Himachal is in the north of India, so if you come from anywhere except North India, then your most easy point will be Delhi for Himachal entry, where you can easily reach from every corner of the world by any means like road, Air ,and Train .
After this, the next entry point for Himachal can be Chandigarh, here also you can reach with the help of all three mediums.
It is about 300 km (about 5 hours) via road from Delhi and easiest point to access Himachal is Chandigarh only.

To Reach Chandigarh

• Airport Name is : Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport Chandigarh.
• And there are 3 railway stations nearby for which you can check the availability of railway tickets. these are
  • Chandigarh Junction railway station (station code:- CDG)
  • Kalka Railway Station (KLK)
  • Ambala Cantt (station code: UMB)

So after reaching Chandigarh you can travel to Himachal via road which is the easiest option no matter where you go in himachal

There is not much rail network in Himachal but whatever available is heritage in itself.

• Kalka Shimla Railway also known as Toy Train which is World Heritage and in this journey you will access 102 underground tunnels and around 850 bridges. So if you are planning to come to Shimla then first come to Kalka railway station and from there you can come to Shimla.
• Second is Pathankot Jogindernagar railway line also known as Kangra Valley Railway to access it you have to reach Pathankot Railway station and from there you can start this journey
  Pathankot railway station can be your entry point if you only want to visit Dharamshala Dalhousie and it can reduce your cost of tour
  • This is not the most frequent option to come to Himachal, so consider it only if you want to visit Dharamshala Dalhousie.

And by the way, you will get to see airports in Himachal too, these are domestic airports in Shimla, Manali and Dharamshala, and most of the times you will get direct flight from Delhi and Chandigarh only and their names are

• Jubbarhatti Airport – Shimla (SLV) : This airport is about 20 km from Shimla.
• Bhuntar Airport (KUU):  It is about 20 km from Kullu and about 50 km from Manali
• Gaggal Airport – Kangra (DHM) is about 25 km from Dharamshala.

State is situated in the lap of Himalayas so the only and most frequent system for transportation is via road but helicopters can be used but its quite expansive.

In Himachal, there is an off-season from 5th January to 14th April and from 16th June to 19th December and during this time you will get a reduction of up to 70% in the tour cost, it may just be that you get a little price hike in long weekends or Diwali Dusshera week. It will not be much but from 15th April to 15th June and from 20th December to 5th January there is a season here and during this time there is a lot of hike in your hotel rates.

• For Example if you have a tour of 20000 in off season then the same price will be from 30000 to 35000 on your season time.
  
  

 If it is sunny here during the day, then you will not need much warm clothes, but as soon as the sun goes, the temperature will decrease by a dam and whatever clothes you wear, it will take you only 1 km, so bring warm clothes with you. Because in the evening and night time the maximum temperature of Himachal Pradesh remains in minus .

 We would suggest you to carry a light jacket or something of Sweater or Windshield type because if it rains here, the temperature decreases  up to 10 to 15 degree Celsius and you can feel child and hilly places like Shimla and Manali  temperature not go above 32 degree Celsius.

You can go to Shimla Manali Dharamshala and Dalhousie in winters depends on how many days you have.

• If You Have 4 or 5 Days then you can consider Shimla and Manali or Dharamshala and Dalhousie.
• If you have 2 to 3 you can take tour to any one of Shimla, Manali, Dharamshala and Dalhousie
• If you have 8 to 9 days, you can take a complete Himachal tour package, in which you can visit Shimla, Manali, Dharamshala and Dalhousie completely, and if you want to, Chandigarh and Amritsar can also be included in this.

Chandigarh should be your first priority for coming to Himachal because you will easily get train or flight to reach here, but if it is not possible to reach Chandigarh then you can also do it from Delhi, but your road journey will increase slightly.

• Chandigarh is about 270 Kms from Delhi or 4 – 5 Hour

If you are coming in summer then book a hotel wherever you get a good deal, just keep in mind that the hotel should not be far away from your main city town because it is possible that your cab fare will increase if the hotel be too far
Otherwise, if you are coming in winter, then check the weather conditions once, if the weather is bad then try
Your hotel in Shimla should be towards Shoghi, this place is 10 km before the town in Shimla if you are coming from Chandigarh.
Book your hotel in Manali 15 km before Manali, near Patlikuhal from Main Manali Town
And Banikhet in Dalhousie or before that which is about 10 km before Dalhousie.
You should do this so that if there is a heavy snowfall by chance, then you do not have to spend your night in the car, because in such a situation many times it happens that these destinations, which I have told you, they increase their rates completely. And there is no availability here, and if the weather is fine, book your property anywhere near the town, just keep in mind that your property should be near the highway and before the main destinations.

It depends on your preference if you like to travel at night then you can use Volvo and if you are only 2 people and your budget is also low but if you are 3 or more then the price of your Volvo and personal cab will be the same.

No, we will not recommend you like this because being a hilly state, the nights here become deserted, if any kind of emergency occurs, neither you will find any hotel nearby, nor any big city, the journey to the mountains would have been a bit hectic. Yes, you will need proper rest to travel well.

Cab fares in Himachal depend on two things, one is the total distance the vehicle will travel and the second is the number of days the vehicle is being occupied. Suppose you are traveling from Chandigarh to Shimla and Manali and you have 6 days, then your approximate fare is about 15000 and 2500 per day.  but if it becomes 5 days, then the rate will be 3000 per day, because your journey will remain same, but the day will definitely decrease