Location and routes to reach Lonavala, Maharashtra
Lonavala is a hill station near to Bombay and Poona. Here, you can read about location and how to reach Lonavala from other parts of the country
Lonavala is one of the most visited tourist attraction near Pune in Maharashtra. This is also an important Hill Resort in Maharashtra. It is located at a height of 625 mtrs. above the sea level and is the main tourism attraction, one of the most favourite monsoon picnic spot of Puneites and Mumbaikars. This famous Hill station is popularly known as 'Jewel of Sahyadris. It has excellent Road, and railway connectivity to the two main cities of Maharashtra, Pune and Mumbai. Lot of tourists from all over India visit this important Hill Resort and tourist attraction every year. Some of the important tourism spots worth a visit by all tourists are Karla and Bhaja Caves, Lohgad Fort, Rajmachi Fort, Bushi Dam, Rock Garden, Kune Water falls, Tiger's leap, Duke's Nose etc. Visiting this place become very easy due to excellent roads and rail connectivity.How to reach by Air, Railways and Road
The Hill Resort is on the Mumbai-Pune Highway and is often visited along with the twin hill station of Khandala. Traveling to the hill station will not be problematic for you, since it is well connected by rail, road as well as air.
Also Read: Lonavala - Best time to visitReaching by Air
The nearest domestic airport is located at Pune city, which is serviced by all the public as well as private carriers. It is located at a distance of around 62 km from this place. The nearest international airport is the one at Mumbai, which is about 96 km away. There are frequent buses and shared taxis from both the air ports. There are also private taxis and cars at both the air ports to reach here from Mumbai and Pune Air Ports. Tourist Taxis cost around Rs.2,000 from Mumbai Air Port and Rs.1,500 to travel from Pune Air Port .
Several Air Lines run direct flights to Pune from other cities in India. Some of these flight operators are:
There are several flights to Mumbai air port from all other important cities in India. Apart from the Indian operators, there are many international flight operators which run flights to Mumbai. The major flight operators to Mumbai are:
The list of flights available from different places in India to Pune are given below.
1. Flight No.DN667 = From Bengaluru to Pune, Departure at 09:55 hrs.
2. Flight No.DN684 = From Chennai to Pune, Departure at 16:15 hrs.
3. Flight No.DN627 = From New Delhi to Pune, Departure at 16:00 hrs.
4. Flight No.DN645 = From Hyderabad to Pune, Departure at 17:30 hrs.
1. Flight No.IC0919 = From Bangalore to Pune, Departure at 11:20 hrs.
2. Flight No.IC0919 = From New Delhi to Pune, Departure at 16:00 hrs.
3. Flight No. = From Hyderabad to Pune, Departure at 13:10 hrs.
4. Flight No. = From Hyderabad to Pune, Departure at 20:30 hrs.
1. Flight No.IT414 = From Allahabad to Pune, Departure at 17:15 hrs.
2. Flight No.IT411 = From Chennai to Pune, Departure at 04:45 hrs.
3. Flight No.IT411 = From Bangalore to Pune, Departure at 06:05 hrs.
4. Flight No.IT154 = From Delhi to Pune, Departure at 21:10 hrs.
1. Flight No.S2115/133 = From Lucknow to Pune, Departure at 14:55 hrs.
2. Flight No.S26137/6043 = From Hyderabad to Pune, Departure at 09:30 hrs.
3. Flight No.S26043 = From Delhi to Pune, Departure at 13:35 hrs.
4. Flight No.S2131 = From Delhi to Pune, Departure at 16:05 hrs.
5. Flight No.S2307/6043 = From Kolkatta to Pune, Departure at 07:35 hrs.
6. Flight No.S2310/6043 = From Bangalore to Pune, Departure at 11:15 hrs.
7. Flight No.S26315/6043 = From Bhubaneshwar to Pune, Departure at 10:45 hrs.
8. Flight No.S2129/6043 = From Ahmedabad to Pune, Departure at 10:50 hrs.Reaching by Train
This place has a railway station on its own. This railway station lies in between Pune and Mumbai railway stations. Many of the express trains between Pune and Mumbai pass through here. You can catch any of these express trains for reaching by train.
