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Aurangabad Travel - Nearest Airport, Station and driving distances

How to reach

Road

Car

Quite a drive but good because of the number of excursions around. Take the expressway to Pune; catch the state highway to Ahmednagar via Shirur. Then take the Ahmednagar-Aurangabad state highway via Pravara Sangam to Aurangabad. En route halts lots of options in Pune and Ahmednagar. Bus: Catch an overnighter from Mumbai Central (departures 6, 6:15 and 8:15 pm)

Bus Stand

At the Aurangabad Central Bus Stand, state transport buses are available for Pachod on the Platform No. 5. All buses going from Aurangabad towards Beed, Osmanabad, Latur, Solapur, etc. stop at Pachod. The bus ride form Aurangabad to Pachod is 90 minutes.

Deluxe bus from Mumbai operated by MTDCfrom their office on Madame Cama Road. Bus from Jalgaon, also on Mumbai VT (8 ¼ hrs)-Delhi (15 ½ hrs0 line; see Ajanta. Buses to Ellora, which call at Daulatabad and Khuldabad. Alternatively, you can take a taxi from Mumbai (388 km.

Rail

Aurangabad Station: Best option TO Devagiri Express (dep: Mumbai CST 9:05 pm, Dadar 9:20 pm, Thane 9:45 pm; arr: Aurangabad 4:50 am) Best option FROM Devagiri Express (dep: Aurangabad 11:20 pm; arr: Thane 7:23 am, Dadar 7:48 am, Mumbai CST 820 am). Rail is by far the best option.

By rail from Manmad (2 ¾ hrs) which is on Mumbai VT (5 ¾ hrs) - Delhi (18 hrs) line.

Aurangabad lies on the Manmad - Kachiguda rail section.

Aurangabad is directly connected by rail with Bhopal, Gwalior, Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, etc. Fare Mumbai-Aurangabad A/cII tier sleeper Rs.731/-IInd class Rs.178/-

Railway Stations

Aurangabad Railway Station is a major junction under the South Central Railways. It is located towards the south of the town. The trains that pass through the station include Tapovan Express, Marathwada Express, Nandigram Express, Devagiri Express, Pune Express, and Manmad Express. On the premises, there is a tourist aid center to help the travelers. Computerized reservation facility is provided. The main station near Aurangabad is at Jalna, towards east.

Air

Chikalthana Airport. Serviced by Indian Airlines and Jet Airways.

Airport (10 km from city). On Indian Airlines Mumbai-Udaipur-Jaipur-Delhi route. Indian Airlines office on Dr Rajendra Prasad Road (Tel: 483390). Jet Airways has a daily flight from Mumbai (Tel: 441770)

Aurangabad is connected by Indian Airlines with Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai and Udaipur. Fare Mumbai - Aurangabad Rs. 4325/- (J) Rs.3100/- (Y)

Travel Direction

Aurangabad's Chikalthana airport is located 10 km from the city. Daily flights operate between Aurangabad and Mumbai. Flights connecting Aurangabad to other cities such as Delhi are also available, calling at Udaipur and Jaipur. Aurangabad is a section on the Manmad-Kachiguda lines on South Central Railway. There are direct trains linked to Mumbai and Pune from Aurangabad. The two most frequent trains to Mumbai are the Devagiri Express and the Tapovan Express. The nearest mainline station, Jalgaon, lies 108 km north of Aurangabad and connects to all major cities such as Delhi, Agra, Kolkata, Chennai and Bhopal. State Transport Corporation (MSRTC) and Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) buses run from Mumbai, Pune, Shirdi, Nasik, Jalgaon, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Indore, Bijapur and other cities.

Journey Time Road: 8 hrs from Mumbai

Rail: 7 1/2 hrs from Mumbai

Air: 45 mins from Mumbai

Distances

390 km North East from Mumbai

From Mumbai Expressway to Pune State highway to Aurangabad via Ahmednagar

Air: oad: Aurangabad is well connected by road with Ahmedabad 623 Km,

  • Bangalore 1004 Km Khajuraho 1026 Km Pune 233 Km
  • Bhopal 644 Km Mahabaleshwar 348 Km Shirdi 121 Km
  • Delhi 1371 Km Mumbai 392 Km Surat 379 Km
  • Gwalior 950 Km Nashik 204 Km Udaipur 886 Km
  • Hyderabad 599 Km Nanded 277 Km
  • Jaipur 1013 Km Panaji 730 Km