Spiti Valley is at a distance of 428 km from Shimla. This distance takes a minimum of two days to cover, either via rentals or buses. The buses from Shimla leave at 6:30 PM and reach the Reckong Peo at 4:30 AM, after traveling all night long. After a change of the bus conductor and driver as well as onboarding of various other passengers, the bus reaches Kaza at 5:00 PM.