Mahabaleshwar, 290 km. from Mumbai, is a major tourist spot for both domestic and international tourists. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) and Maharashtra Tourist Development Council (MTDC) offer bus services to and from Mahabaleshwar. From Mahabaleshwar, there are frequent buses for Mumbai, right from luxury, to semi-luxury to deluxe and Volvo, there are buses to suit different budgets. Buses to Mahabaleshwar can be boarded from Nariman Point in Mumbai. Similarly, from Mahabaleshwar there are sufficient buses for Pune, although it is just 120 Km. from Mahabaleshwar. Towns like Kolhapur, Mahad, Panchgani, and Satara are also well connected to Mahabaleshwar in terms of bus services. It is advisable to book your tickets well in advance as there is great rush of tourists for this place and if you have not made your reservation, you might land in trouble. The tickets can be booked online through www.makemytrip.com. The tickets are sold at reasonable prices, considering the fine quality of the buses. An AC Volvo from Mahabaleshwar to Pune would cost about INR280. Buses from this tourist spot also leave for
Goa and
Ahmedabad. Apart from Government operated buses, there are a lot of private operators rendering bus services from Mahabaleshwar to different cities. Some of the prominent private operators include Neeta Tours and Travels, Vaibhav Travels, Paulo Travels, Swami Travels, Supreme Travels, Yash Yatra Travels, and KRSNA Travels. All these operators provide intercity and interstate bus services to and from Mahabaleshwar. Neeta Travels charges around INR500 for a trip from Mahabaleshwar to Pune for a non-AC bus. Similarly, for the same trip through same operator would cost around INR450 for Volvo AC bus. Vaibhav Travels would charge you about INR315 for a trip from Mahablaeshwar to Mumbai for a Volvo AC. The fares charged by private operators somewhat differ from each other. For example, KRSNA Travels charges about INR405 for a trip from Mahabaleshwar to Mumbai for a Volvo AC. Further in this regard, Supreme Travels would charge about INR270 for a journey from Mahabaleshwar to Mumbai for an AC bus. However, you should not forget to book your tickets beforehand. The tickets for all the above mentioned operators can be booked by visiting www.makemytrip.com. In Mahabaleshwar, you can get taxis and cycle-rickshaws for traveling to local destinations. You can check all our offerings for your
travel to Mahabaleshwar.
Usually tourists combine Mahabaleshwar holidays with nearby hill station of Panchgani (20 km). Besides several nearby tourist spots, you can visit Pune (120 km) and Mumbai (280 km) through bus services. Bus tickets can booked for inter state buses like Volvo bus and sleeper bus. You can also do bus bookings for AC bus or luxury bus. Most of the tourist destinations close to Mahabaleshwar can also be covered by trains. Satara (47 km), the nearest railway station from Mahabaleshwar is served by trains of Indian Railways. Advance rail reservations are offered by Indian Railways. As ticket counters remain overcrowded, so prefer to book railway ticket online.
