Hills & nature
Chandigarh → Dharamshala
Chandigarh to Dharamshala is about 250 km by road (5.2–6.3 hours via Una), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹1,882 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 243 km.
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Chandigarh to Dharamshala at a glance
- Distance
- ~250 km
- Drive time
- 5.2–6.3 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹1,882
- Toll allowance
- ₹250
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹2,132
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹1,066
About these numbers: petrol ₹96/litre (17 Sep 2026) at 15 km/litre; ₹2/km toll allowance, not verified against NHAI rates. Map data © OpenStreetMap. Method · Report an error
Chandigarh to Dharamshala route
Chandigarh → Una → Dharamshala
Road: NH5 · NH205 · NH503 · NH503A · NH3 · NH303 · NH154 · SH17
Towns on the way
- Una ↗ · ~1 km off the mapped road
Crosses from Chandigarh into Himachal Pradesh (ask taxis about permit charges).
Weather in Dharamshala
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
State bus operators: HRTC ↗.
Train
- Chandigarh: Chandigarh
- Dharamshala: Pathankot Junction (in Pathankot — continue by road)
Nearest airports
- Chandigarh: Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC)
- Dharamshala: Kullu-Manali Airport (Bhuntar) (KUU) (in Kullu)
Things to do in Dharamshala
- Shopping: Tibetan handicraft market
- With children: Bhagsu Waterfall walk
- For adults: Triund trek at sunrise
Local food to try: Tibetan thukpa & momos.
Best time to travel
Suggested season: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
Return trip: Dharamshala to Chandigarh
Same 250 km back, about ₹2,132 each way or ₹4,265 for the round trip.
Continue your trip
Going further from Dharamshala
Other ways into Dharamshala
- Amritsar → Dharamshala · ~200 km