Taxis are available as the main local transport in Shimla. If you want to commute inside the city you can easily hire a taxi. It is the main local transport in Shimla. For local transport, buses, jeeps and cars are available on hire.
Taxis/Cabs
Take a tourist taxi from the airport to the city (approx Rs 450; taxi fare from the city to the airport is much lower (approx Rs 300). The drive takes about an hour.
Buses
Travelling by bus is also quite convenient. ISBT is located on the circular road (Cart road), a kilometer from the lifts and downtown. Passengers on inter-state buses disembark at Victory Tunnel.
Deluxe coaches are operated by the state transport corporations of Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh from and to Delhi and Jaipur, via Chandigarh. Private bus companies also run Deluxe coaches on the Simla- Delhi and Shimla- Manali routes. In summer, the HPTDC runs deluxe and A/C Coaches from Delhi, Dharamsala, Manali and Chandigarh.
