There are 5 ways to get from Cambridge to Shimla by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chandigarh International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Cambridge to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane LHR - IXC
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
19h 39m₹56,038–104,635Fly London Stansted Airport to Chandigarh International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane STN - IXC
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
19h 56m₹20,711–58,452Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Cambridge to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)plane LHR - DEL
- Take the train from New Delhi to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
20h 45m₹31,261–76,185Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Chandigarh International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane LGW - IXC
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
21h 5m₹26,233–63,633Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dehradun Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Cambridge to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane LHR - DED
- Take the train from Yog Nagari Rishikesh to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus
24h 11m₹46,776–81,835
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cambridge to Shimla is to fly and bus which costs ₹20,000 - ₹60,000 and takes 19h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge to Shimla is to train and fly and bus which takes 19h 39m and costs ₹55,000 - ₹1,10,000.
The distance between Cambridge and Shimla is 6792 km.
It takes approximately 19h 39m to get from Cambridge to Shimla, including transfers.
Shimla is 4h 30m ahead of Cambridge. It is currently 3:04 AM in Cambridge and 7:34 AM in Shimla.
There are 638+ hotels available in Shimla.
What companies run services between Cambridge, England and Shimla, India?
There is no direct connection from Cambridge to Shimla. However, you can take the train to Farringdon, walk to Farringdon Without, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 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 Farringdon, walk to Farringdon Without, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 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 Crossing, take the line 206 bus to Isbt-17, walk to Chandigarh, then take the bus to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–65,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–75,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–60,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–55,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Istanbul, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–85,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–55,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–55,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–70,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Munich, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–90,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dehradun Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–110,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–95,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–95,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–110,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–85,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Tashkent, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–85,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Ashgabat, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–80,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–95,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–95,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Tashkent, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–85,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Ashgabat, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–80,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–95,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–95,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–85,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Tashkent, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–85,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Ashgabat, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–80,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–110,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–55,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–40,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹3,900–5,500
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹3,900–5,500
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–7,500
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹3,900–5,500
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Delhi to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹190–1,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹190–230
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,500
Train from Yog Nagari Rishikesh to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹190–1,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹190–230
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- Phone
- 1800 180 8185
- [email protected]
- Website
- hrtchp.com
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹350–650
- Website
- hrtchp.com
- Ordinary
- ₹350–460
- AC Himdhara
- ₹440–650
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹350–650
- Website
- hrtchp.com
- Ordinary
- ₹350–460
- AC Himdhara
- ₹440–650
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹350–650
- Website
- hrtchp.com
- Ordinary
- ₹350–460
- AC Himdhara
- ₹440–650
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹350–650
- Website
- hrtchp.com
- Ordinary
- ₹350–460
- AC Himdhara
- ₹440–650
Bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹350–650
- Website
- hrtchp.com
- Ordinary
- ₹350–460
- AC Himdhara
- ₹440–650
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