Palampur to Shimla HRTC Bus Booking

Book an HRTC Bus on MakeMyTrip

With Himachal Pradesh located in the lower Himalayan region, most of the roadways in the state and its connecting cities and locations are in hilly landscape. HRTC or the Himachal Road Transport Corporation is thus one of the very few bus operators providing bus service in these regions. Owned by the state government of Himachal Pradesh, the bus carrier provides safe and secure transportation within the state as well as outside with some best staff to support travelers in the journey. The state-run operator provides local, inter-city as well as inter-state bus service for easy commute of passengers, typically making transportation convenient for tourists visiting the region.

HRTC was set up back in the year 1958 and was initially known as the Mandi-Kullu Road Transport Corporation. It was then later merged with the Himachal Government Transport and renamed as HRTC. The carrier owns one of the largest fleets of buses in India with the total number of buses owned and operated by HRTC exceeding the 3,300-mark. The HRTC bus service is also available across over 2,500 routes within Himachal Pradesh as well as outside it, spanning to states like Haryana, New Delhi, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, as well as Rajasthan.

You can now make your HRTC online booking of your bus service on the desired route simply with the help of the MakeMyTrip booking portal. The prominent cities in which these buses run include the likes of Kullu, Delhi, Shimla, Bilaspur, Ambala, Mandi, and Dehra, among many others. With HRTC booking of buses, you can be assured of comfortable and convenient travel. Accompanied by some best amenities, easy bus tracking, and other impressive features, these buses ensure cozy and comfortable travel for passengers.

Bus Services Offered by HRTC

When making your HRTC bus booking, you have an option to choose from a number of bus types available for travel. These bus types are typically classified based on their seating arrangements, seat types, amenities available, and the overall comfort level of passengers. Along with regular buses that provide intercity transportation, you can choose from budget buses, comfort seating options and luxury travel options depending on your travel requirements when making an HRTC online bus booking. Below listed are some common types of bus services you can choose from with HRTC online.

Volvo Multi-Axle I-Shift AC Sleeper buses with 2+1 seating arrangement

Volvo Multi-Axle I-Shift AC Semi Sleeper buses with 2+2 seating arrangement

Semi Sleeper buses with 2+2 seating arrangement

Non AC Airbus with 2+2 seating arrangement

Non AC Sleeper buses with 2+1 seating arrangement

Non AC Seater buses with 2+2 seating arrangement

Non AC Seater/Sleeper buses with 2+2 seating arrangement

The buses categorized as such are typically identified based on their AC/Non AC feature as well as the seater arrangement type. When making an HRTC online ticket booking, passengers can also look out for other bus categories based on the amenities included in them. The categories mentioned below are not exclusive of the sleeper and seater buses but are in complement to them to make passenger choice varied.

Electric buses

Volvo buses

Ordinary buses

Deluxe buses

Semi-deluxe buses

Seater buses

Non AC sleeper buses

AC Sleeper buses

Himsuta AC Volvo/Scania buses

With these many bus options to choose from and a large number of buses in the fleet running across various routes, finding a suitable HRTC bus timing should not be an issue. The bus fares for each of these bus types varies though, even though HRTC aims to keep all the bus fares affordable. The difference in bus ticket fares when making your online booking for bus with HRTC is primarily because of the different amenities that each of these bus types are equipped with. When making the booking on the MakeMyTrip portal, you can compare among all these bus types and fare to better decide on your bus booking.

Popular Routes Served by HRTC

HRTC bus routes create an expansive transportation network across various states along with the home state Himachal Pradesh. With well-developed roadways in the Himalayan region, these buses provide great connectivity to both urban and rural regions of the serviced routes. Often, these buses turn out to be the best means of commuting in these regions primarily because of their dependability and the safety of travel they provide. Let’s check out the popular bus routes you can make an HRTC ticket booking for below.

