Mumbai/Pune/Bengaluru to Puttaparthi - Train/Air/Road Details

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Sairam,For Shirdi - Puttaparthi come to Mumbai or Pune first & then -Mumbai to PuttaparthiMumbai to Puttaparthi is 924 km and takes about 14 hrs, 14 mins by road.Mumbai to Puttaparthi TrainsTrains ply regularly between Bengaluru City and Prashanti Nilayam. The railway station, with four platforms, is called Sri Sathya Sai Prashanti Nilayam, (Acronym SSPN) and is host to as many as 18 trains per day in each direction.  SSPN Railway StationThere is a DIRECT BUS, "TRAIN LINK", some 6 kilometers away. The direct bus goes straight into the ashram, and drops passengers at the Accommodation Office. SSPN links  Puttapathi with the major cities of India, including Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Bubhaneshwar and New Delhi. Dharmavaram is the nearest major railhead, which is about 45 km away. Taxi fare from Dharmavaram to Puttaparthi is about Rs 900.   Mumbai to Sai P Nilayam TrainsDaily Trains for Sai P Nilayam depart from 3 Mumbai stations: Mumbai Cst (CSTM), Lokmanyatilak T (LTT) and Dadar (DR) Train Name & Number      - Departure Time                    - Arrival Time                       - Duration  1 Coimbatore Exp (1013)      - 10:30 PM (Lokmanyatilak T)   - 05:25 PM (Sai P Nilayam)     - 18h 55m        2 Udyan Express (6529)       -  08:05 AM (Mumbai Cst)        - 04:45 AM (Sai P Nilayam)     - 20h 40m        3 Udyan Express (6529)       -  08:20 AM (Dadar)               - 04:45 AM (Sai P Nilayam)      -20h 25m        Book train tickets at IRCTC Coimbatore Exp Details - http://www.mustseeindia.com/trains/Coimbatore-Exp-1013Train number - 1013 - Service Days - All Week Days Classes Second AC (2A), Third AC (3A), Sleeper Class (SL) Duration 32h  Stop No. Station Name & Code                         Arrival Time          Departure Time            Stop Duration          Distance (Km)   Journey Day1 Lokmanyatilak T (LTT)                                  Starts                     10:30 PM                   Starts                       0 km                      1 2 Kalyan Jn (KYN)                                           11:16 PM                11:18 PM                    2 min                       38 km                     1 3 Pune Jn (PUNE)                                            01:55 AM                02:00 AM                   5 min                       176 km                    2 4 Kurduvadi (KWV)                                          04:40 AM                04:42 AM                   2 min                        361 km                   2 5 Solapur Jn (SUR)                                          06:05 AM                06:15 AM                   10 min                      440 km                    2 6 Dudhani (DUD)                                             07:28 AM                 07:30 AM                   2 min                       503 km                   2 7 Ganagapur Road (GUR)                                  07:53 AM                 07:55 AM                   2 min                       526 km                    2 8 Gulbarga (GR)                                              08:43 AM                 08:45 AM                   2 min                       553 km                    2 9 Shahabad (SDB)                                          09:13 AM                  09:15 AM                   2 min                       579 km                    2 10 Wadi (WADI)                                             10:15 AM                 10:20 AM                    5 min                       589 km                   2 11 Yadgir (YG)                                               10:49 AM                 10:51 AM                    2 min                       628 km                   2 12 Krishna (KSN)                                             11:20 AM                11:22 AM                    2 min                       672 km                   2 13 Raichur (RC)                                              11:48 AM                 11:50 AM                   2 min                        697 km                   2 14 Manthralayam Rd (MALM)                             12:28 PM                 12:30 PM                   2 min                        725 km                   2 15 Adoni (AD)                                                 12:58 PM                01:00 PM                    2 min                       766 km                   2 16 Guntakal Jn (GTL)                                        01:50 PM                01:55 PM                    5 min                       818 km                   2 17 Gooty (GY)                                                02:28 PM                 02:30 PM                    2 min                       846 km                   2 18 Kalluru (KLU)                                              02:53 PM                 02:55 PM                    2 min                        876 km                  2 19 Anantapur (ATP)                                         03:18 PM                 03:20 PM                    2 min                       903 km                   2 20 Dharmavaram Jn (DMM)                               04:50 PM                  04:55 PM                    5 min                       937 km                   2 21 Sai P Nilayam (SSPN)                                  05:25 PM                 05:30 PM                     5 min                       979 km                   2  Then carries forward to Coimbatore junction vis 9 more stopovers.Udyan Express Details - http://www.mustseeindia.com/trains/Udyan-Express-6529Train number - 6529 - Service Days    All Week Days Classes First AC (1A), Second AC (2A), Third AC (3A), Sleeper Class (SL) Duration 24h 45m   Stop No. Station Name & Code                         Arrival Time          Departure Time            Stop Duration          Distance (Km)   Journey Day1 Mumbai Cst (CSTM)                                        Starts                     08:05 AM                  Starts                    0 km                  1 2 Dadar (DR)                                                  08:18 AM                  08:20 AM                   2 min                     9 km                  1 3 Kalyan Jn (KYN)                                           08:58 AM                   09:00 AM                   2 min                    54 km                 1 4 Lonavala (LNL)                                            10:33 AM                   10:35 AM                   2 min                   128 km                 1 5 Pune Jn (PUNE)                                           11:40 AM                   11:45 AM                   5 min                   192 km                 1 6 Daund Jn (DD)                                            01:00 PM                    01:10 PM                   10 min                  268 km                 1 7 Kurduvadi (KWV)                                         02:53 PM                    02:55 PM                   2 min                   377 km                 1 8 Solapur Jn (SUR)                                         04:05 PM                    04:20 PM                   15 min                 455 km                  1 9 Akalkot Road (AKOR)                                   04:48 PM                    04:50 PM                     2 min                  491 km                 1 10 Dudhani (DUD)                                          05:23 PM                     05:25 PM                    2 min                 519 km                  1 11 Ganagapur Road (GUR)                               05:48 PM                     05:50 PM                    2 min                  542 km                 1 12 Gulbarga (GR)                                           06:43 PM                     06:45 PM                    2 min                  568 km                 1 13 Shahabad (SDB)                                       07:08 PM                     07:10 PM                     2 min                  595 km                 1 14 Wadi (WADI)                                            07:50 PM                     07:55 PM                    5 min                   605 km                 1 15 Nalwar (NW)                                            08:08 PM                     08:10 PM                     2 min                  619 km                 1 16 Yadgir (YG)                                             08:27 PM                      08:29 PM                    2 min                   644 km                 1 17 Narayanpet Road (NRPD)                            08:45 PM                     08:47 PM                     2 min                   667 km                 1 18 Krishna (KSN)                                          09:01 PM                      09:03 PM                     2 min                  687 km                  1 19 Raichur (RC)                                            09:33 PM                     09:35 PM                      2 min                   713 km                 1 20 Manthralayam Rd (MALM)                           10:08 PM                     10:10 PM                      2 min                   741 km                 1 21 Adoni (AD)                                              10:38 PM                      10:40 PM                      2 min                   782 km                1 22 Guntakal Jn (GTL)                                     11:25 PM                      11:30 PM                     5 min                   833 km                 1 23 Gooty (GY)                                             12:03 AM                      12:05 AM                      2 min                   