Getting to Pune (By Train Air Road)

Getting to Pune (By Train Air Road)

Being an industrial and educational hub in India, Pune is easily accessible by Road, rail and Air. The expressway between Pune and Mumbai is openand is a wonderful way of traveling between Mumbai and Pune. During wintertime, rail is a better option than road because there are chances of landslide. There are a number of trains that connect Mumbai and Pune.

Mumbai is 180 kms away and Expressway connects Mumbai and Pune in 4 hours. There are regular buses available at Dadar to Pune in every half an hour. The cost of a ticket is 100 for non-A/C and 160 for A/C buses. You can also avail private taxis. The charges will be around 250 rupees per head. Pune is well connected to other parts of the country by road. Other cities nearby Pune like Aurangabad, Nagpur are also connected to Pune by Road. Goa is a major tourist location, which can be traveled by roads from Pune. Pune is connected to Bangalore by road by Pune- Bangalore national highway.

Pune airport is a military airport. So, be prepared for flight delays due to air force jet training. Indian Airlines, Jet airways, Indigo airlines and Go air offer regular flights to Pune from Delhi, four flights a week to Chennai and Bangalore and three flights to Mumbai. Pune city is only 12 kms away from airport.

Chennai to Pune is 1088 Km by rail. Bangalore is approximately 800 Kms away by rail. If you are traveling to Pune from out of India, it is finest to take air travel to Mumbai (Bombay) and then get to Pune by road. Pune has few intercontinental flights, so getting a suitable flight and a good fare is rather not easy. Mumbai to Pune is supposed to take you between 3 to 4 hours by road.

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