GETTING THERE
Formerly Known As: Poona
Also Known As: Queen Of The Deccan
Best Time To Visit: October To March
Air: Pune has an airport situated in the Lohagaon
area, about 12-km from the city. Though the airport is small, but it is
well maintained and operates about 7-8 flights every day. Various Domestic
Airlines provide regular flights between Pune-Mumbai, Pune-Bangalore,
Pune-Delhi, Pune-Chennai, Pune-Ahmedabad, Pune-Hyderabad and Pune-Goa
sectors.
Rail: As Pune is one of the last stops for around twenty
long-distance trains on their way to Mumbai, rail services are excellent.
Many depart early in the morning, however, and some terminate at Dadar, so
always check up at Telephone Information Service run by the Railway
Enquiries Office. The most convenient, options for Mumbai CST are Deccan
Queen Express #1008 (4hr 30min), Pragati Express #1026 (3hr 45min) and
Sahyadri Express #7304 (4hr 35min).
Direct
Express trains from Pune also run to Hyderabad (Mumbai-Hyderabad Express
#7031; daily), New Delhi (Jhelum Express #1077; daily), Madras
(Mumbai-Chennai Express #6011; daily), Bangalore (Shatabdi Express) #2027
and Indrayani Express; daily) and Thiruvanantpuram (Kanyakumari Express
#1081; daily). Reservations for all trains should be made at the New
Reservation Centre next to the station (Monday-Saturday 8.00am-2.00pm &
2.15pm-8.00pm, Sunday 8.00am-2.00pm).
Road: Pune is well connected by road with the cities and towns
within the state and also with the major cities and towns beyond the
state. From Mumbai, regular MSRTC buses and private buses ply to Pune.
Services from the city stand next to the station head south, to
Mahabaleshwar (3hr), Kolhapur (12hr), and Goa (6:30pm & 8.00pm; 15hr;
book in advance from the Kadamba hatch).
Asiad buses to Mumbai (4hr) also leave here every 15 minutes, but must be
booked a day or so in advance. If one is heading up to Lonavala or
Aurangabad, one will have to travel across the river to the Shivaji Nagar
terminus. Finally, there's also a very handy direct bus service to
Mumbai's Sahara and Santa Cruz airports, leaving Pune at 4.00pm and
arriving five hours later; tickets are sold through the Thomas Cook Office
on General Thimmaya Road.
Local Transport: Pune has a very good transport system. There are
trains, auto-rickshaws, buses and also private taxis for sightseeing.
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