Trains like Deccan Express, Deccan Queen, Sinhagad Express etc. The railway station is well connected to rest of the country with well laid network of trains. There are a number of trains from Chennai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Ajmer, Bhubaneshwar, Jaipur etc. It takes approximately 2 hours to travel from Mumbai and 1 hour to travel from Pune . The train passes through a number of tunnels and striking views of Ghats. Another hill resort, Khandala is just 15 minutes away hill resort. There are a number of local trains from Pune and Mumbai to here apart from the express trains.
Schedule of trains reaching from different places in India:
Chennai to Lonavala Trains
We have three trains from Chennai to this place. All the three trains start from Chennai Central Railway Station and pass through this station. The time to travel from Chennai to here takes approximately 26 hours. The list of trains is given below.
Departure at Chennai = 22:50 hrs.
Arrival = 00:44 hrs.
This train is available on all week days
Departure at Chennai = 11:45 hrs.
Arrival = 10:44 hrs.
This train is available on all week days
Departure at Chennai = 06:50 hrs.
Arrival = 03:34 hrs.
This train is available on all week days
Jodhpur to Lonavala Trains
We have three trains from Jodhpur to this station. All the three trains start from Jodhpur Railway Station and pass through t The time to travel from Jodhpur takes approximately 22 hours. The list of trains is given below.
Departure at Jodhpur = 05:30 hrs.
Arrival = 03:23 hrs.
This train is available only on Tuesdays from Jodhpur
Departure at Jodhpur = 05:30 hrs.
Arrival= 02:58 hrs.
This train is available only on Thursdays and Saturdays from Jodhpur
Departure at Jodhpur = 05:30 hrs.
Arrival = 02:58 hrs.
This train is available only on Wednesdys from Jodhpur
Bangalore to Lonavala Trains
We have four trains from Bangalore . All the three trains start from Bangalore Railway Station. The time to travel from Bangalore takes approximately 21 hours. The list of trains is given below.
Departure at Bangalore = 20:10 hrs.
Arrival = 17:04 hrs.
This train is available only on all days from Bangalore
Departure at Yeshwantpur = 06:30 hrs.
Arrival = 03:24 hrs.
This train is available only on all days from Yeshwantpur
Departure at Bangalore = 21:50 hrs.
Arrival = 19:59 hrs.
This train is available only on Mondays and Wednesdays from Bangalore
Departure at Bangalore = 21:50 hrs.
Arrival = 19:59 hrs.
This train is available only on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Bangalore
Ajmer to Lonavala Trains
We have two trains from Ajmer . Both the trains start from Ajmer Railway Station .The time to travel from Ajmer takes approximately 21 hours. The list of trains is given below.
Departure at Ajmer = 05:50 hrs.
Arrival = 02:58 hrs.
This train is available only on Fridays and Sundays from Ajmer
Departure at Ajmer = 05:50 hrs.
Arrival = 02:58 hrs.
This train is available only on Mondays from Ajmer
Like this there are a number of trains from places like Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar and Vadodara, Pune and Mumbai. In addition to these trains, there are local trains from Pune and Mumbai at frequent intervals.Reaching by Bus
This place has well connected network of roads from major cities and towns in Maharashtra. This city is on the Mumbai - Pune Highway, which is 89 Kms. from Mumbai and 64 Kms. from Pune. You can also hire a private or shared taxi from these two cities . It takes approximately 2 hours to travel from Mumbai by bus and 1 hour to travel from Pune by bus and the travel is on the new Express Highway.
A number of Buses run between major cities of Maharashtra. There is regular bus service of Maharashtra State Transport (ST) service buses to Khandala and from Pune, Mumbai and other cities in Maharashtra. The approximate distances from Major cities and towns is given below:
Mumbai - 89 km
Pune - 64 km
Khandala - 04 km
Kamshet - 15 km
Karjat - 30 km
Durshet - 55 km
Aurangabad - 288 km
Nashik - 264 km
Mahabaleshwar - 182 km
Travelling by road is the best mode to reach this place.The hill resort is located on the Mumbai - Pune Express highway. Private Bus Operators operators operate several Luxury and Volvo buses from Pune and Mumbai . Most of the buses from Mumbai start from Dadar bus station. Luxury Volvo buses plying from Mumbai are very comfortable and reasonably priced.
Also there is continuous bus shuttle between Lonavala and Khandala. Buses ply on a regular interval of 15 minutes between this place and Khandala. You can even hire bicycles on hourly basis to explore or to go to Khandala.
