Aurangabad

Aurangabad is well connected by Air, Rail and Road to other parts of country. Aurangabad enjoys central location with respect to Maharashtra and Goa. All major cities in Maharashtra lie within a radius of 500 Km. Aurangabad has a good network of National and State highways connecting all parts of the country. Aurangabad railhead is directly connected to many parts of the country including major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad. Direct flights from Mumbai and Delhi are available on a daily basis. One Flight except on Mondays from Udaipur is also available during tourist seasons.

By train

Aurangabad is a Railway Station of South-Central railway on Manmad - Secunderabad section Railway Station code - AWB. The city has direct rail links to important Indian cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, etc. Aurangabad Railway Station is an average Indian railway station, with an information booth, waiting rooms, rest rooms, book stalls, canteen and a computerized ticket booking office. Wheel chairs are available on request from the Station Master's office located on Platform No. 1. No trolleys are available. Porters can be hired to help with luggage. Please utilize the services only of Licensed Porters wearing red uniforms having numbered badges and pay them a fixed rate. The official approved rates in Maharashtra currently are as follows-

INR-25 for up to 10 kgs/3 pieces of luggage whichever is less

INR-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 INR-5 surcharge.No receipt is given by the porters. You can tip the porters up to INR-5 if you desire.

Trains are quite comfortable and fairly fast mode of transport. They are ideal for long and short hauls in India as they are extremely cheap and affordable. The difference between a lowest-fare air-ticket and The highest class train fare is remarkable. E.g. The highest fare Air-conditioned First Class Overnight Sleeper for Mumbai - Aurangabad travel around 375 Kmis only about INR-1050/-, or INR-420/- for an Air-conditioned Chair Car in a superfast Janshatabdi for a day journey of 6 1/2 hours, while the lowest air-fare of any low cost Airline, starts from around INR.3500/-! Indian Railways offer various options including Air-conditioned compartments like Air-conditioned First Class Railway code 'H', Air-conditioned 2-Tier Sleeper Railway code 'A', Air-conditioned 3-Tier Sleeper Railway code 'B', and for day trains Air-conditioned Chair-Cars Railway code 'C'. IRCTC provides complementary Blankets, pillows and hand towels on all Air-conditioned sleeper class compartments H, A & B. Apart from this reserved Non Air-conditioned sleeper class Railway code 'S' and Second Class Seating Railway code 'D' are available on all sleeper trains and seating trains respectively.

TRAINS FROM MUMBAI

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus / Dadar Railway Station

Tapovan express 7617 - Dep-06:10 hrs Arr-13:15 hrs

Mumbai, Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Dewlali Cantt., Nasik, Lasalgaon, Manmad, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Nanded.

Aurangabad Jan-Shatabdi 2071 - Dep-13:55 hrs Arr-20:30 hrs

Mumbai, Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, Nasik, Manmad, Aurangabad.

Nandigram Express 1401 - Dep-16:35 hrs Arr-23:43 hrs

Mumbai, Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Dewlali Cantt., Nasik, Lasalgaon, Manmad, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Nanded, Adilabad, Wani, Sevagram, Nagpur.

Devagiri Express 7057 - Dep-21:05 hrs Arr-04:00 hrs

Mumbai, Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Dewlali Cantt., Nasik, Lasalgaon, Manmad, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Nanded, Dharmabad, Basar, Nizamabad, Secunderabad.

TRAINS FROM DELHI, Amritsar, Agra, Bhopal

Sachkand Superfast Express 2716 - Dep-13:10 hrs Arr-11:30 hrs

Amritsar, Jallandher, Ludhiana, Ambala Cantt., Panipat, New-Delhi, Mathura, Agra, Gwaliar, Jhansi, Bhopal, Itarsi, Khandwa, Bhusawal, Manmad, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Nanded.

TRAINS FROM HYDERABAD

Secunderabad / Kacheguda Railway Station

Ajanta Express 7064 - Dep-18:10 hrs Arr-04:00 hrs

Secunderabad, Nizamabad, Dharmabad, Nanded, Parbhani, Jalna, Aurangabad, Manmad.

Devagiri Express 7058 - Dep-13:320 hrs Arr-23:20 hrs

Secunderabad, Nizamabad, Dharmabad, Nanded, Parbhani, Jalna, Aurangabad, Manmad, Lasalgaon, Nasik, Dewlali Cantt., Igatpuri, Kalyan, Thane, Dadar, Mumbai.

Availability of trains can be checked here on the Indian Rail Official web-site : (http://www.indianrail.gov...)

Rail links via Manmad Junction:Manmad is the nearest Railway Junction on Central Railway wherein trains to all parts of India are available. Manmad - Aurangabad journey can be made by a good connection of trains or by road in a span of 2 to 2 1/2 hours. If you have a connecting train, make sure that there is at least a gap of 2 hours in the departures. In case you miss the connecting train, due to late running of a previous train, you can avail of a full refund at any of the two stations ie connecting station or destination station.

