The Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) in Shimla is an important transportation hub in the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh. Strategically located in the Tutikandi suburb of Shimla, it provides connectivity to major destinations within Himachal Pradesh and neighboring states.
Managed efficiently by the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC), it is a spacious, well-maintained terminal that acts as a major boarding point for buses plying to and from Shimla.
HRTC ISBT TutiKandi Shimla Bus Stand Time Table
The Shimla ISBT bus stand operates daily services to various destinations within Himachal Pradesh like Manali, Dharamshala, Dalhousie etc. as well as major cities in neighboring states. The bus schedules commence early in the morning, usually between 4-5 am. Buses ply frequently during the daytime to popular destinations with a bus departing every 15-30 minutes on certain routes. For local commuting within Shimla, buses ply every 15-20 minutes from early morning till late evening. Advanced booking is recommended for long distance travel during peak seasons.
Shimla TutiKandi Bus Stand Timetable HRTC
Here is a section on the Shimla TutiKandi Bus Stand Timetable HRTC:
| Bus Time | Route | Bus Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14.42 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Ambala Cant | HRTC Ordinary |
| 07.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Amritsar | HRTC Ordinary |
| 06.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Baijnath | HRTC Ordinary |
| 07.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Baijnath | HRTC Ordinary |
| 17.15 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Bhairagarh | HRTC Ordinary |
| 15.03 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Bilaspur | HRTC Ordinary |
| 04.30 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chamba | HRTC Ordinary |
| 07.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chamba | HRTC Ordinary |
| 16.10 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chamba | Himdhara AC |
| 18.20 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chamba | HRTCOrdinary |
| 17.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chamba | HRTC Ordinary |
| 14.20 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chamba | HRTC Ordinary |
| 10.50 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chamunda | HRTC Ordinary |
| 06.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chandigarh | HRTC Ordinary |
| 09.05 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chandigarh | HRTC Ordinary |
| 09.54 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chandigarh | HRTC Ordinary |
| 10.24 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chandigarh | HRTC Ordinary |
| 10.54 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chandigarh | HRTC Ordinary |
| 12.30 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chandigarh | HRTC Ordinary |
| 12.36 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chandigarh | HRTC Ordinary |
| 13.48 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chandigarh | HRTC Ordinary |
| 13.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chopal | HRTC Ordinary |
| 07.25 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Chowari | HRTC Ordinary |
| 09.30 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Dehradun | HRTC Ordinary |
| 20.20 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Dehradun | Himdhara AC |
| 08.30 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Delhi Him. Bhawan | Himsuta AC Volvo |
| 21.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Delhi Him. Bhawan | Himsuta AC Volvo |
| 07.50 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Dharampur | HRTC Ordinary |
| 09.40Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Dharamshala | HRTC Ordinary |
| 10.12Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Dharamshala | HRTC Ordinary |
| 10.30 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Dharamshala | HRTC Ordinary |
| 11.16Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Dharamshala | HRTC Ordinary |
| 14.30 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Dharamshala | HRTC Ordinary |
| 21.30 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Dharamshala | Himsuta AC Volvo |
| 15.15 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Garli | HRTC Ordinary |
| 12.15 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Hamirpur | HRTC Super Fast Ordinary |
| 13.45 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Hamirpur | HRTC Super Fast Ordinary |
| 14.09 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Hamirpur | HRTC Ordinary |
| 05.15 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Haridwar | HRTCOrdinary |
| 19.30 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Haridwar | Himsuta AC Volvo |
| 16.24 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Haridwar | HRTC Ordinary |
| 18.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Haridwar | HRTC Ordinary |
| 20.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Haridwar | HRTC Ordinary |
| 06.12 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | HRTC Ordinary |
| 09.12 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | Himdhara AC |
| 09.45 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | Himsuta AC Volvo |
| 10.18 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | HRTC Ordinary |
| 11.15 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | Himsuta AC Volvo |
| 11.18 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | HRTC Ordinary |
| 13.36 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | HRTC Ordinary |
| 13.45 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | Himsuta AC Volvo |
| 17.18 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | HRTC Ordinary |
| 18.20 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | Himdhara AC |
| 19.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | Himgaurav AC |
| 20.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | Himsuta AC Volvo |
| 21.20 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | Himdhara AC |
| 21.30 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | Himsuta AC Volvo |
| 21.45 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | HRTC Ordinary |
