How do you combine Dehradun and Shimla?
Yes. Dehradun and Shimla combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow 2 days in Dehradun and a full day in Shimla, around 3 days in total.
How the two connect
Dehradun and Shimla are only about 120 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Dehradun is Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport (DED), about 20 km away; for Shimla it is Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC), about 60 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Dehradun
- 2 days
- Shimla
- a full day
- Together
- 3 days · about 120 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Shimla
- Shimla Private Guided Walk Tour exploring the colonial trails
- Private tour of Shimla city & Kufri
- Guided Heritage Walk Tour in Shimla
- Experience the Best of Shimla with a local - Private 8 Hrs Tour in AC Car
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.