Aurangabad Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Local buses head half-hourly to Ellora (Rs 17, 45 minutes) and hourly to Jalgaon (Rs 90, four hours) via Fardapur (Rs 74, two hours). The T-junction near Fardapur is the drop-off point for Ajanta.

Buses leave regularly from the MSRTC bus stand (2242165; Station Rd West) to Pune (Rs 140, five hours) and Nasik (Rs 110, five hours). For longer-distance journeys, private luxury buses are more comfortable and better value. The private bus agents congregate around the corner where Dr Rajendra Prasad Marg becomes Court Rd, and a few sit closer to the bus stand on Station Rd West. Deluxe overnight bus destinations include Mumbai (Rs 180, with AC Rs 250, sleeper Rs 550, eight hours), Ahmedabad (Rs 350, 15 hours) and Nagpur (Rs 320, 12 hours).

Train

On the southern edge of town is Aurangabad train station (131). It’s not on a main line, but two direct trains daily (often heavily booked) run to/from Mumbai. The 2.30pm Tapovan Express (2nd class/chair Rs 94/344, eight hours), from Mumbai, leaves at 6.10am, and there’s also the 11.25pm Devagiri Express (sleeper/2AC Rs 158/641, nine hours).

To Hyderabad (Secunderabad), the Manmad Express departs daily at 7.20pm (sleeper/2AC Rs 236/954, 10 hours). To reach northern or eastern India by train, take a bus up to Jalgaon and board one of the major trains from there.

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Air

The airport (2483392) is 10km east of town. En route you’ll find the offices of Indian Airlines (2485241; Jalna Rd) and Jet Airways (2441392; Jalna Rd). Indian Airlines has daily flights to Mumbai (US$54, 45 minutes) and Delhi (US$129, 3½ hours). Jet Airways flies daily to Mumbai (US$116, 45 minutes). Air Deccan offers dirt-cheap daily flights to Mumbai.

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