862 km                2 24 Anantapur (ATP)                                      02:58 AM                      03:00 AM                      2 min                  919 km                 2 25 Dharmavaram Jn (DMM)                             04:10 AM                      04:15 AM                      5 min                  953 km                 2 26 Sai P Nilayam (SSPN)                                04:45 AM                      04:50 AM                      5 min                   995 km                2  Then carries forward to Bangalore city junction vis 7 more stopovers.Mumbai to Puttaparthi by Road - Cab No Type of Cab Approx Fare (Rs) 1 Indica (4 people) 6,600 2 Qualis (6 people) 9,300 Mumbai to Puttaparthi Driving Directions - http://www.mustseeindia.com/driving-directions-from-Mumbai-to-Puttaparthi/travel-direction     Mumbai (Maharashtra) Distance: 924 km (about 14 hrs, 14 mins) 1. Head west on Road No 32 toward H Adenwala Rd 0.1 km 2. Turn right at H Adenwala Rd          - 0.2 km 3. At the roundabout, take the 5th exit onto Eastern Express Hwy Go through 1 roundabout                -   4.7 km 4. Turn right at V N Purav Marg         -  15 m 5. Turn left to stay on V N Purav Marg Go through 1 roundabout                   - 4..0 km 6. Continue on Yaswanth Rao Chavan Marg        - 4.9 km 7. Continue on Vashi Bridge           - 1.9 km 8. Continue on Sion - Panvel Express Hwy          - 10.4 km 9.. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit            -  0.5 km 10. Continue straight onto Sion - Panvel Express Hwy        - 7.3 km 11. Continue on Mumbai-Pune Express Way          -  93.9 km 12. Take the exit toward Mumbai Pune Bypass Rd      - 0.6 km 13. Keep right at the fork to continue toward Mumbai Pune Bypass Rdand merge onto Mumbai Pune Bypass Rd      -   11.0 km 14. Slight left toward Baner Rd           -      2.5 km 15. Continue straight onto Baner Rd                   -  5.1 km 16. Turn right at University Rd                     -  1.9 km 17. Continue on Sangam Bridge Rd                -  1.1 km 18. Turn right at Ambedkar Wellesly Rd           -  7 m 19. Turn left to stay on Ambedkar Wellesly Rd         -  2.0 km 20. Turn left at Sassoon Rd            -  0.1 km 21. Slight right at Dr Annie Besant Rd        -   0.6 km 22. Continue on Sir Maneckji Mehta Rd           -  1.2 km 23. Turn left to stay on Sir Maneckji Mehta Rd       -  11 m 24. Turn right at Richardson Rd          -  95 m 25. Slight right at Prince Of Wales Dr            -  2.1 km 26. Turn left at Solapur Rd             -    6.6 km 27. Continue on NH 9                -    234.0 km 28. Slight left to stay on NH 9         -  0.8 km 29. Turn left to stay on NH 9             -  1.1 km 30. Turn right toward NH 13              - 2.2 km 31. Slight left at NH 13                   - 36.1 km 32. Slight left toward SH 41            - 18.0 km 33. Turn left at SH 41                   - 136.0 km 34. Slight left at NH 13                 -  90.5 km 35. Turn left at NH 63                 -  3.2 km 36. Slight left to stay on NH 63          -  69.6 km 37. Turn left to stay on NH 63           -  24.8 km 38. Slight right toward NH 7              -  75.4 km 39. Turn right at NH 7                     -  32.8 km 40. Turn left                                  -  8.8 km 41. Turn right                               -  27.9 km  To Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh)For Google map showing this route - http://www.mustseeindia.com/driving-directions-from-Mumbai-to-Puttaparthi/travel-direction  Pune to Puttaparthi Pune to Puttaparthi is 773 km and takes about 11 hrs, 43 mins by road.Pune to Puttaparthi Trains Puttaparthi does not have railway station. Sai P Nilayam (SSPN) is a nearby train station connected to Pune. Pune to Sai P Nilayam TrainsDaily Trains for Sai P Nilayam depart from station: Pune Jn (PUNE) Train Name & Number      - Departure Time                    - Arrival Time                       - Duration  1 Coimbatore Exp (1013)            02:00 AM (Pune Jn)            05:25 PM (Sai P Nilayam)          15h 25m        2 Udyan Express (6529)             11:45 AM (Pune Jn)             04:45 AM (Sai P Nilayam)          17h        Book train tickets at IRCTC The Train details of Pune - Puttaparthi are the same as of Mumbai - Puttaparthi as the same trains run this route starting from Mumbai & going via Pune itself. Pune to Puttaparthi by Road - Cab No Type of Cab Approx Fare (Rs) 1 Indica (4 people) 5,500 2 Qualis (6 people) 7,800 Pune to Puttaparthi Driving Directions - http://www.mustseeindia.com/driving-directions-from-Pune-to-Puttaparthi/travel-direction     Pune (Maharashtra) - Distance: 773 km (about 11 hrs, 43 mins) 1. Head south on Shivaji Rd towardGanesh Rd         -  0.9 km 2. Turn left at Mirza Galib Rd                              -  1.2 km 3. Turn right at Jawaharlal Nehru Rd                    -   9 m 4. Turn left at Mahatma Phule Rasta                     -  1.1 km 5. Turn right toward Solapur Rd                           -  0.2 km 6. Turn left toward Solapur Rd                             -  81 m 7. Turn left toward Solapur Rd                            -  0.2 km 8. Turn right at Solapur Rd                                 -  8.6 km 9. Continue on NH 9                                          -  234.0 km 10. Slight left to stay on NH 9                             -  0.8 km 11. Turn left to stay on NH 9                               - 1.1 km 12. Turn right toward NH 13                               -   2.2 km 13. Slight left at NH 13                                      -  36.1 km 14. Slight left toward SH 41                                -  18.0 km 15. Turn left at SH 41                                        -  136.0 km 16. Slight left at NH 13                                      -  90.5 km 17. Turn left at NH 63                                         - 3.2 km 18. Slight left to stay on NH 63                          -  69.6 km 19. Turn left to stay on NH 63                               - 24.8 km 20. Slight right toward NH 7                               -   75.4 km 21. Turn right at NH 7                                       -   32.8 km 22. Turn left                                                     -  8.8 km 23. Turn right                                                   -  27.9 km  To Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh)Google Map - http://www.mustseeindia.com/driving-directions-from-Pune-to-Puttaparthi/travel-direction Bengaluru to Puttaparthi - 1. BY ROADBengaluru, Karnataka TO Puttaparthi, Anantapur, Andhra PradeshDistance: 160.37 Km  Time: 5 hrs 34 min1   Start from Bangalore, Karnataka and head West on Brigade Road    - 386 mCross the following on way:Shanthala Nagar at 89mAshok Nagar at 333m2   Turn left on Magrath Road                                                -  554 m3   Turn left on Primrose Road                                                 -  478 m4   Turn left on Mahatma Gandhi Road                                   -   554 mCross the following on way:Sivanchetti Gardens at 0m5   Turn right on K Kamaraj Road                                             - 1.86 KmCross the following on way:Shivaji Nagar at 0m6   Continue on Wheeler Road                                          - 1.34 KmCross the following on way:Fraser Town at 0mDodkunte at 649mJivanahalli at 1km7   Turn left on Pottery Road                                             - 304 m8   Bear right on Lazar Road                                            - 497 mCross the following on way:Richards Town at 0m9   Continue on Bagalur Road                                            - 206 mCross the following on way:Cooke Town at 0m10   Take the Lingarajapuram Flyover and continue on Hennuru Main Road      -   2.94 KmCross the following on way:Lingarajapura Nr Cooke Town at 287mKacharakanahalli at 1kmHBR Layout at 1km11   Turn left on Outer Ring Road                                       -  1.68 Km12   Bear right on Thanisandra Main Road                         -  1.96 KmCross the following on way:Thanisandra at 0m13   Continue on Nagavara Main Road                                -  3.19 KmCross the following on way:Rachenahalli at 0mChokkanahalli Nr Jakkuru at 1kmThirumenahalli, Bangalore North Taluka at 2km14   Continue straight                                                            -  6.59 KmCross the following on way:Bellahalli at 544mSrinivasapur at 1kmKattigenahalli at 3km15   Turn right on Bangalore Bellary Road (NH 7)                     -  7.12 KmCross the following on way:Yelahanka at 0mHunasamaranahalli at 1kmSonnappanahalli at 3kmKadigenahalli at 4kmChikkajala at 6km16   Take the bridge                                                             -  345 mCross the following on way:Meenakunte at 0m17   Continue on Bangalore Bellary Road (NH 7)                        -  9.77 Km18   Continue on NH 7                                                                -  86.61KmCross the following on way:Devanahalli at 0mChik Ballapur at 19kmBagepalli at 60km19   Turn right on SH 3                                                       - 8.03 Km20   Bear left    - 25.99 KmFinally End at Puttaparthi, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh2. BY BUS -                  Puttaparthi Bus station Deluxe Buses, Andhra Pradhe RTC and Karnakata RTC Buses ply daily from Bengaluru to Puttaparthi. There is also a daily bus Prashanti Nilayam-Brindavan. This departs at 1pm outside the entrance to Whitefield Ashram, which goes to and from Puttaparthi. There is a Chennai - Puttaparthi bus service; overnight. In Chennai, the Puttaparthi bus leaves from