Getting there & away
Land
Bus
STC departures from Jethibai bus stand are usually inconvenient. There are buses to Veraval (Rs 35, three hours, four daily), Rajkot (Rs 90, five hours, four daily), Jamnagar (Rs 100, seven hours, two daily) and Bhavnagar (Rs 75, five hours). More civilised and frequent departure times exist from Una, about 10km away (Rs 10, 40 minutes, every 30 minutes from 5.30am to 10pm).
Buses depart from Una bus stand for Diu (from 6.30am to 8.15pm). Outside these hours, walk 1km to Tower Chowk in Una, from where shared autorickshaws go to Ghoghla or Diu for about the same fare. An autorickshaw costs Rs 100.
Private buses go from Diu to Mumbai at 10am (Rs 450 sleeper, 22 to 24 hours) and to Ahmedabad (Rs 170, Rs 220 sleeper, 10½ hours). Book in advance at A to Z (Vaniya St; 9am-11pm).
Train
Delwada, between Una and Ghoghla, and only about 8km from Diu, is the nearest railhead. A shared autorickshaw from there to Ghoghla costs about Rs 10. There’s a direct train (313/314) at 8.10am from Delwada to Veraval (2nd class Rs 18, 3½ hours), which stops at Gir at 9.50am (Rs 12, 1¾ hours).
Air
Jet Airways (252365; airport) flies to Mumbai (US$117, 12.15pm Sunday to Friday). The agent is Oceanic Travels (252180; Gandhi Bhavan; 9am-1pm & 3-7pm), near the post office.
Diu
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