Delhi to Chandigarh Travel Guide
Chandigarh, the capital city of Punjab and Haryana is one of the most popular and developed cities in India. The city is the nation’s first planned city and is nationally acclaimed as one of the cleanest cities of the nation. Chandigarh is well connected through road, rail and airways. Travelling to Chandigarh from Delhi is not a very tiresome journey from any mode of transportation. Here is full analysis on different modes of transportation, their costs and timings.
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Mode of travel |
Road | Air | Railways |
|
Distance (in Kms) |
266 kms | 180 kms | 245 kms |
| Time taken | 5.5 hrs | 555 mints |
4.5 hrs |
| Cost of travel | Rs. 1000 | Rs. 4500 |
Rs. 500 |
Roadways – Delhi to Chandigarh
Delhi to Chandigarh bus route also gives its travelers the flexibility to choose buses from various types of buses such as Volvo A/C Multi-Axle Semi sleeper, Volvo A/C Semi sleeper, Mercedes Benz Multi-Axle, Mercedes Benz Multi Axle Business Class (2+1), Volvo A/C Seater and many other fleet types. The Volvo Bus booking is very popular for this route; most operators provide basic amenities on this route.
| Travels | Bus type | Timings | Distance | Fare | Duration |
| Laxmi holidays | Volvo a/c semi sleeper | 5pm – 11:30pm | 266 km | 1299 | 6.30hrs |
| Laxmi holidays | Volvo a/c seater | 5:15pm – 11:45pm | 250 km | 1200 | 6.30 hrs |
| Indo Canadian transport | Mercedes Benz Multi-Axle | 1:30 am – 8:30am | 255 km | 1500 | 7 hrs |
| Pun Bus | Mercedes Benz Multi Axle | 7:15pm – 2:40am | 250 | 1200 | 7.5 hrs |
| Swagatam travels | Volvo Semi Sleeper, a/c | 11am – 5:30pm | 250 | 1100 | 6.5 hrs |
| Royal travels | Volvo a/c | 11am – 5pm | 250 | 1050 | 6 hrs |
| Indo Canadian | Mercedes Benz Multi-Axle | 1:30pm – 9pm | 260 | 1500 | 7.5 hrs |
Railways – Delhi to Chandigarh
Trains from New Delhi to Chandigarh are in plenty, that too very much cost effective and time saving
| Train | Class | Duration (in Hrs) | Fare (in Rs) |
| 12011 New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi express | A/C chair & executive | 3.5 | 540/1070 |
| Kerala Sampark Kranti | 3A/2A/1A/SL | 4.5 | 500/700/1100/200 |
| 12057 Jan Shatabdi express | A/C chair & second sitting | 4.5 | 430/130 |
| 12013 New Delhi – Amritsar Shatabdi express | A/C chair & executive | 2.5 | 430/855 |
| 12045 New Delhi – Chandigarh Shatabdi express | A/C chair & executive | 3.5 | 580/1110 |
| Madurai-Chandigarh superfast express | 3 A/C & SL | 7.5 | 550/200 |
| 14095 Himalayan Queen | A/C chair & second sitting | 4.5 | 400/100 |
Airways – Delhi to Chandigarh
There are 12 direct flights from New Delhi to Chandigarh by Air India, Jet Konnect, and Spicejet.
| Flight num | Airline | Duration | Fare | Fare (early bird) |
| SG-2111 | Spicejet | 1hr | 5000 | 2500 |
| SG-2115 | Spicejet | 1hr | 5000 | 2900 |
| AI-864 | Air India | 1hr | 5500 | 4000 |
| 9W-7179 | Jet Konnect | 50 min | 5570 | 3500 |
| S2-4236 | Jet Konnect | 1hr 5min | 6500 | 3500 |
| 9W-7126 | Jet Konnect | 1hr | 7000 | 4500 |
| SG-224 | Spicejet | 1hr 20min | 7000 | 4350 |