Shimla Manali Shimla Bus Service book online

 Total distance 265 Kms travel time 8-10 hours

Shimla to Manali Travel

The distance between Shimla and Manali is 265 kilometers but buses and cars take 8 to 10 hours to travel this distance as the whole road passes through hills and there are lots of twists and turns on the way and average speed of the vehicle remains between 25 to 40 kilometers per hour only. There is no option to travel to Manali by train as, the nearest Broad gauge railhead is in Chandigarh only which is also at the same distance from Manali as Shimla is.

Thought there is an airport at Shimla and Manali there are no flights between Shimla and Manali. So the only option left is to travel by road only by buses and taxis.

Shimla Manali bus services

A number of buses ply between Shimla and Manali but most of them are ordinary buses operated by Himachal Roadways (HRTC). There are two deluxe non-AC bus services between Shimla and Manali; first by the Himachal Roadways and other run by Krishna Travels Shimla. There is no other VOLVO or any other air-conditioned bus service between Shimla and Manali other than this.

Private deluxe buses between Shimla and Manali

Shimla to Manali and Manali to Shimla deluxe 2 by 2 non AC private bus service

Bus ticket Rs 500 per seat

Advance booking procedure

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Departure timings from Shimla 8:00 AM and from Manali 8:00 AM daily. Arrival time 5:30 PM at Shimla and Manali respectively

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Contact Madan at 01773290075 in case of any query 

Instructions / terms and conditions

• Your online payment will be kept on hold and realized only if the booking is confirmed from our end otherwise the transaction will be cancelled and you will get the full refund.
• Bus service is provided by government approved Krishna Bus services. We do not book any other bus ticket
• Seat numbers / contact numbers and boarding points will be provided in confirmation mail
• Booking can be done up to three days in advance of journey date
• Booking can be cancelled anytime before three days of journey date.
• Cancellation Charges Rs 100 per ticket. No refund if booking cancelled within three days from journey date.
• Our best efforts will be there to provide the bus service / alternate arrangement, but in case of any exigency if we are not able to provide the service our liability will be limited to refund of 100% advance payment only

Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) bus services

Bus Enquiry numbers HPTDC

Shimla: The Mall, Shimla -171001, Tel: (0177) 2652561, 2658302 Fax: (0177) 2652557

Manali: The Mall, Manali -175131, Tel: (01902) 253531, Fax: (01902) 252325

Delhi: Chanderlok Building  36, Janpath, New Delhi -110001. Tel: (011) 23325320, 23324764  Fax: (011) 23731072

Bus time table Shimla Manali deluxe buses HRTC / HPTDC

In addition to this there are a number of ordinary buses from Himachal Roadways (HRTC) available on this route as well as taxi services. You can book taxi online also through this portal.

Himachal Roadways (HRTC) enquiry numbers

Shimla ISBT: 0177-2658765, Chandigarh ISBT: 0172-2722625, Kullu: 1902-276243