chandigarh at 10:45 and finally the Kalka station at 11:45. This journey will cost around 550 Rs/person. In this express one can have meals, snacks and juices.

Trains schedules from Delhi to Kalka are given below

S No Train Name Number Departure New Delhi Arrival Kalka
1 Himalyan Queen 14095  05:40 AM  11:10 AM
2 Kalka Shtbdi  12011 07:40 AM 11:45 AM
3 Kalka Shtbdi  12005 05:25 PM 09:20 PM
4 Hwh Dli Klk Mail 12311  09:40 PM (Delhi)  04:40 AM
5 PASCHIM EXPRESS 12925 10:03 AM 04:45 PM

The toy train runs very slow but if you have time and want to experience the nature, this would be the best mode of transport to Shimla. This train takes around six hours from Kalka to reach Shimla. The best thing about this train is that having so much nature scenes, reasonable fare and it just stops at heart of city.

These are the trains from Kalka to Shimla according to the categories.

  • Economical class include: – Kalka Shimla rail and Himalayan queen.
  • Deluxe category includes: – The Kalka Shimla Special and The Shivalik Deluxe Express.
  • Premium includes: – The Shivalik Palace Tourist Coach and The Shivalik Queen Tourist Coach.

Note:

  1. The transparent roof Vistadome coach is attached to Kalka Shimla Express train ( 52453/52454)
  2. Kalka Shimla Special is the newest and most expensive train on this Kalka Shimla toy train Route

Kalka to Shimla train timings / timetable

Train Number Name From Departure To Arrival
52455 Himalayan Queen Kalka 12:10 Shimla 17:20
52457 KLK SML Pass Kalka 03:30 Shimla 08:55
52459 KLK SML Special Kalka 05:10 Shimla 09:50
52451 Shivalik Deluxe Kalka 05:45 Shimla 10:35
52453 KLK SML express Kalka 06:20 Shimla 11:35
52459 Him Darshan Express Kalka 07:00 Shimla 12:55

Kalka Shimla holiday special trains run in the peak tourist season only

Train Number Name From Departure To Arrival
02451 Kalka Shimla Special Kalka 07:00 Shimla 12:10
02453 Kalka Holiday Special Kalka 12:45 Shimla 06:10

Shimla to Kalka train timings / timetable

Train Number Name From Departure To Arrival
52456 Himalayan Queen Shimla 10:40 Kalka 16:10
52458 SML KLK Pass Shimla 14:20 Kalka 20:10
52460 SML KLK Special Shimla 17:25 Kalka 22:05
52452 Shivalik Deluxe Shimla 17:50 Kalka 22:45
52454 SML KLK express Shimla 18:30 Kalka 23:30
52460 Him Darshan Express Shimla 03:50 Kalka 09:15

Shimla Kalka Holiday Special trains: these run in the peak tourist season only

Train Number Name From Departure To Arrival
02452 Kalka Shimla Spl Shimla 15:50 Kalka 21:10
02454 Kalka Holiday Spl Shimla 09:25 Kalka 15:20

Unlike other long distance trains, these bookings open one month in advance only. While, in peak tourist season, summer and winter and holidays such as Dussehra and special occasions like Christmas Eve and New Year, large number of tourists are visiting Shimla, so hurry and book at earliest.

Chandigarh to shimla Volvo

Chandigarh to Shimla Volvo

Travelling to a hill station and that too in an environment friendly vehicle is a nice thought. We are talking about Volvo buses; they emit less carbon as compared to others. This public transport does not make much noise and have all the facilities available for en route travelers. So travelling through a Volvo bus from Chandigarh to Shimla is worth the bucks.

There are no Volvo bus services origination from Chandigarh to Shimla. Volvo buses run between Shimla and New Delhi and vice versa. All these buses have a stopover at Chandigarh bus stand. So you can take the Volvo bus that is Coming from Delhi. Most of these bus services are operated by HRTC ( Himachal Road Transport Corporation) and HPTDC ( Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation). Online booking of Volvo can also be done at their online portals respectively.

If you are coming in large number, you can hire Volvo buses from Chandigarh through private Volvo bus operators.

Volvo buses are limited but you can also get deluxe and semi-deluxe buses from Chandigarh Bus Stand. Moreover the ordinary buses run by various state transport undertakings are also in a very good condition and these buses start every half an hour from Chandigarh sector 43 bus stand

Chandigarh to Shimla distance is 118 km and time taken is 4-5 hrs by bus. The main towns  in between are Pinjore,Parwanoo, kalka, Solan, Shoghi, Taradevi and Shimla. The whole route is over National Highway 22 with various food joints.

The Delhi Chandigarh Shimla bus schedule is as follows:

Bus Type Boarding from Departure time

Boarding from

Departure time

Fare (Rs.)

Volvo# Shimla 08.30 hrs

Delhi*

08:30 hrs

900

Volvo Shimla 08.30 hrs

Delhi*

06:30 hrs

900

Volvo Shimla 11.00 hrs

Delhi*

09:25 hrs

900

TATA AC Shimla 20:00 hrs

Delhi

20:24 hrs

550

Volvo Shimla 21.00 hrs

Delhi*

21:00 hrs

900

Volvo Shimla 22.15 hrs

Delhi*

22:00 hrs

900

Deluxe Shimla 17:00 hrs

Chandigarh

06:40 hrs

200

Semi-Deluxe Shimla 09:12 hrs

Chandigarh

14:30 hrs

300

* : Himachal Bhawan Delhi, #: Run by HPTDC

You can book tickets online at https://www.hp.gov.in/hrtctickets

HPTDC (Himachal Pradesh tourism development corporation) also runs Volvo buses and their bus inquiry and reservation centers are located at:-

Shimla: The Mall, Shimla -171001, Tel: (0177) 2652561, 2658302 Fax: (0177) 2652557
Manali: The Mall, Manali -175131, Tel: (01902) 253531, Fax: (01902) 252325

Delhi: Chanderlok Building, 36, Janpath, New Delhi -110001. Tel: (011) 23325320, 23324764  Fax: (011) 23731072

Mumbai: Sales Agent M/s Trident Travel & Tours, 55, Arcadia Nariman Point, Mumbai- 400021 Tel (022) 26841764 Fax (022) 2683829