Delhi → Manali
Delhi to Manali is about 535 km by road (13.1–16.0 hours via Panipat and Kurukshetra), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹4,565 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 536 km.
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Delhi to Manali at a glance
- Distance
- ~535 km
- Drive time
- 13.1–16.0 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹4,565
- Toll allowance
- ₹321
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹4,886
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹2,443
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
Delhi to Manali route
Delhi → Panipat → Kurukshetra → Chandigarh → Mandi → Manali
Road: NH709B · NE-2 · NH44 · NH344 · NH152 · NH5 · NH205 · NH154 · NH3 · MDR23 · MDR19
Towns on the way
- Panipat ↗ · ~0 km off the mapped road
- Kurukshetra ↗ · ~4 km off the mapped road
- Chandigarh ↗ · ~4 km off the mapped road
- Mohali ↗ · ~7 km off the mapped road
- Mandi ↗ · ~5 km off the mapped road
Crosses from Delhi 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
- Delhi: New Delhi
- Manali: Pathankot Junction (in Pathankot — continue by road)
Flight options
- Delhi: Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
- 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 Delhi
Same 535 km back, about ₹4,886 each way or ₹9,773 for the round trip.