Trip cost
Shimla from Delhi: trip cost
For 2 travellers sharing a room, a 7-day trip to Shimla from Delhi comes to about $937 (about $1,002 with a 7% buffer), including flights, stay, food, local transport and activities. Flights are our distance estimate: no observed fares for this route yet.
Complete trip estimate, 7 days, 2 travellers
Shown for a default of 7 days and 2 travellers sharing one room. Those are our defaults, not your plans: change them above.
- Travel from Delhi and back by car From the distance (267 km each way) and the travel mode. Not a fare.
- about $27estimate
- Stay, 6 nights About $35 a night for one mid-range room, our model's estimate. Hotel observations replace this as they arrive.
- about $210estimate, refreshed 17 Sep
- Food About $25 per person per day, our model's estimate.
- about $350estimate, refreshed 17 Sep
- Local transport About $10 per person per day for buses, metro, taxis and transfers, our model's estimate.
- about $140estimate, refreshed 17 Sep
- Activities About $15 per person per day, our model's estimate.
- about $210estimate, refreshed 17 Sep
About ₹89,913 at the 19 Sep 2026 rate.
About ₹96,207 at the 19 Sep 2026 rate. Your bank's rate will differ a little.
The buffer is a default for the things a plan leaves out, not a fee. It is never folded into the estimate above.
Other trip lengths for 2: 3 days about $397, 5 days about $667, 10 days about $1,342.
Flights, Delhi to Shimla and back, are the observed range where we hold one and our distance estimate otherwise; stay, food, local transport and activities are planning figures from the destination's daily costs. Nothing here is a quote. How we calculate.
Typical fares by month, Delhi to Shimla
Not observed yet. We record this route's cheapest fares every day; a month shows a range once it has three observation days. Check back in a week.
Often forgotten
- Tips and service charges · Any trip
Customs differ by country; restaurants and drivers may expect them.
- Souvenirs and gifts · Any trip
Outside the activities line, which budgets what you do, not what you bring home.
A checklist, not a price list: we show an amount only where a named source has published one.
Curated trips in India
Run by local operators who quote you directly. These are trips in India, not necessarily in Shimla, and the operator sets the price.
Varanasi Spiritual Pilgrimage
Sunrise on the Ganges, evening aarti, Sarnath Buddhism roots.
From
$900
5 days
Yoga & Spiritual Trip: Rishikesh
Daily yoga, meditation, and Ganga aarti in the yoga capital of the world.
From
$1,100
7 days
Golden Triangle: Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
India's classic 7-day intro: Mughal monuments, palaces, and street food.
From
$1,450
7 days
India Heritage Student Tour: 12 days (25 students)
Golden Triangle + Varanasi + Bodh Gaya. Built for history/religion classes.
From
$1,450
12 days
Best months to visit Shimla
March, April, May, June, December and January, from the destination's own record.
About Shimla
Himachal Pradesh's capital and a former summer seat of the colonial government, Shimla is reached by road from Chandigarh or on the narrow gauge railway from Kalka. The Mall and the Ridge are pedestrian, so a room near the centre saves hauling luggage up slopes. Snow falls in winter, while school holidays in May and June crowd the roads up from Delhi and Punjab.
Plan a Shimla trip with your own dates