Pune Hotels - Getting to and from Pune and around once there
Getting to and from Pune and around once there: Below is a comprehensive guide to transport to from and around Pune covering the Buses, Taxis, Flights, Trains, Cycling, by Car and much more.
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Transport – Pune:
Pune is a major transportation hub for Western Maharashtra.
It serves as the gateway for the numerous hill stations in the Sahyadri Hills.
By plane:
Pune Hotels - Directions and Location in India
Pune currently does not have a civil airport to its name.
All commercial air carriers operate from the military airport located at Lohegaon. Pune airport is served by almost all domestic carriers.
The number of flights is however limited since the airport is under the control of the Air-force. Currently, international flights operate only to Dubai,Singapore and Frankfurt.
If getting a direct flight proves difficult, then taking a flight to Mumbai and then traveling by taxi or train to Pune is a feasible option.
A long-distance private taxi journey should take around three hours and costs about Rs 1600.
The airport is in Lohegaon, which is around 10km from the city center, and takes about 30 minutes – 1 hour to reach (depending on traffic conditions).
Flights connecting Pune:
Jet Airways : Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai
Indian : Bangalore, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad and Singapore
Air Sahara : Delhi and Hyderabad
Air Deccan : Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad
Visa Airways: Mumbai
Lufthansa : Frankfurt
Kingfisher : Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi,Kolkata,Hyderabad
IndiGo : Bangalore, Delhi and Nagpur
Air India : Dubai
SpiceJet: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and Delhi
By train:
Pune Hotels - Transportation by Train
Pune is well connected to other Indian cities by rail. Pune City Station is an above average Indian station, with an information booth, an internet cafe and computerized ticket booking office.
Trolleys are not available, but porters can be hired to help with luggage.
Licensed porters wear a red shirt with a metallic arm-band bearing their serial number.
The official rates in Maharashtra currently are as follows-
Rs 25 for up to 10 kgs/3 pieces of luggage (whichever is less)
Rs 20 per additional 5 kgs/piece of luggage (whichever is less)
A lightweight briefcase not exceeding 300 cubic cm is not included, but carries a Rs 5 surcharge.
Below is a list of services connecting Pune with different parts of India:
North India:
1077 JHELUM EXPRESS from PUNE to JAMMU Route – Pune, Daund , Manmad , Bhusaval , Itarsi , Bhopal , Jhansi , Gwalior , Agra , New Delhi , Ambala , Ludhiana , Jalandhar , Chakki Bank and JAMMU
2263 DURONTO EXP from Pune Jn to New Delhi Route – Nonstop Train between Pune and New Delhi.
2147 NIZAMUDDIN EXP from Chhatrapati Shahumaharaj Terminus Kolhapur to New Delhi via Pune. Route – Kolhapur , Pune, Daund , Manmad , Bhusaval , Itarsi , Bhopal , Jhansi , Gwalior , Agra and New Delhi
2629 SAMPARK KRANTI EXP from Yesvantpur to New Delhi via Pune. Route – Yesvantpur , Hubli , Miraj , Pune , Bhopal , Jhansi and New Delhi
2779 GOA EXPRESS from Vasco da Gama , Goa to New Delhi Route – Vasco Da Gama , Madgaon , Londa , Belgaum , Miraj , Pune , Daund , Manmad , Bhusaval , Itarsi , Bhopal , Jhansi , Gwalior , Agra and New Delhi
2781 SWARNA JAYANTHI EXP from Mysore to New Delhi Route – Mysore , Hassan , Arsikere , Hubli , Miraj , Pune , Daund , Manmad , Bhusaval , Itarsi , Bhopal , Jhansi , Gwalior , Agra and New Delhi
1090 PUNE JODHPUR EXP from pune to Jodhpur Route – Pune , Kalyan , Vasai , Valsad , Surat , Vadodara , Ahmedabad , Abu , Marwar and Jodhpur
6508 JODHPUR EXPRESS from Bangalore to Jodhpur via Pune Route – Bangalore , Arsikere , Hubli , Miraj , Pune , Kalyan , Vasai , Valsad , Surat , Vadodara , Ahmedabad , Abu , Marwar and Jodhpur
6534 YESVANTPUR JODHPUR EXP from Yesvantpur to Jodhpur via Pune Route – Yesvantpur , Guntakal , Hospet , Hubli , Belgaum , Miraj , Pune , Kalyan , Vasai , Valsad , Surat , Vadodara , Ahmedabad , Abu , Marwar and Jodhpur
2103 PUNE LUCKNOW EXP from Pune to Lucknow Route – Pune , Daund , Manmad , Bhusaval , Itarsi , Bhopal , Jhansi , Kanpur and Lucknow
2149 PUNE PATNA EXP from Pune to Patna Route – Pune , Daund , Manmad , Bhusaval , Khandwa , Jabalpur , Satna , Allahabad , Mughal Sarai and Patna
The Azad Hind connects the city to Howrah and takes 36 hours.
