Delhi → Shimla
Delhi to Shimla is about 345 km by road (7.1–8.7 hours via Panipat and Karnal), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹2,598 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 386 km.
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Delhi to Shimla at a glance
- Distance
- ~345 km
- Drive time
- 7.1–8.7 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹2,598
- Toll allowance
- ₹345
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹2,943
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹1,471
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 Shimla route
Delhi → Panipat → Karnal → Kurukshetra → Kasauli → Solan → Shimla
Road: NH709B · NE-2 · NH44 · NH444A · NH344 · NH7 · NH5 · NH105 · NH205
Towns on the way
- Panipat ↗ · ~0 km off the mapped road
- Karnal ↗ · ~3 km off the mapped road
- Kurukshetra ↗ · ~4 km off the mapped road
- Kasauli ↗ · ~4 km off the mapped road
- Solan ↗ · ~2 km off the mapped road
Crosses from Delhi into Himachal Pradesh (ask taxis about permit charges).
Weather in Shimla
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
State bus operators: HRTC ↗.
Train
- Delhi: New Delhi
- Shimla: Kalka (continue by road)
Flight options
- Delhi: Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
- Shimla: Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC) (in Chandigarh)
Things to do in Shimla
- Shopping: Lakkar Bazaar (wooden crafts)
- With children: Toy train from Kalka
- For adults: Sunset walk on The Ridge
Local food to try: Siddu · Chana madra.
Best time to travel
Suggested season: Mar–Jun, Dec–Jan.
Return trip: Shimla to Delhi
Same 345 km back, about ₹2,943 each way or ₹5,885 for the round trip.