Chandigarh Airport to Shimla

The Chandigarh city is located in north of India and surrounded by three states Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. Chandigarh airport is the center hub, which connects many cities of India and the main hill stations, Shimla and Kullu Manali in Himachal Pradesh. Although there is an airport in Shimla Chandigarh airport It is the nearest airport to Shimla which connects many states of India and metro cities like Delhi and Mumbai with multiple daily flights in full sized air crafts, as only small air crafts and / chartered flights fly to Shimla. Chandigarh Airport code is IXC and Shimla Airport code is SLV. There are very few direct flights from Chandigarh to Shimla. Flight time depends on the stopover destination specified by your travel agent or the one you choose while booking your ticket. So you’ll have to take connecting flights.

Distance from Chandigarh Airport to Shimla

The distance from Chandigarh airport to Shimla is 122 km. This distance can be covered on road by Taxi and Bus service. The travel time by road is 3-4 hours by taxi.

Chandigarh Airport to Bus stand

The bus stand is about 17.8 kilometers from Chandigarh airport. The travel time is half an hour and it will cost Rs by radio taxi (cool cabs and mega cabs service is available) and the taxi will cost around Rs 800 to 1,000. And Buses from Chandigarh to Shimla are available from Chandigarh Sector 43 bus stand.

Bus service from Chandigarh

Chandigarh to Shimla distance is 118 km and time taken is 4-5 hrs by bus. Connectivity from Chandigarh to Shimla is excellent. There are multiple bus services from Himachal roadways, Haryana roadways, Punjab Roadways, DTC and CTU, which includes ordinary buses, semi deluxe buses and Volvo buses. The fare for Semi Deluxe buses costs around Rs.200 and for Volvo buses Rs. 500 per person. But there is no direct Volvo bus services origination from Chandigarh to Shimla. There are only Volvo buses run between Shimla and New Delhi. All these buses have a stopover at Chandigarh bus stand. So you can take the Volvo bus that is coming from Delhi.

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Taxi service from Chandigarh to Shimla

The taxi service in Chandigarh provides pick up and drop to Shimla from Chandigarh. The fares vary according to the choice of vehicle and according to the season. The rates are fixed by the taxi unions. For a small vehicle like Tata Indica car it will cost around 2500 one way to Shimla from Chandigarh Airport.

Taking a taxi for the round trip from Chandigarh to Chandigarh is advisable as it will cost less and more convenient

S.No	Taxi Type	Chandigarh Shimla Taxi fare
1	Dzire/Similar	2500
2	Innova/Tevera	3500
3	Tempo Traveller	5500

FAQ

Qus:- How many flights fly from Chandigarh to Shimla every day?

There is only one flight From Chandigarh Airport to Shimla and Shimla Airport to Chandigarh. And service will be available only Monday and Friday.

Qus:- What is the fastest way to get from Chandigarh Airport (IXC) to Shimla?

By Flight is the fastest way to Chandigarh Airport to Shimla and it will take only 20 min.

Qus:- Which airport is near to Shimla?

Chandigarh is the nearest airport of Shimla.

Qus:- What is the fare of Chandigarh to Shimla Flight?

The fare for flight Chandigarh to Shimla cost around 3,000 per person.

Content last updated in January 2023. Travel with confidence with Sunrsie Himachal Packages from Sunrise Holidays Shimla.

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