There are 7 ways to get from Shimla to Gandhinagar by bus, plane, taxi, train, night bus, or car
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Bus to Chandigarh International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Zirakpurbus
- Fly from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD)plane IXC - AMD
5h 32m₹7,538–14,533Bus, night bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Delhi Isbt Kashmeere Gatebus
- Take the nightbus from Gokhale Market to AMTS Bus Stand - Chandkhedanightbus
31h 15m₹1,865–3,620Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Shimla to Kalkataxi
- Take the train from Kalka to New Delhitrain
- Take the train from New Delhi to Sabarmati Bgtrain
19h 35m₹2,899–7,676Bus
- Take the bus from Shimla to Chandigarhbus
- Take the bus from Chandigarh to Delhibus
- Take the bus from Delhi to Ahmedabadbus
28h 7mBus to Dehradun Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Shimla to Dehradunbus
- Fly from Dehradun Airport (DED) to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD)plane DED - AMD
8h 3mBus, train
- Take the bus from Shimla to Chandigarhbus redbusIndia_Bharat Benz A/C Semi Sleeper / ...
- Take the train from Chandigarh to Gandhinagar Captrain 19412
25h 52mDrive 1,220.7 km
- Drive from Shimla to Gandhinagarcar 1,220.7 km
15h 22m₹13,681–19,762
Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shimla to Gandhinagar is to bus and night bus which costs ₹1,800 - ₹3,700 and takes 31h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Shimla to Gandhinagar is to bus and fly which takes 5h 32m and costs ₹7,500 - ₹15,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Shimla to Gandhinagar. However, there are services departing from Shimla and arriving at Lakshminagar via Chandigarh, Delhi and Sanyas Ashram. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 7m.
The distance between Shimla and Gandhinagar is 1093 km. The road distance is 1220.7 km.
The best way to get from Shimla to Gandhinagar without a car is to taxi and train which takes 19h 35m and costs ₹2,900 - ₹8,000.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Shimla to Gandhinagar, including transfers.
Shimla to Gandhinagar bus services, operated by SLGT Travels, depart from Shimla station.
Shimla to Gandhinagar bus services, operated by SLGT Travels, arrive at Chandigarh station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shimla to Gandhinagar is 1221 km. It takes approximately 15h 22m to drive from Shimla to Gandhinagar.
There are 496+ hotels available in Gandhinagar.
What companies run services between Shimla, India and Gandhinagar, India?
You can take a bus from Shimla to Sachivalaya via Chandigarh, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Sanyas Ashram, Lakshminagar, and Motera Stadium in around 28h 7m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–10,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–10,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,000–14,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,000–14,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹4,900–15,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–12,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Kalka to New Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–250
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from New Delhi to Sabarmati Bg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹440–3,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹440–550
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,600–2,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,600–3,400
Train from Chandigarh to Gandhinagar Cap
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹550–4,200
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹550–650
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,900–2,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹3,300–4,200
- Phone
- 1800 180 8185
- [email protected]
- Website
- hrtchp.com
Bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Zirakpur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹360–650
- Website
- hrtchp.com
- Ordinary
- ₹360–480
- AC Himdhara
- ₹460–650
Bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Delhi Isbt Kashmeere Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹500–1,200
- Website
- hrtchp.com
- Ordinary
- ₹550–750
- AC Himdhara
- ₹850–1,200
- [email protected]
- Website
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Shimla to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Chandigarh to Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Delhi to Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Shimla to Dehradun
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Shimla to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
- Phone
- +91 9088900002
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Line
Bus from Shimla to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Express Line
- Schedules at
- Express Line
Bus from Shimla to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Express Line
- Schedules at
- Express Line
- Phone
- +91 9799407141
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Chandigarh to Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Delhi to Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Phone
- +91 9021264955
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
Bus from Delhi to Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
- Phone
- +917422221306
- [email protected]
- Website
- atmbus.in
Night bus from Gokhale Market to AMTS Bus Stand - Chandkheda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,300–2,400
- Schedules at
- atmbus.in
- AC Sleeper
- ₹1,300–2,400
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Estimated price
- ₹2,200–2,700
Lahual Spiti Kaza Taxi
- Phone
- +91 94 18 60 56 54
- Website
- spiticabs.wordpress.com
Shimla Taxi
- Phone
- +91 70 18 64 78 20
- Website
- shimlataxi.in
Tour 2 Himachal
- Phone
- +91 98 16 24 37 42
- Website
- tour2himachal.com
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