Best Travel Routes - Mumbai To Shirdi

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Mumbai lies in the west coast of India and is the capital of the state of Maharashtra. A melting pot of communities and cultures, Mumbai is the most populous and wealthiest city in India. Mumbai is also one of the world's top 10 centres of commerce. The city houses important financial institutions and many Indian and multinational corporations.

Shirdi, famous for its holy shrine of Shirdi Sai Baba, is a town in the state of Maharashtra. Shirdi is located approximately 296 km from Mumbai. It is known as the “Land of Sai”. The closest and highly connected city is Ahmednagar city which is at a distance of 85.2 km from Shirdi. Shirdi witnesses a huge rush of devotees throughout the year.

Shirdi is located at a distance of 240 km via NH 3, 272 km via NH 3 and SH 30 and 269 km via NH 222, from Mumbai.

From Mumbai to Shirdi, it takes around 7 to 8 hours by road. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) and many private operators run buses from Mumbai to Shirdi daily on a regular basis. The ticket fare can be anywhere between Rs. 230 and Rs. 700 depending on the bus type. Alternatively, one can ...
... hire a Taxi from Mumbai and for an economy type Indica car it will cost around Rs. 4344 (a round trip).

Shirdi has a new railway station called "Sainagar Shirdi", which became operational in March 2009. There are two dedicated special trains from Mumbai to Shirdi. Mumbai CST Sainagar Shirdi Fast Passenger (51033) runs daily from Mumbai to Shirdi, and takes a travel time of 12 hours. Fare in a sleeper class is Rs. 123. Mumbai Dadar-Sainagar Shirdi Express (12131) runs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, and takes around 6 hours. Fare in a sleeper class is Rs. 184. Trains towards Shirdi depart from Mumbai CST (CSTM) railway station.

Kopergaon railway station (16 km from Shirdi), Manmad railway station (58.6 km from Shirdi) and Lasalgaon railway station (60 km from Shirdi) are the three nearest railway stations to Shirdi. There are quite a number of daily trains from Mumbai to these stations. Cars, jeeps and buses are easily available from these stations to Shirdi, and it may take a travel time of about one hour or less.

Shirdi airport is under construction. The nearest airport to Shirdi is Aurangabad Airport which is also known as the Chikkalthana Airport, which is 115 kms away. There are several flights from Mumbai to Aurangabad provided by airliners such as Air India, JetKonnect and Jet Airways. It takes only 50 minutes to reach Aurangabad from Mumbai by a direct flight. From Aurangabad Airport, it will take around 2 hours to reach Shirdi by road. . Silver Inn Mumbai hotel and Reeva Suites Shirdi are also good for food.