| 22.10 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | HRTC Ordinary |
| 22.15 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to ISBT Delhi Kashmere Gate | Himgaurav AC |
| 15.47 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Jahu | HRTC Ordinary |
| 07.20 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Janjheli | HRTC Ordinary |
| 10.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Jawalaji | HRTC Ordinary |
| 06.30 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Karsog | HRTC Ordinary |
| 16.10Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Katra | HRTC Ordinary |
| 17.25 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Katra | Himsuta AC Volvo |
| 19.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Keylong | HRTC Ordinary |
| 12.02 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Kullu | HRTC Ordinary |
| 15.30 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Kullu | HRTC Super Fast Ordinary |
| 08.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Ludhiana | HRTC Ordinary |
| 11.06 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Ludhiana | HRTC Ordinary |
| 08.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Manali | Himani Deluxe Non AC |
| 09.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Manali | Himsuta AC Volvo |
| 09.15 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Manali | HRTC Ordinary |
| 10.35 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Manali | HRTC Ordinary |
| 20.20 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Manali | Himani Deluxe Non AC |
| 21.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Manali | Himsuta AC Volvo |
| 21.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Manali | HRTC Ordinary |
| 18.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Mandi | HRTC Ordinary |
| 13.02 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Mandi | HRTC Ordinary |
| 13.02 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Mandi | HRTC Ordinary |
| 18.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Mandi | HRTC Ordinary |
| 20.10 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Mukerain | HRTC Ordinary |
| 09.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Nagrota Bagwan | HRTC Ordinary |
| 15.10Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Nagrota Bagwan | HRTC Ordinary |
| 09.36 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Nagrota Surian | HRTC Ordinary |
| 16.30 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Nahan | HRTC Ordinary |
| 06.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Nalagarh | HRTC Ordinary |
| 08.15 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Nalagarh | HRTC Ordinary |
| 11.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Nalagarh | HRTC Ordinary |
| 12.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Nalagarh | HRTC Ordinary |
| 15.10 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Nalagarh | HRTC Ordinary |
| 15.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Nerwa | HRTC Ordinary |
| 08.56 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Palampur | HRTC Ordinary |
| 16.36 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Palampur | HRTC Ordinary |
| 21.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Palampur | HRTC Ordinary |
| 11.45 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Pathankot | HRTC Ordinary |
| 05.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Pathankot | HRTC Ordinary |
| 18.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Pathankot | HRTC Ordinary |
| 19.20 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Pathankot | HRTC Ordinary |
| 11.45 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Ponta Sahib | HRTC Ordinary |
| 15.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Ponta Sahib | HRTC Ordinary |
| 15.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Ponta Sahib | HRTC Ordinary |
| 03.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Pooh Village | HRTC Ordinary |
| 15.20 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Rampur | HRTC Ordinary |
| 16.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Rampur | HRTC Ordinary |
| 18.15 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Recongpeo | HRTC Ordinary |
| 09.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Ruhildhar | HRTC Ordinary |
| 14.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Sarkaghat | HRTC Ordinary |
| 08.40 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Solang | HRTC Ordinary |
| 12.20 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Sunder Nagar | HRTC Ordinary |
| 16.24 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Tanakpur | HRTC Ordinary |
| 17.36 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Tanakpur | HRTC Ordinary |
| 06.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Tulah | HRTC Ordinary |
| 06.00 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Una | HRTC Ordinary |
| 12.30 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Una | HRTC Super Fast Ordinary |
| 13.30 Hrs. | ISBT TutiKandi Shimla to Una | HRTC Super Fast Ordinary |
Note: Please confirm the latest HRTC bus timings directly from the bus stand as schedules are subject to change.
About Shimla Bus Stand TutiKandi
The Shimla Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) at Tutikandi is the city’s main transportation hub, providing bus connections to destinations across Himachal Pradesh and beyond. Opened in 2017, the modern facility replaced Shimla’s old bus depot and was constructed to streamline regional transportation networks. The spacious, well-lit terminal building operates 24/7 and provides amenities for the thousands of passengers passing through each day.
With many bus bays, the ISBT offers regular bus services to popular destinations like Kullu, Manali, Dharamshala, Chandigarh, Delhi and more. Buses depart frequently, providing efficient transportation links to surrounding towns and cities. The Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) manages the majority of bus routes serving the terminal. Given Shimla’s popularity as a tourist destination, Himachal Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) also operates deluxe buses from the ISBT to facilitate comfortable travel within the state.
