Shimla is well connected with the other states and can be reached by all the three options like Air, Train and Bus.

By Air

Shimla's Jubbarhatti Airport is nearly twenty three km away from the heart of the city. Taxi is available from airport to city. It is connected to Delhi by daily flights. Delhi International airport is the nearest major airport.

By Train

Shimla has a meter gauge railway station. It connects to the nearest broad gauge station at Kalka, which is at a distance of eighty km from Shimla. Taxi services are available from Kalka to Shimla. Kalka is well connected to all major cities in India by rail.

By Bus

HRTC buses offer bus connectivity from all cities in Himachal Pradesh to Shimla. Frequent ordinary and deluxe bus services are available from Delhi to Shimla.

Also from Kalka station, Shimla can be reached by any of the toy-trains that start from there to Shimla but the most convenient option is the Shivalik Deluxe. For moving around in Shimla, the best way would be by hiring Shimla local transportation. Local transport in Shimla is available round the clock. There are a number of buses that ply from Shimla to nearby places and one can easily get on these buses to roam around at nearby places. You will find private tour operators as well as state Government buses plying for the benefit of tourists. These buses range from luxury to semi luxury to normal deluxe buses. They charge a reasonable amount for taking you around and also suggest viable options for eating out.
Taxis are freely available from all the points in Shimla for local travel and site seeing. Daily Tourist Buses are run by HPTDC for local sight seeing and booking can be done at the Tourist Information Centre on the Mall. Shimla city is placed on hill top and all the major places like Mall, Ridge, Kali Bari, Lakkar Bazaar are located on it, to reach these places one has to walk on foot from the ring road on steep hill and it's the only mode of travel on hill slopes.
In Shimla, you can hire taxis and private cabs for getting to places. It is comfortable, easily available and economical. You will find taxis and cabs all through the day and can hire them from anywhere in the city. The cab drivers charge a reasonable amount and also act as tourist guides at times.