the Andra Pradesh RTC Bus Station. This is a separate bus station some kilometers away from the Chennai Main Bus Station. Fare is reasonable, but take your own drink and food; the hotels at the bus stops are not much to speak of.Bus Operator - Andhra Pradesh Regional Transport Corporation; Bus Station code PTP; Phone 8555-287210KSRTC Booking Desk 8555-2889383. BY TAXI -  You may contact the Government Tourist Desk at the New Bangalore Aiport and a taxi can be arranged with a set fare.Average Taxi Fare at January 2009:1.Non ac regular  Rs19002.Ac regular      Rs21003.Ac  Spacio      Rs27004.Non ac spacio   Rs24005.Deluxe car      Rs3000Prashanti Nilayam is only 110 kilometers from the new Airport. It is recommended to travel direct to Prashanti Nilayam, as the highway will soon be divided road - two lanes each side.The following taxi operators have been taking Sai Baba devotees to and from the Ashram for many many years:1. GLOBAL SERVICES ---------------Post Bag# 9Samadhi Road, Prashanti Nilayam. 515134Tel/Fax +91 08555 286322 / Tel +91 08555 289790Cell (91) 98483 31191 / Cell (91) 94400 93497email saivenue /  saiserveSmall car (Indica) Airport-Puttaparthi 1300 non-ac / Small car (Indica) Airport-Puttaparthi 1600 non-ac Large car (Indigo) Airport-Puttaparthi 1600 non-ac / (A/C is Rs 200 extra on small cars)SVU (Scorpio - 6 seater) Airport-Puttaparthi 2500 A/C / Van (Innova - 6 seater) Airport-Puttaparthi 3000 A/C2. Prince Travels - Bengaluru Phone -0091 80 852 5061Whitefield Phone 91-80-845-3131 / Puttaparthi Phone 0091 08555 229946 / Bombay Phone 921-22-2416-2587Fares - Bengaluru Airport-Whitefield 900 rupees  &   Airport Pickup-Bangalore-Puttaparthi 2000 rupees (more for a/c taxi)3. Noor Khan Taxi Services and Sight Seeing Tours - Bengaluru Phone 91-80-2864402 Mobile Phone  91-98452-50603noorkhan14. Rudy Muller Tours and Travel - Bengaluru Phone 91 - 80 - 2845 3657 - rmullerPuttaparthi By Air-Domestic -Puttaparthi had a local domestic airport known as Sri Satya Sai Airport, at a distance of 4 km from the Satya Sai Ashram but lately no domestic airlines have offered direct services to Puttaparthi Airport so there has been no air travel  for over 12 months. And, as the Puttaparthi Airport has recently changed ownership, so The Sathya Sai Airport has finally shut down.Ps-  Air Deccan and Indian Airlines no longer fly to Puttaparthi.Nearest Airport: Bengaluru and Tirupati airports are at the distance of 250 km and 300 km respectively.Bengaluru (Bangalore) Airport (BLR) The Old Airport on Airport Road, 9 k from Bengaluru, known as HAL Airport closed for operations on 23 May 2008. Bengaluru (Devanahalli) Airport opened for commerical operations the same day. The new airport is approximately 7 kilometres from National Highway 7, (the highway from Bengaluru to Puttaparthi), and will cut travelling time to Puttaparthi. International flights land in either Mumbai (Bombay), Chennai (Madras) or Bengaluru.Mumbai to Bengaluru by Air - All Major Airlines Fly this route.Duration - 1hour 20mins Non-Stop & around 5hours via stopovers at Hyderabad / Pune / Chennai / Goa / Hubli or Coimbatore.Fares - INR Rs.4,000/- onwards to INR Rs.9,000/- per person / One way.Pune to Bengaluru by Air - All Major Airlines Fly this route.Duration - 1hour 20mins Non-Stop & around 9 hours via stopovers at Hyderabad / Delhi / Chennai / Mumbai or Coimbatore.Fares - INR Rs.2,978/- onwards to INR Rs.12,000/- per person / One way.(TIR) Tirupati Airport - International Airport.The Airport is at Renigunta, which is about 20 kms from Tirupati.Kingfisher Airlines , Jet Airways & Indian have daily flights from Mumbai / Pune to Tirupati but none are Direct Flights.Duration - As no Direct flight ,so around 6 hrs -18 hours via stopovers at Hyderabad / Delhi / Chennai / Mumbai / Bangalore or Nagpur.Fares - INR Rs.5,000/- onwards to INR Rs.13,000/- per person / One way.FROM TIRUPATI TO PUTTAPARTHI BY ROAD - Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh TO Puttaparthi, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh Distance: 228.14 Km  Time: 7 hrs 1 min 1 Start from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh and head East       -  323 m  2 Turn left on Gandhi Road (NH 205)                             - 400 m  3 Continue on Prakasam Road (NH 205)                         - 8.01 Km  4 Bear right on NH 205                                              - 208.01 Km  Cross the following on way:Madanapalle at 1kmKadiri at 181km  5 Bear left                                                               - 11.56 Km       Finally End at Puttaparthi, Anantapur, Andhra PradeshP.s - All Fares/Routes/Time Tables mentioned above are always subject to change."Sorrow Looks Back, Worry Looks Around, Faith Looks Up."... 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