Shimla
Shimla, also known as Simla, is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of British India. Wikipedia
Population 206,575 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in India
- January: 10 h 20 of daylight
- February: 11 h 05 of daylight
- March: 11 h 57 of daylight
- April: 12 h 55 of daylight
- May: 13 h 43 of daylight
- June: 14 h 09 of daylight
- July: 13 h 59 of daylight
- August: 13 h 18 of daylight
- September: 12 h 23 of daylight
- October: 11 h 27 of daylight
- November: 10 h 36 of daylight
- December: 10 h 09 of daylight
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Lalalajpatrai 1865-1928 Memorial · 190 m
- Alfa restaurant;Tourist information Information · 210 m
- Lal Bahadur Shastri 1904-66 Memorial · 220 m
- Bantony Castle Attraction · 270 m
- Hamberg 40rp Attraction · 290 m
- Mahatma Gandhi 1869-1948 Memorial · 440 m
- Railway Board Building Attraction · 600 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.