The Jhelum Express connects Pune to Jammu. The train passes through Northern and Central India connecting the cities of Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra, Delhi and Jammu.
Express trains serving Pune are listed below. The names of the trains are in bold.
Goa Express: Vasco-da-Gama, Madgaon, Londa, Belgaum, Miraj, Sangli, Satara, Daund, Ahmednagar, Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra Cantt, Nizamuddin.
Deccan Queen Express: Lonavala, Dadar, Mumbai CST.
Pragati Express, Indrayani Express and Intercity Express: Lonavala, Dadar, Mumbai CST.
Azad Hind Express: Daund, Ahmednagar, Belapur, Kopergaon, Manmad, Bhusaval, Akola, Badnera(Amravati), Wardha Jn, Nagpur, Gondia, Nasik Rd, Jalgaon, Rajnandgaon, Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, Raigarh, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Tata Nagar, Kharagpur, Howrah.
Pune-Nagpur Express and Pune-Nagpur Garib-Rath: Daund, Ahmednagar, Manmad, Bhusaval, Akola, Badnera(Amravati), Wardha Jn, Nagpur.
Hutatma Express: Daund, Kurduwadi, Solapur.
Dadar – Chennai Central Express: Dadar, Kalyan, Lonavala, Solapur, Gulbarga, Shahabad, Wadi, Raichur, Adoni, Guntakal, Cuddapah, Renigunta, Arakkonam, Chennai Central.
Nagercoil Express: Mumbai CST, Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, Karjat, Lonavala, Pune, Daund, Solarpur, Gulbarga, Wadi, Raichur, Adoni, Mantralayam Road, Guntakal, Gooty, Anantapur, Dharmavaram, Hindupur, Krishnarajapuram, Bangarapet, Kuppam, Tirpattur, Salem, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Virudanagar, Nagercoil.
Coimbatore Express: Lokmanya TilakTerminus, Thane, Kalyan, Karjat, Lonavala, Pune, Daund, Solapur, Gulbargar, Wadi, Raichur, Adoni, Mantralayam Road, Guntakal, Gooty, Anantapur, Dharmavaram, Hindupur, Bangalore East, Bangalore Cantt, Banglore City Jn, Hosur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore.
Pourna Express: Pune- Ernakulam Pourna express runs on saturdays.
By Road:
Pune is served by three national highways (NH) and an expressway.
It takes about three hours to get from Pune to Mumbai airport via the Pune-Mumbai Expressway. Both private and state owned companies (MSRTC) operate luxury buses on this route, and run 24 hours service with buses departing every fifteen minutes. MSRTC buses charge approximately Rs 185 (Non AC) and Rs 250 (AC) for the journey. (The first MSRTC bus departs at 6 AM and the last bus at 2 AM). NH4 also connects Pune to Mumbai.
NH 9 runs to Machhlipatnam, Andhra Pradesh and passes through Karnataka State and the cities of Solapur, Homnabad, Hyderabad and Vijaywada.
