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Shimla · India

Car hire and driving in Shimla

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In India traffic drives on the left. Picking up at IXC means 60 km (37 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.

Drives from Shimla

Car rental from Shimla: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Shimla to ChandigarhIndia55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Shimla to PanchkulaIndia55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Shimla to MohaliIndia63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Shimla to AmbālaIndia90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Shimla to Ambala SadarIndia90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Shimla to KhannaIndia100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Shimla to JagādhriIndia105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Shimla to Yamuna NagarIndia109 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Shimla to PatiālaIndia113 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Shimla to DehradunIndia120 km (75 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Shimla to LudhianaIndia127 km (79 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Shimla to HoshiārpurIndia128 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Shimla to MumbaiIndia1,405 km (873 mi)about 21 h 26 min
Shimla to DelhiIndia273 km (169 mi)about 4 h 10 min
Shimla to DhakaBangladesh1,542 km (958 mi)about 23 h 31 min
Shimla to HyderabadIndia1,531 km (951 mi)about 23 h 21 min
Shimla to AhmedabadIndia1,006 km (625 mi)about 15 h 20 min
Shimla to KolkataIndia1,460 km (907 mi)about 22 h 16 min
Shimla to SuratIndia1,183 km (735 mi)about 18 h 3 min
Shimla to ChattogramBangladesh1,750 km (1,087 mi)about 26 h 41 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Shimla?

The left, as everywhere in India.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.