Travel Guides
nothing lonely about the planet
Mumbai
(Maharashtra)
If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home, from the very earliest days when man began the dream for existence, it is Mumbai! These words of Romain Rolland say it all. Mumbai is the nagaria of dreams. People come in from all over the country to make their life here, some succeed and move to the tallest and posh-est of homes others are reduced to nothing and pass their nights on railway platforms. It is also a city of contrasts. Huge contrasts.A strong regional movement turned the name of the city and its institutions around, Bombay became Mumbai, Victoria terminus became Chattrapati Shivaji terminus and a lot many more but the heart of Bombay has not changed. It will take you into its folds no matter what your status or signature.
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- 163 km East from Pune
- 373 km South from Ratnagiri
- 593 km South from Panjim
- 102 km from Lonavala
- 70 km from Shirdi
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Road:
Both private operators and the state government run long-distance buses regularly to and from Mumbai. Depending on where you want to travel to, private long-distance buses depart from Dr. Anandrao Nair Road, near Mumbai Central, from MG Road, just south of Metro Cinema, from Dadar TT (just under the flyover).
There are regular services to Pune, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Mahabaleshwar, Goa, Nasik, Shirdi, Kolhapur among many others. In case there are AC Volvo's plying to your destination, we suggest you take those; the drives will be a lot much more comfortable.
Rail:
There are three train lines that operate in and out of Mumbai, but the two important ones are Central Railways and the Western Railways. The former runs trains to the east and south, plus a few to the north and operates from the Victoria Terminus or Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dadar and Kurla. Western Railways has services to the north (including Rajasthan and Delhi) and operates from Mumbai Central or Bandra Terminus.
Air:
The Chhatrapati Shivaji airports -- two of them - one for domestic and other for international airlines connect the city to important cities and towns within and outside India. A lot of international airlines fly to Mumbai, for those that don't you can hop onto a domestic service from your point of arrival.
Water:
This service applies only to a few places. You can hop onto these boats/ ferries to go to Alibag, Murud Janjira, Mandwa, Elephanta caves and other places across the coasts of Konkan. Mumbai is being linked through a seaway, but the work is a few years from completion, once this is done, you can use the waterways to get around Mumbai and its suburbs.
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