Reaching Pune in itself is an exciting experience if traveled from Mumbai. Pune by many is considered as the cultural capital of Maharashtra. This city with an approximate area of 140 square kilometers is located at a height of about 560 meters on the Sahyadri Hills of the Western Ghats. With 40% of its total area under forests, a number of forested hill stations like Khandala, Lonavla, Mahabaleshwar, and Matheran attract tourists all round the year.
Pune in Maharashtra is at a south-easterly distance of approximately 180 kilometers from Mumbai. Mumbai residents, or tourists to Mumbai travel to Pune either by road or on rails. Pune is also connected to other Indian cities by regular domestic flights, or direct trains.
Pune by Air
Civil Enclave, Lohegaon is the airport in Pune. This airport is frequented by travelers who want to spend their vacation in Pune away from the hustle and bustle of Mumbai. Travelers planning to visit Mumbai, but failing to get a proper ticket, can fly to Pune and thereafter drive down to Mumbai city.
The different airline companies with their respective flights to Pune are namely:
- Air Sahara – Operates daily flights from Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, and Patna
- Deccan Airways - Operates regular flights from Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad. From Bangalore there is flight on all days except Saturdays.
- Indian – This national carrier operates daily flights from Delhi; flights from Bangalore everyday except, Saturdays; flights from Hyderabad on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays
- Kingfisher Airlines – This premier private airline
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operates daily flights to Pune from Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, and Ahmedabad.
Pune on Rails
Pune is directly connected by trains from Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Goa, and Ahmedabad.
- Trains from Delhi – 1078 Jhelum Express from New Delhi, and 2780 Goa Express from Hazrat Nizamuddin are daily trains connecting Delhi to Pune
- Trains from Bangalore – 1014 Lokmanya Tilak Express, and 6530 Udyan Express are the daily trains from Bangalore City
- Trains from Chennai - 2164 Chennai Express and 6010 Mumbai Mail travel to Pune daily from Chennai Central Railway Station.
- Trains from Hyderabad – 2702 Hussainsagar Express, and 7032 Mumbai Express arrive daily to Pune from Hyderabad
In addition to the above the 1029 Koyna Express, 1081 Kanyakumari Express, 1023 Sahyadri Express, 1019 Konark Express, 1021 Indrayani Express, 1013 Coimbatore Express, 1009 Sinhagad Express, 1011 Mahalaxmi Express, and 1007 Deccan Express connect Mumbai to Pune.
Pune by Road
Pune being just around 180 km from Mumbai, many tourists prefer to travel by road. The hilly, forested terrain makes the journey enjoyable. Rental cars or buses are available for this ride to Pune. Daily there are more than 70 deluxe and around 7 air-conditioned buses traveling from Mumbai to Pune.
Reaching Pune is very convenient, and can never be a deterrent to the holiday itinerary.
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