Ahmedabad to Shimla distance
How far Shimla is from Ahmedabad by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Shimla to Ahmedabad.
Ahmedabad to Shimla by road
1,227 km
- Driving time
- about 15 to 20 hours
- Straight line
- 1,006 km
- By air
- about 1 h 45 min flying time
- Direction
- Shimla is to the north-east of Ahmedabad
Fuel cost for this trip
Type today's fuel price to see the cost. At 15 km per litre this trip needs about 82 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Ahmedabad (Gujarat) to Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) is 1,227 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 2,454 km.
- The straight-line distance is 1,006 km. The road is 22% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 15 h 07 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 15 to 20 hours.
- Shimla is to the north-east of Ahmedabad; coming back you travel south-west.
- The larger city nearest the middle of the straight line is Ajmer.
How long at different speeds
Your average speed over a whole trip, with stops, is much lower than the speed you drive at. On highways 50 to 60 km an hour is common; in hills, 25 to 35.
| Average speed | Time for 1,227 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 30 h 40 min |
| 50 km an hour | 24 h 32 min |
| 60 km an hour | 20 h 27 min |
| 70 km an hour | 17 h 32 min |
| 80 km an hour | 15 h 20 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 102 litres | 204 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 82 litres | 164 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 68 litres | 136 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 56 litres | 112 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 31 litres | 61 litres |
More distances
- Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar 30 km
- Ahmedabad to Vadodara 110 km
- Ahmedabad to Bhavnagar 168 km
- Ahmedabad to Rajkot 218 km
- Ahmedabad to Mount Abu 226 km
- Ahmedabad to Surat 247 km
- Ahmedabad to Udaipur 253 km
- Ahmedabad to Jamnagar 308 km
- Shimla to Chandigarh 113 km
- Shimla to Ambala 144 km
- Shimla to Patiala 164 km
- Shimla to Ludhiana 211 km
- Shimla to Karnal 220 km
- Shimla to Saharanpur 229 km
- Shimla to Manali 234 km
- Shimla to Jalandhar 250 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Ahmedabad to Shimla by road?
About 1,227 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 2,454 km.
How long does it take to drive from Ahmedabad to Shimla?
Plan for about 15 to 20 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 15 h 07 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Ahmedabad and Shimla?
About 1,006 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 1 h 45 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated