Why visit Solan
Townapedia lists 3 parks and trails and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Manav Bharti University and Mohan Park.
Weather in Solan
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Solan
Solan is a city in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and the district headquarters of Solan district. It is located 45.5 kilometres (28 mi) south of the state capital, Shimla. Solan has an average elevation of 1,550 metres (5,090 ft). The city is situated between Chandigarh and Shimla on the Kalka-Shimla National Highway-5.
From the Wikipedia article Solan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Solan on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do2
Manav Bharti University
School · 5.0 km
Private university in Laddo, Solan, India
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
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Churches and places of worship3
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare14
Map of Solan
27 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Shimla Airport (SLV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 km away.
- Dagshai 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
- Sabāthu 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Sabathu Cantonment 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Kasauli 14 km west, about 14 min by car
- Parwanoo 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Kālka 18 km southwest, about 18 min by car
- Shimla 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Panchkula 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Chandigarh 36 km southwest, about 36 min by car
- Mohali 45 km southwest, about 45 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Solan station, 2011-12-26, Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mohan Park Solan, 1980, Rickyurs, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Forest Fire in Solan Hills, Himachal Pradesh (May, 2024), SpeakingArch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Buildings of Solan, Himachal Pradesh, SpeakingArch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Solan railway station 2019-10-18 11.11.12, Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Solan railway station 2019-10-18 11.11.19, Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ZDM 2 Diesel locomotive at Solan, generalising from Cambridge, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kalka-Shimla train at Solan, generalising from Cambridge, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Solan, hp, Nyt rider, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Solan in Monsoons, Rickyurs, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Solan mall, Rajivkapoor007, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mohan Park Solan, Rickyurs, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Solan by twilight, Rickyurs, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Solan by Twilight, Rickyurs, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fire (6608726959), generalising from Cambridge, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- I See You, Shaurabh Anand, CC BY 3.0
- KSR train entering tunnel, generalising from Cambridge, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- LV Board of KSR train, generalising from Cambridge, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mind The Thorns, Vino G, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shiv ji Statue at Mohan Park, Rickyurs, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS030-E-40619 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS030-E-40892 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Bank lane,the mall, Rajivkapoor007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ankush Rathour, Ankushrathour, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Himachal Belle at Mohan Park, Rickyurs, CC BY-SA 3.0
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