Shimla to Chandigarh

Chandigarh to Shimla

Delhi to Chandigarh

Chandigarh to Pathankot

Shimla to Delhi

Shimla to Manali

Chandigarh to Manali

Delhi to Hamirpur

Delhi to Shimla

Delhi to Solan

Manali to Chandigarh

Manali to Delhi

Delhi to Manali

Delhi to Dharamshala

Dharamshala to Delhi

Kangra to Delhi

Delhi to Kangra

Delhi to Mcleodganj

Delhi to Palampur

Palampur to Delhi

Dolan to Delhi

Chandigarh to Pathankot

Kullu to Delhi 

Shimla to Chamba

Chamba to Delhi

Delhi to Chamba

Delhi to Mandi

Bilaspur to Delhi

Ambala to Delhi

Along with these popular routes, you can make a booking for several other bus routes under HRTC bus services. The HRTC transportation service is also available for booking to various pilgrimage destinations in and around the location. Providing budget traveling options to these religious places, HRTC makes bus travel possible to the likes of Katra Vaishnodevi, Gangotri, Hamirpur, Kangra, Haridwar, Rishikesha and Mathura, among various other accessible locations. You simply need to visit the MakeMyTrip online booking portal to make a quick and easy HRTC online ticket booking.

Amenities and Facilities Offered by HRTC

Along with an expansive network of bus routes, HRTC bus service is also popularly known for its comfortable journeys with some of the best features and amenities available in its buses. These amenities make bus journeys conducive for the travel of passengers across all age groups and types. Let’s check out the common amenities and features available on these buses as listed below.

1. Water bottle for each passenger to keep them well-hydrated through the journey
2. Reading lights for every cubicle to keep the sleeper seats well-lit and customized
3. Pillows and blankets available in sleeper buses to keep passengers warm and cozy, available in sleeper buses, mostly covered on long journeys
4. Seamless power backing for device charging with power sockets for every passenger dedicatedly provided
5. Live bus tracking for utmost safety of passengers
6. Thorough internet connectivity with wifi availability on the go
7. Push back seats for reclining
8. Sufficient leg room to stretch legs on long journeys
9. M-tickets sent on mobile phones for readily available travel details
10. Convenient choice of boarding and dropping points

Along with these, the staff available on HRTC buses are also well-trained for passenger assistance as and when needed. On long journey routes, you also get 2-3 midway breaks for dining and snacking in between. When making your bus booking, you can check the available amenities on your selected bus option and proceed with the ticketing accordingly.

Booking a Bus Online on MakeMyTrip

The steps involved in making an HRTC bus booking on MakeMyTrip are simple and quick. With a simplified online booking portal that has a user-friendly interface and easy navigation, the booking is further made easy. You can also customize your booking choices as per your travel requirements before finalizing your bus ticket.

1. Go to the official website of MakeMyTrip and from the available tabs, choose ‘Bus’ to proceed.
2. On the bus booking portal that opens, pick your source and destination cities and proceed to pick the date of your travel.
3. Once the entries are made and you click on the ‘Search’ button, apply the ‘HRTC Buses’ filter to narrow down the available buses from the bus operator on your selected route.
4. You can also apply the ‘Bus Type’ filter as per the amenities needed to further zero in on the bus options.
5. Then scan through the buses and choose one with an HRTC bus timing best suited as per your travel requirements.
6. For the selected bus option, you would then need to pick the seat of your choice and enter the suitable boarding and dropping points.
7. Once all travel details are entered correctly, provide your passenger details like name and age and move on to make payment of the required bus fare to book your seat.

With MakeMyTrip, passengers have an option to make the online payment as per their preferred mode, be it through net banking, credit cards, debits cards, or even UPI. The payment process is completely secure and a booking prompt is sent with the confirmation of your bus travel to your provided phone number and email ID.

Discounts and Concessions Offered by HRTC

HRTC does not specifically provide any discounts or concessions on ticket booking, and you may need to pay the actual fare to the bus provider. However, when making an HRTC online booking on the MakeMyTrip portal, you can choose from a bunch of deals, discounts, offers and promo codes to apply on your payment amount for a final bus fare reduction. These discounts and offers can help save significantly on your travel expenses significantly.

Just like booking, canceling your booked HRTC ticket is equally convenient and quick, and you can initiate cancellation of your ticket at any time before trip commencement in a few simple steps. The refund amounts are, however, subject to MakeMyTrip’s refund policy, which you must check beforehand for a smooth and convenient booking and cancellation process.

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