By plane

Aurangabad has its own International airport. A new Airport Terminal Building was inaugurated on Nov 21,2008 on outskirts of the city. Chikalthana Airport is equipped with all modern facilities Airport code : IXU. Air India, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Class, Kingfisher Red and JetLite have a number of regular flights from Mumbai, Delhi & Hyderabad to Aurangabad. The nearest international airports are Mumbai and Pune. Kingfisher Class also operates a seasonal flight from Udaipur to Aurangabad. The first 'Jumbo Jet' - Boeing 747 one of the largest commercial aircraft till date landed in aurangabad in 1974. Many War planes Of Indian Air Force used refuel at the Chikalthana airport.

(http://aai.aero/allAirpor...)

Flights to Aurangabad

FLIGHTS FROM MUMBAI

Air India IC-887 - Dep 15:55 hrs -Full Service Carrier (http://www.indianairlines...)

Jet Airways 9W-113 - Dep 07:15 hrs -Full Service Carrier (http://www.jetairways.com...)

Jet Airways 9W-3109 - Dep 18:25 hrs -Full Service Carrier (http://www.jetairways.com...)

Kingfisher Red formerly Deccan IT4139 - Dep 19:05 hrs -Budget Carrier (http://www.flykingfisher.com/)

FLIGHTS FROM DELHI

JetLite S2-6171 - Dep 09:05 hrs -Budget Carrier (http://www.jetlite.com/in...)

Air India IC-887 - via Mumbai - Dep 13:00 hrs -Full Service Carrier (http://www.indianairlines...)

FLIGHTS FROM HYDERABAD

Kingfisher Class formerly Kingfisher IT-2921 - Dep 15:00 hrs - Except Tuesday -Full Service Carrier (http://www.flykingfisher.com/)

FLIGHTS FROM UDAIPUR Available during the Tourist season only

Kingfisher Class formerly Kingfisher IT-2331 - Dep 07:55 hrs - Except Monday -Full Service Carrier (http://www.flykingfisher.com/)

Road

Aurangabad is linked by national highways and state highways to all parts of the country. Aurangabad has excellent road connectivity to all important cities in Maharashtra namely Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Nasik etc. The highway connections make the journey to the world famous destinations of Ajanta and Ellora very comfortable.

BUS SERVICES TO AURANGABAD

From Mumbai

Aurangabad can be reached by road from Mumbai via Pune or Nasik. The best option if you can not afford flights is train though. Via road Pune is a faster option despite a bit longer distance. MSRTC Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation and private buses ply regularly and is an overnight journey. MSRTC operates their premium world class Airconditioned Volvo B7R Bus service on this route named 'Shivneri'. A few recommended private buses from Mumbai would be Royal CarsAC, KonduskarAC, Ghatge Patil-Snozzer AC Sleeper, Humsafar Non AC budget carrier. Book your tickets only from authorized travel agents in Mumbai. A sinlge ticket on Air-conditioned bus is from INR-450/- to INR-650/-, Air-conditioned sleeper bus is from INR-700/- to INR-850/-, and for budget Non Air-conditioned buses is INR-250/- to INR-350/-. Do not pay any agent more than this.

From Pune

if you do not wish to drive then the safest and most reliable option is an MSRTC Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation Shivneri Air-conditioned Bus Service. The fleet consists of all Volvo B7R-9400 buses and are extremely safe, comfortable and fast. MSRTC Shivneri buses depart every hour from Shivajinagar Bus Stand starting from early morning 6.00 AM till late night up to 1.00 AM. For budget travellers, an award winning Non Air-conditioned semi luxury bus service Asiad, also operated by MSRTC is available. Asiad buses depart every half an hour from Shivajinagar Bus Stand starting from early morning 5.00 AM till late night up to 1.00 AM. These are non Air-conditioned but comfortable buses. Avoid taking Air-conditioned and Non Air-conditioned private Buses. They never leave and reach on time!

From Nasik

there is a similar semi luxury Asiad bus service of MSRTC Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation with semi luxury Asiad buses available every hour departing from Nasik Central Bus Stand CBS.

From Nagpur

also Aurangabad has also a good road connectivity. If you are traveling by bus, it will take you a bit more than 12 hours. MSRTC Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation operates semi luxury - Asiad and ordinary buses to Aurangabad from Nagpur. Private AC Volvo and Non AC luxury buses are also available on local basis. Good carriers include PrasannaAC, SainiAC and SainiNon AC budget carrier.

Apart from these cities Aurangabad has direct bus links from cities like Hyderabad, Solapur, Kolhapur, Goa, Ahmedabad, Indore and many more.

Visit MSRTC Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation web site for time-table of all buses to and from Aurangabad NOTE: The web site requires the location of bus station eg. for Pune you have to write 'Shivajinagar' for Ellora you may enter 'Verul' (http://msrtconline.in/tim...)