NH 50 is an inter-state highway and connects the city with Nashik.
Shared Cabs operate on the popular Pune City Station to Dadar, Mumbai route. These taxis seat 4 to 5 people, and charge Rs. 200 per person using a regular car, Rs. 800 for a Fiat Premier and Rs. 1000 for an Ambassador. Cool cabs (taxis with air conditioning) are also available which charge higher.
Bus Stations in Pune
Pune City Station: This bus stand (located right next to the railway station and also considered to be the main bus stand) mainly serves buses on the Mumbai route. Most services make a stop at Lonavala.
Shivaji Nagar: This bus stand serves buses for Vidarbha, Konkan, Marathwada and Northern Maharshtra. A few services connect with other cities in the neighboring state of Gujarat. Buses run by Gujarat Roadways run to Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Surat, Kandla and Rajkot. The bus station is located outside the Shivaji Nagar train station.
Swargate : This bus stand serves buses covering Western Maharshtra and Alibag.
Vadgaon Sheri : This is famous place for reading near to Agakhan Place where Gandhiji Live.
Getting around once in Pune:
By PMPML City bus
City buses in Pune are run by the PMPML [16]. Although the vehicles are crowded and smoke-belching, the network is very extensive. Almost all parts of the city are connected by the PMPML city buses. Major city bus stands include Corporation, Shivaji Nagar, Swargate, Kothrud depot, Nigdi, Hadapsar, Katraj and Deccan. Shivaji Nagar is believed to be the busiest bus stand in the state of Maharashtra. The fare is calculated by distance, and ranges from Rs 5 (14 US cents) to Rs 18 (40 US cents).
Pune Darshan
Pune Darshan buses are run by the PMPML and provide a guided tour of the city. Only two Pune Darshan services are air-conditioned. The buses go around Pune and cost Rs 72 per head for the General bus and Rs 140 per head for the Luxury Bus. The tour starts at 9 AM and ends by 5 PM and more information about these tours can be found by visiting the website or by calling the office at: 020-32930008 / 020-25510069(Deccan). The route of the bus is as follows:
By auto-rickshaws
There is also a huge army of three wheeled rickshaws. There are some prepaid rickshaw stands at Shivajinagar, Swargate Bus Depot and Lohegaon Airport.
Nevertheless, always demand that they use the meter and that they show you the sheet of paper (referred as Tariff Card) which converts the rickshaw meter readings to the actual cost in rupees.
As of July 2010 the conversion equation is : Cost = 8 * Reading + 3, where “Cost” is the actual fare in rupees and “Reading” is the meter reading which is supposed to be Kilometers traveled. Thus a 2 on the meter is actually Rs (8*2 + 3) = Rs 19. Or a 3.50 on the meter is Rs (3.5*8 + 3) = Rs 31.
The driver may occasionally stop to ask for directions depending on how familiar he is with the area. All rickshaws plying in the Municipal Corporation limits are supposed to charge fare according to tariff card. Most of the times they will try to charge you a little extra but that won’t be too much. You can very well argue with them based on the conversion equation stated above, and sometimes they will agree to it.
Now a days, many auto rickshaw drivers try to charge extra for long distances or very short distances, or they refuse the fare. If they realise you are not from the city, they may try to take longer routes to the destination to charge extra money from you. Thus, outsiders and foreigners, use your own judgement before boarding any auto rickshaw. Stick to the demand of charging by meter and refuse strongly to pay any extra amount, unless it is midnight. Autorickshaw drivers may also refuse to travel to quite a few parts of the city as per their convenience; however, this is against the law if their meter reads “on hire” in the upright position. If the sign is turned sideways, the rickshaw driver is not technically working and can refuse you.
It is very common for rickshaw drivers plying between 11 PM and 6 AM to demand 1.5 times the normal rates for the journey. You are advised to get this cleared with the driver before boarding the rickshaw. It is also sometimes advisable to flag a rickshaw from the streets (if practical and possible) instead of boarding one from the stands as often, rickshaw drivers waiting in stands demand more fare.
