Delhi To Shimla On a Budget, Weekend Getaway Plans for the Budget-Conscious

Done looking at Instagram shares of others, and want to experience the thrill of travelling yourself? Maybe that month-end light pocket phase is limiting your travelling aspirations. We understand all your concerns hence in this blog we will provide you with an Itinerary that will take you from Delhi to the most picturesque and vivacious Shimla on a strict budget. Consider your Instagram game to be on fire that too on a budget you would generally spend eating out in fancy restaurants.

For this trip our set budget would be around 3000rs, we would try not to exceed the following budget and plan all our travels according to the set Budget. This itinerary would help you understand how easy and affordable travelling could be. We are planning this trip from Delhi To Shimla, to be precise and it has been Carefully selected after thorough assessment and evaluation of all the services available from Delhi to Shimla Travels. Hence if you are pondering upon this blog and live in some other corner of the nation you can simply add the expenses of reaching Delhi to our budget and further the blog can be used as a template for your travels to the Queen of hills.

So our journey starts from Delhi, from Delhi, you can choose from a wide variety of ways to reach Shimla, as per our research if you were to opt for trains you would have to take a halt at Kalka. But Busses are more direct and take you right to Shimla.  For this trip, we would advise that you opt for busses as they would drop you off directly in Shimla and ease your travelling plans.

Quite a lot of aggregator apps would provide you with direct access to booking a seat in the busses, you can easily pick a seat and the prices. In case you opt for travelling during the Night you would be more comfortable choosing a sleeper bus.The charges for such buses are always a bit higher.  Rather than going for aggregator applications, we would advise that you choose from providers who have their own buses. As they have direct control over their buses. Here are a few aggregators and Bus Providers you can choose from.

Flix Bus

Flix bus have their own busses and lounges at Kashmiri Gate Delhi so you can easily reach the place with ease, whether by metro or any other convenience that might suit your needs. 

The prices of buses that take you to Shimla start from 600, and in case you want a specific seat you might have to pay a little extra. We would advise that you book the return ticket in one go as well as, and stay tension-free of any kind of issues. 

Red Bus

While Booking from Red Bus you would have to be a little more cautious as it displays a wide variety of choices, you would have to choose from buses that are non-ac, ac and primo buses that are their best in class buses. We would advise that you pay special attention to the reviews that users have shared for the buses on Red Bus they would help you choose better. Red Bus also provides you access to HRTC busses and the tickets for most of these are around the 500 price range if you choose the non ac bus.

Most AC HRTC buses on red bus Would be indicated as Scania and Volvo busses and would start at about a price of about 900Rs. And the primo busses that are driven around by private providers would start at about Rs500 – 900. You get a special discount on booking the return ticket at the same time, so we would advise you to do so.

If you want a wide variety of choices and want a wide range of price options to choose from RedBus would be the perfect choice.  As here you would be able to choose from a wide variety of options and if you are on a tight budget then Redbus would be the best option as it also showcases HRTC Non ac busses available at your end as well.

RenTrip Bike & Car Rentals

RenTrip aims to provide the ease of travel that your own personal vehicles would by providing self drive bike and car on rent, if you are not comfortable with busses and trains and want to travel in luxury even if that means spending beyond the Budget,then RenTrip would be the best bet. We can provide you with a well looked-after ready-to-Drive Car on rent in delhi for self drive only for Rs1295/day and if you want to go beyond that you can opt for an SUV or sedan for anywhere between 2000 to 4000. Contact us now and let our sales executives handle all the stress of your travelling to Shimla with ease.

Once in Shimla

You would be dropped off at about 8:35 am in the morning, rather than searching for a hotel once you are in Shimla it would be better if you were to reserve a room for yourself while travelling.

You can choose a hotel from a wide variety of aggregator sites, or if you want to step a little bit beyond and save up some money we would advise you to check a few homestays before reaching Shimla. As per our research in the month of July, you can easily find a homestay for two days for 1000 to 1900 Rs. Since you are on a budget we would advise you to seek a homestay that would be good enough for Good Nights Rest.

