Chandigarh → Manali
Chandigarh to Manali is about 310 km by road (7.7–9.4 hours via Bilaspur (HP) and Mandi), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹2,645 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 270 km.
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Chandigarh to Manali at a glance
- Distance
- ~310 km
- Drive time
- 7.7–9.4 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹2,645
- Toll allowance
- ₹186
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹2,831
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹1,416
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 Manali route
Chandigarh → Bilaspur (HP) → Mandi → Kullu → Manali
Road: NH5 · NH205 · NH154 · NH3 · MDR23 · MDR19 · MDR 29
Towns on the way
- Bilaspur (HP) ↗ · ~4 km off the mapped road
- Mandi ↗ · ~0 km off the mapped road
- Kullu ↗ · ~1 km off the mapped road
Crosses from Chandigarh into Himachal Pradesh (ask taxis about permit charges).
Weather in Manali
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
State bus operators: HRTC ↗.
Train
- Chandigarh: Chandigarh
- Manali: Pathankot Junction (in Pathankot — continue by road)
Flight options
- Chandigarh: Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC)
- Manali: Kullu-Manali Airport (Bhuntar) (KUU) (in Kullu)
Things to do in Manali
- Shopping: Mall Road handicrafts
- With children: Snow activities at Solang
- For adults: Paragliding at Solang Valley
Local food to try: Trout fish curry · Siddu.
Best time to travel
Suggested season: Mar–Jun, Oct–Feb.
Return trip: Manali to Chandigarh
Same 310 km back, about ₹2,831 each way or ₹5,663 for the round trip.