If you have complaints against auto drivers for not accepting short distance rides (or any rides), asking more meter fare, not using a meter, taking other passengers along the way, carrying more passengers than allowed capacity, stopping at bus stands or other similar complaints of serious nature, you can email or call the Road Transport Authorities at 020-22051414 or 020-27492828 (PCMC) or email rtopune@dataone.in. Traffic cops usually come right away to the spot to book a complaint against the driver. Commuters can also send their MMS pictures at +91 9420218338. The complaints should clearly mention all details including the auto’s registration number, the time of taking the rickshaw, details of auto fare, the distance commuted, locations, date, time, nature of complaint.
By two-wheelers
Pune Hotels - Two Wheelers
This city was once known as the city of bicycles, but now it has turned into the city of motorcycles.
The general attitude towards riding motorbikes in the city is that of total ignorance of any set forth traffic regulations along with complete disregard of one’s safety (not wearing a helmet).
Here people ride motorbikes as if they are riding a war horse and will generally try to overtake every vehicle in front. Minor accidents on motorbikes are common;
You are advised to be careful even when your signal is green as the traffic flow from other direction generally does not stop immediately.
Pune’s roads might turn to horrid potholes from smooth tarmac in matter of seconds when it rains. Always be on a lookout.
If you are driving a car always be careful, since motorbike riders may overtake you from left or right and cut lanes without warning. Of late, there has been an improvement by addition of a number of bicycle tracks all over.
That said, if you do want to hire a two wheeler, there are two outfits who rent ’2 wheels’ in Pune. A 100cc Bajaj Platina will cost 200 INR a day and an automatic Honda scooter will cost 300 INR. If you are planning on day trips from Pune you would be best with the larger wheels and light weight of a motorcycle rather than a scooter. Both outfits will most likely deliver to your accommodation if you ask nicely.
Mehta Autos. Mr Mukesh Mehta, 451 Somwar Peth Nr Khadiche Maidan Chowk, Behind Apollo Talkies cinema, Somwar Peth, Pune – 411002. Tel – +(91)-(20)-26127864/ +(91)-9371026288
Blossoms. Mr Shakeel Shaikh, 15, Bund Garden Road, Bund Garden Road, Pune – 411001. Tel +(91)-9890829786
By suburban rail
Pune Hotels - Suburban Rail in Pune
The Pune Suburban Railway connects Pune to Lonavala, a small town en-route to Mumbai.
There is only one line with seventeen stations; a second monorail line is under consideration by the government. Here is a list of all the stations, east to west.
The places of interest are listed in brackets. Italics indicate the various modes of transport available at the destination station.
Pune City (MRSTC, City Bus Stand, Autos, Taxis, PMC)
Shivaji Nagar (MRSTC, Shivaji Nagar Bus Stand, Autos, PMC)
Khadki (Ammunition Factory, BDL, Ring Sights India Pvt Ltd)
Dapodi (CME Museum)
Kasarwadi (Air Vents & Glass Factory)
Pimpri (Pimpri Plant, TATA Plant)
Chinchwad (Bride Industries Ltd)
Akurdi (Force Motors Plant, Bajaj Tempo)
Dehu Rd (Army AOC & ASC 512 Base repair Depots)
Begdewadi (Loco Sheds)
Ghorawadi
Talegaon (Muhammad Ali Rd, CRPF)
Wadgaon (PWD bungalow)
Kanhe
Kamshet
Malwali
Lonavala (Khandala, Karla Cave)
By car
There is quite a lot of traffic on Pune roads and driving through the narrow lanes is not easy. Even if you have driven before in Cairo or Kolkata, driving on Pune’s streets isn’t child’s play.
There are quite a few car rental agencies in Pune. Most of them charge around Rs 2500 a day for a mid-size car. There are extra charges for distances above 100 km.
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