Here are a few places you can visit in Shimla

Indian Institute of Advanced Studies

Now known as the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, formerly the Rastrapati Niwas and before that the Viceroy Lodge, when the residence was inhabited by the then viceroys of India. Built in the true English architectural style surrounded by Lush Green Gardens on all sides this place would give you the feels of an Oxfordshire castle while in Shimla. Take photos and stroll through the lovely gardens that sprawl around the property, a few areas of the caste are restricted, hence we would implore all the travellers to be respectful of such restrictions.  You can also take a guided tour of the university and understand the cultural and historical importance of such places.

The Mall Road

Enjoy a stroll across one of the most famous mall roads in all of Shimla, shop and buy souvenirs and witness the inherent beauty of Shimla. The road has a lot of eateries and shops you can go to, so consider lunch or dinner to be a done deal. Witness the beautiful art murals that have been painted along the Mall road. You would be able to feel and experience the exhilaration and happiness once you stroll across Mall Road.

Jakhu Ji Temple

One of the must-visit places in Shimla is the place to witness the highest statue of Hanuman Ji in the world. The temple has a mystic story behind it, as per the epic of Ramayana it was this place where Hanuman took rest while searching for Sanjivini Booti, for reviving Lakshmana when he had been injured while fighting.

The Ridge

The Ridge area spreads from east and west on the east the market leads to Lakkar Market a wooden crafts market that would be best for you if you want to renovate your house for a new look.  Some of the most famous and prominent landmarks of the place would be The Christ church a new – Gothic design built in the year of 1844, and an adjoined library that dates back to the year 1910. The library is Tudorbethan style, on that ridge stand four prudent statues these are of Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Dr Y.S. Parmar, and a statue of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.  As per the design of the place the ridge has water tanks underneath which are used to deliver water to Shimla.

These tanks supposedly have a capacity of about 10,00,000 gallons, these reservoirs as well as the adjoining network was said to have been established in the year of 1880’s. the whole construction has been done without any kind of mortar, only lime mortar has been used wherever necessary.

Scandal Point

Why scandal point?

The then-ruler of Patiala had eloped with the daughter of the British viceroy, since then the maharaja was banned from entering Shimla by the British authorities. As a reciprocal of the same the ruler established a new summer capital for himself in chail a location that is about 45 km away from Shimla.  You can visit this place and further focus on different markets and shops that are present in and around the point.

Travelling around with RenTrip

In case you want to travel without the hassles of getting into autos and busses just for travelling around, you can always rent bikes, scooty or cars from RenTrip in Shimla.  Once you rent a bike or a scooter in shimla  you step into a world of freedom where only you have the prowess to control your next travelling steps. You don’t have to run according to the timetables of busses and auto’s, travel as it seems fine to you. The prices we offer range from 500 to 1500 for different types of two-wheelers. So even if you were to rent a humble Honda Activa you would be able to explore the intricacies of the culture and historic architecture spread across the map of Shimla.

Holidays and travelling represent true liberty and freedom, imagine being bound to timelines and schedules while travelling for recreational purposes, how different would travelling then be to your normal life? So why not opt for a better option, we at RenTrip provide you the ultimate pass to freedom with our vehicles ride as you want, wherever you want and however you need to, full-on freedom. To ensure that our clients and customers face no issues while riding our vehicles we ensure all our vehicles are serviced from time to time and maintain such schedules rigorously.  Its a sureity that no other company can guarantee we provide the best services for the most affordable prices.

After you are done with your Itinerary

Once you have travelled to all the places that you wanted to be at you can easily plan to return to Delhi, most bus operators would let you know about their Pickup locations from the get-go. Reach the location on time and hence your travel back to Delhi will start henceforth.  All in all your round trip in itself should have contained itself in the proximity of your budget and we hope you had a happy journey.