Mumbai to Bhimashankar cabs

Mumbai to Bhimashankar Cab Fare - Same Day Round Trip

One price covers the whole day. The cab reaches your doorstep in Mumbai, climbs the ghat, waits while you walk down to the temple and take darshan, and brings you home the same evening. Fuel, the driver allowance, toll and parking all sit inside the figure below.

A same-day Mumbai to Bhimashankar cab round trip costs ₹8,000 for a Swift Dzire, ₹9,000 for a Maruti Ertiga, ₹11,500 for a Toyota Innova Crysta, ₹16,500 for a Toyota Innova Hycross and ₹15,500 for a 13 seater Tempo Traveller - all inclusive of fuel, driver allowance, toll and parking.

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What the Mumbai to Bhimashankar Fare Covers

Aggregator sites advertise a Mumbai to Bhimashankar taxi from around ₹2,950. That figure buys a one-way drop, and several of those same sites quote the distance as 110 km or 135 km, which is simply not the road. We do not run one-way drops on this route. The prices on this page are for a full return journey with the same car and driver waiting through your darshan.

• Included - the vehicle, fuel and the driver allowance for the whole day.
• Included - all toll and the temple parking. The driver settles both himself.
• Included - doorstep pickup anywhere in Mumbai, the wait while you take darshan, and the drive home.
• Not included - your meals, pooja charges, and any stops you add along the way.

Nothing extra reaches you on the road. Because the ghat route carries its own toll and the temple lane charges for parking, folding both into the price is the only way to quote this trip honestly.

Mumbai to Bhimashankar Distance by Road

The Mumbai to Bhimashankar distance runs between 179 km and 220 km one way, and which end of that range you land on depends entirely on where you start. This route behaves differently from the Nashik-side temples: because it heads south-east through the Pune side of the ghats, Navi Mumbai is the closest pickup and the western suburbs are the farthest.

Notice that the drive times do not follow the distances. CSMT sits 2 km farther than Thane yet arrives 23 minutes sooner, because the route out of South Mumbai avoids the slower stretch. The ghat climb at the end costs time regardless of where you began, which is why a 198 km trip still takes over five hours.

Distances and drive times measured on Google Maps driving routes to Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga temple, August 2026.

Mumbai se Bhimashankar Kaise Jaye

This is the question we are asked most about this route, so here is the straight answer. There is no railway station at Bhimashankar. The nearest useful stations are at Pune and Karjat, and both leave you a long road transfer at the end. Buses run from Mumbai to Pune or Manchar, after which you change to a slow local service that climbs the ghat, and the timings rarely suit a same-day darshan.

A cab removes every one of those changes. One vehicle picks you up in Mumbai, takes the expressway or the old highway depending on traffic, turns off towards Chas and Manchar, and climbs the last stretch to the temple road. You keep the same driver all day, your bags stay in the car during darshan, and you leave when you are ready rather than when a bus is scheduled.

Can You Visit Bhimashankar from Mumbai in One Day?

Yes, and most of our bookings on this route are same-day returns. Leave Mumbai around 4 or 5 in the morning and you reach the temple before noon, which leaves the afternoon for darshan and a meal before the drive home. Families travelling with elderly parents often prefer this to an overnight stay, since accommodation at the temple itself is limited.

An overnight trip makes sense if you want an unhurried morning darshan, or if you plan to walk in the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary. The cab and driver simply stay with you for the second day, and we quote the extra day when you book.

Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga - What to Expect

Bhimashankar is the sixth of the twelve Jyotirlingas and the source of the Bhima river. The temple sits in a wooded valley, and you walk down a long flight of stone steps from the road to reach the courtyard, which is worth knowing if anyone in your group finds stairs difficult. The shikhara in the Nagara style dates to the eighteenth century under Nana Phadnavis, and the plainer stonework below it is considerably older.

• Busiest days - Mahashivratri and the Mondays of Shravan, when the queue can stretch back up the steps.
• The walk down - a few hundred stone steps from the road to the temple, slippery in the monsoon.
• The sanctuary - Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary surrounds the temple and shelters the Indian giant squirrel, the Shekru, which is Maharashtra's state animal.
• Best season - the monsoon and the weeks after it are green and misty; summer is clearer and quicker to drive.

Bhimashankar to Shirdi, Trimbakeshwar and Grishneshwar

Plenty of our travellers cover more than one temple in a single journey, and Bhimashankar sits within a comfortable drive of the other Maharashtra Jyotirlingas.

A Bhimashankar and Shirdi pair works comfortably in two days. Adding Trimbakeshwar makes it three, and a full run down to Grishneshwar at Ellora usually needs four. Because the cab is yours for the trip, an extra temple costs you a detour and sometimes a day, never a fresh booking. Send us your list on WhatsApp and we will map the route and quote the whole thing together.

Mumbai Airport to Bhimashankar Cab

Devotees flying into Mumbai purely for darshan can go straight from the terminal. The driver meets you at the arrival gate at T1 or T2 with a name board and drives out directly, so there is no second booking to arrange and no negotiating at the prepaid counter after a long flight. Share your flight number when you book and we track the landing time, so a delay does not cost you the cab.

Cab vs Train vs Bus to Bhimashankar

The last mile is what settles it. No train reaches Bhimashankar and the bus leaves you at a stand rather than the temple road, so both options end with an arrangement you have to make on the spot. A cab covers the whole distance in one vehicle.

Why Choose HireCab for Mumbai to Bhimashankar Travel?

• Honest distances - we measured five pickup points and published them, while several booking sites quote this route at 110 km or 135 km.
• One clear price - ₹8,000 covers the whole day, toll and parking included, with nothing to settle on the road.
• Drivers who know the ghat - our chauffeurs run this climb regularly and drive it to the conditions, particularly in the monsoon.
• The driver waits - same car, same chauffeur, all day, including the time you spend on the steps and in the queue.
• Direct booking - you deal with us on WhatsApp or the phone, not a marketplace that swaps your driver at the last minute.