Related: Jalandhar Bus Stand Time Table
The Tutikandi area surrounding the bus terminal has developed significantly since the ISBT’s opening. Numerous hotels, restaurants and shops catering to travelers have sprung up near the bus stand. Located around 7 km from the Shimla railway station, the terminal also provides convenient onward connectivity to Kalka and other railway junctions. Easily accessible by road, the bus stand is situated just 2.5 km from Shimla’s popular Mall Road shopping area.
Shimla Bus Stand Key Features
Location
The bus stand is strategically located in Tutikandi area of Shimla, providing good connectivity to major destinations in the state and neighboring states. Tutikandi’s beautiful surroundings and convenient location make it an ideal bus terminal.
Facilities
The HRTC-run bus stand has a spacious structure with amenities like food courts, hotels, cinema hall, separate washrooms for men and women, ticket counters. This makes the bus journey comfortable and convenient for passengers.
Connectivity
The bus stand provides connectivity through HRTC, PRTC, Haryana Roadways and Himachal Road Transport buses to major destinations like Solan, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Kullu, Manali, Hamirpur, Una, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Haridwar. This allows seamless travel to many places.
Local Services
Local bus service in Shimla city is frequent from 7am to 9pm, covering all parts of the city mainly on the Ring Road connecting Main Bus Stand, Lift, Chota Shimla and more. This makes commuting within Shimla very convenient.
Long Distance Services
The availability of regular bus services to Chandigarh and Delhi from the bus terminal provides a comfortable option for long distance travel to passengers.
Management
The efficient management of the bus stand by HRTC ensures proper maintenance and operations, availability of amenities and good quality services for an enhanced travel experience.
Shimla Bus Stand Flaws & Recommendations
Flaws:
- Poor Cleanliness Standards: The bus stand suffers from a significant cleanliness issue, with super filthy floors and inadequate daily cleaning. Washrooms on each floor are reported to be consistently dirty.
- Limited Facilities: There are not many facilities available at the bus stand, except for a tea stall and a few metal benches. This lack of amenities might inconvenience travelers, especially during longer waiting times.
- Ongoing Construction: Some areas within the bus stand are frequently under construction, potentially causing inconvenience to passengers and affecting the overall aesthetics.
- Open and Drafty Waiting Room: The waiting room is reported to be open and drafty, making it uncomfortable, especially during the cold winter nights.
Recommendations:
- Enhanced Maintenance: Implement a regular and thorough cleaning schedule to address the cleanliness issues, ensuring a more pleasant environment for travelers.
- Expanded Facilities: Introduce additional facilities such as seating areas, information kiosks, and better waiting room amenities to enhance the overall experience for passengers.
- Timely Completion of Construction: Streamline construction activities to minimize disruptions for passengers. Ensure that areas under construction are clearly marked and do not impede the smooth flow of passengers.
- Improved Waiting Room Conditions: Consider enclosing and heating the waiting room to provide a more comfortable experience, especially during cold weather.
- Communication of Options: Clearly communicate to passengers that, for those seeking budget options and willing to walk a bit, there are regular buses available from the old bus stand to ISBT, which may offer better conditions.
Addressing these issues will likely contribute to a more positive experience for travelers using the ISBT Shimla Tutikandi Bus Stand.
Shimla Bus Stand Contact Details (Phone Number, Email, Website)
Shimla Bus Stand Contact: 0177-2657326. This is the enquiry counter number at Shimla Bus Stand to get details on buses operating from Shimla. For additional information, services, and inquiries related to bus schedules, bookings, and other travel-related details, you can visit the official HRTC website:
- HRTC Website:
- HRTC Helpline
- 1100
These contact details serve as valuable resources for passengers looking to access information about bus services, schedules, and other travel-related queries in and around Shimla.
Takeaway
The Shimla TutiKandi Bus Stand operates regular bus services to destinations across Himachal Pradesh and neighboring states. Buses run frequently across these routes, ranging from ordinary buses to luxury volvos. Our website provides detailed timetables for routes originating from the TutiKandi Bus Stand. Travelers can also check HRTC’s website & contact the bus stand directly to get up-to-date schedule information. Proper planning using the bus stand’s timetable can ensure smooth travel. With regular and well-connected bus services, TutiKandi Bus Stand serves as a crucial transportation hub for the state.
