Plan Your Trip to Shirdi

Location
Shirdi is located in Maharashtra State, India. It is approx. 229 km from Bombay (Mumbai) and approx. 209 km from Pune.

Reaching there
The nearest International Airport is Bombay (Mumbai). Most of the major airlines fly to Mumbai. Pune has an international airport too, but very few international airlines fly directly to Pune.
The nearest domestic airport is Aurangabad (approx. 144 km). There are direct flights from Mumbai to Aurangabad .
If you prefer train travel, then take an express train from Mumbai to Nashik, which takes approx. 4 hrs. From Nashik you can take a luxury (Volvo a/c) bus or car, which takes around 1.30 hrs –2 hrs.
Other option is to take a luxury bus from Mumbai to Shirdi. There are many bus operators who run Volvo a/c buses from Mumbai to Shirdi. You can check with the Mumbai travel agents for more information and booking.
Alternatively you can rent a car. The approx. rate for a/c car is Rs. 7-8 per km. The travel time between Mumbai and Shirdi by road is approx. 5 hrs.

Climate
Shirdi has a dry climate that swings to extremes, from a high of 40° C in May, to a low of 7° C in January. But the monsoon months - June to September - are pleasant, with scanty to heavy rains.