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There are 10 ways to get from Kanyakumari to Shimla by train, plane, bus, taxi, or car

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  1. Train to Trivandrum, fly to Chandigarh International Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Kanyakumari to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane plane TRV - IXC
    3. Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus bus
    13h 49m
    ₹12,798–25,760

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Kanyakumari to Ludhiana Jntrain train
    2. Take the train from Ludhiana Jn to Kalkatrain train
    3. Take the bus from Kalka to Shimlabus bus
    2d 22h
    ₹1,873–12,215

  3. Bus via Udaipur

    1. Take the bus from Nagercoil Omni Bus Stand to Hosurbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Hosur to Bengalurubus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bengaluru to Udaipurbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Udaipur to Chandigarhbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus bus
    46h 10m

  4. Train, taxi

    1. Take the train from Kanyakumari to Hazrat Nizamuddintrain train
    2. Take the train from New Delhi to Kalkatrain train
    3. Take the taxi from Kalka to Shimlataxi taxi
    2d 5h
    ₹3,687–14,011

  5. Drive  2,977 km

    1. Drive from Kanyakumari to Shimlacar car 2,977 km
    40h 51m
    ₹28,873–41,705

  6. Taxi to Madurai, fly to Chandigarh International Airport, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Kanyakumari to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane plane IXM - IXC
    3. Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus bus
    12h 24m
    ₹16,821–27,654

  7. Taxi to Cochin International Airport, fly to Chandigarh International Airport, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Kanyakumari to Kochi-Airport-COKtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane plane COK - IXC
    3. Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus bus
    14h 11m
    ₹18,787–24,977

  8. Train to Trivandrum, fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Kanyakumari to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)plane plane TRV - DEL
    3. Take the train from New Delhi to Chandigarhtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus bus
    15h 45m
    ₹12,021–21,310

  9. Train to Trivandrum, fly to Dehradun Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Kanyakumari to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane plane TRV - DED
    3. Take the train from Yog Nagari Rishikesh to Chandigarhtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Chandigarh to Shimla Isbt Tutikandibus bus
    18h 57m
    ₹14,536–25,960

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Nagercoil Omni Bus Stand to Shivarampallibus bus
    2. Take the bus from Hyderabad to Delhibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Delhi to Shimlabus bus
    3d 6h
    ₹6,555–9,337

Trivandrum (TRV) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) flights

Calendar56Weekly Planes
Duration9h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket₹11,725Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,683.5 km
  • Duration: 13h 49m

What companies run services between Kanyakumari, India and Shimla, India?

You can take a bus from FlixBus Kanyakumari - Sunrise Point to Shimla Isbt Tutikandi via FlixBus Nagercoil - Private Bus Stand, Nagercoil Omni Bus Stand, Hosur, Hosur, Bengaluru, Udaipur, and Chandigarh in around 46h 10m.

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